The terrorism experienced by Turkey has also become a central issue in the NATO membership processes of Finland and Sweden this year.
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu blames the Kurdistan Workers Party PKK for Sunday’s bombing in Istanbul. Six people died and more than 80 were injured in the attack.
– According to the information we received, the terrorist organization PKK is responsible for the attack, Soylu said.
He also said, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency, that the police have arrested a person suspected of leaving the bomb in the shopping street where the explosion occurred. The vice president of Turkey said on Sunday that the suspected perpetrator was a woman.
Turkish Minister of Justice said BBC’s (switching to another service)on Sunday that the female suspect sat on the bench for 40 minutes and left the scene just minutes before the explosion. The suspect reportedly left a plastic bag or bag on the bench before leaving. The situation was captured on surveillance camera video.
The terrorism experienced by Turkey has also become a central issue in the NATO membership processes of Finland and Sweden this year. So far, Turkey has not agreed to ratify the countries’ memberships, because it considers Sweden in particular to be too soft on terrorism.
Turkey has demanded that Finland and Sweden hand over to Turkey persons residing in their countries who, according to Turkey, have connections with the PKK and the Gülen movement.
President Sauli Niinistö the president of Turkey expressed his condolences on Sunday To Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Because of the explosion in Istanbul. Also the foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (green) and the prime minister Sanna Marin (sd.) took part because of the case.
Also the Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström expressed his condolences to the people of Turkey and the people of Istanbul.