⚡️Explosion rocks central Istanbul, several reportedly wounded

⚡️Turkish media report explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal street, which leads to the Taksim square; 11 injured. According to preliminary data, the area is now cordoned off by security forces

📹Footage allegedly showing the aftermath of the explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal street, which leads to the Taksim square

⚡️The police have blocked the passage to Istiklal street in the center of Istanbul, where an explosion occurred, residents are being evacuated, an eyewitness told Sputnik

⚡️Turkish media reports 11 injured and 4 dead as a result of the explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal street

⚡️Turkish media reports 11 injured and 4 dead as a result of the explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal street

⚠️WARNING: some viewers may find this content disturbing The video has emerged showing the aftermath of the explosion in Istanbul's İstiklal street

📹Sputnik correspondent shares video and photos from the area adjacent to the scene of the explosion

⚡️Four people died, 38 injured, as a result of the explosion on Istanbul's Istiklal street, authorities say

⚡️The death toll from the explosion in Istiklal street rises to six; 53 injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says

⚡️Turkrish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the explosion in the center of Istanbul a "bomb attack"

📹WATCH: Sputnik correspondent shares video showing that some of the entrances to the metro close to the Istiklal street have been closed following the explosion