Six people were killed and 53 injured in an explosion in the center of Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, on March 13.

Erdogan said he would launch a thorough investigation into possible terrorism.

Six people have been killed and 53 injured in an explosion on Istiklal Avenue in central Istanbul on the 13th, the Turkish government said.



Surveillance camera footage of the site, which is a popular tourist destination for foreign tourists, was crowded with many shoppers. I can do it.



At a press conference, President Erdoğan said, ``I can't say for sure, but the information from the initial investigation smells like terrorism.



According to the Japanese Consulate General in Istanbul, so far there is no information that Japanese people have been involved.



In Turkey, since 2016, when there was a series of terrorist attacks involving citizens, the government strengthened security maintenance, and in recent years there have been no large-scale terrorist attacks.