The Turkish authorities regard the explosion in the center of Istanbul as a terrorist attack. Turkish authorities regard the explosion in the center of Istanbul as a terrorist attack, which, according to preliminary data, was committed by a woman, Vice President Fuat Oktay said. “We estimate that this was a terrorist attack in which the attacker, who we believe was a woman, set off a bomb,” he said. The official also said that the number of victims in the state of emergency has reached 81, two people are in serious condition. “We will reach the end, no matter who is behind these incidents, even if he leaves for the other side of the world. We will bring them to justice at any cost, Turkey is no longer the same Turkey. The incident will be investigated in a short time,” Oktay summed up. As it became known, the security forces launched an investigation against 25 social media users who posted provocative posts after the incident. On Sunday afternoon, an explosion occurred on the pedestrian tourist street Istiklal in the center of Istanbul. According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, six people died as a result. The Istanbul Prosecutor General’s Office launched an investigation into the incident. The criminal court imposed a ban on broadcasting from the site and on social networks.