ANKARA – Turkish media and ruler of Istanbul reported that an explosion occurred in a crowded street in the Taksim area in the center of the Turkish city, killing at least one person and wounding others, while accusations were directed either to the PKK or the terrorist organization ISIS.
The official TRT news channel and other media showed videos of ambulances and police personnel heading to the explosion site on the famous Istiqlal Street in the Bekogli neighborhood of Istanbul.
Anatolia official news agency said that the cause of the explosion was not yet clear.
The nearby Qasim Pasha police station said that all its teams rushed to the scene of the explosion without mentioning other details.
Turkish forces are deliberately carrying out military operations at home and abroad against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party fighters, which are classified by Ankara and its Western allies, a terrorist organization, and has been fighting against the Turkish state since 1984, and is stationed in remote mountainous areas in Iraq.
Despite the successive military and security operations against Kurdish militants in Iraq, Syria and in southeastern Turkey, it appears that the PKK is able to strike.
The Kurdistan Workers Party has ties with the Kurdish factions in Syria and linked relations with the livelihood of the popular crowd loyal to Iran, especially in the Sinjar region.
On the other hand, Turkey faces the danger of ISIS, which previously carried out attacks on foreigners in Istanbul, in response to the pursuit of the security services of its elements after the organization became a burning Turkish paper..
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