Türkiye: 6 dead, 53 wounded in explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue

At least six people were killed and 53 others injured when an explosion hit Istanbul’s popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue on Sunday. The casualties were confirmed by official sources.

“The relevant units of our state are working to find the perpetrators behind this heinous attack,” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a press conference before his departure for Indonesia to attend the G-20 summit.

“Initial observations show a woman played a role in the explosion,” he said and stated that “based on initial information from the governor, the explosion could be suspected act of terrorism.”