“According to our estimates, it was a terrorist act, as a result of which the attacker, who, according to our estimates, was a woman, set off a bomb,” he told reporters, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to the latest data, the number of victims of the explosion in Istanbul has risen to 81, two people are in serious condition.
Six people are listed as dead.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the explosion in Istanbul "smells like a terrorist attack."