Witness recalls traumatized moments of Istanbul terrorist attack

Witness recalls traumatized moments of Istanbul terrorist attack

Dogan Kilic has problems hearing due to attack and his wife is in intensive care

By Lale Bildirici Buyukkarakaya

ISTANBUL (AA) – A victim of Sunday’s deadly terrorist attack in Istanbul gave a harrowing account of what he witnessed.

Dogan Kilic told Anadolu Agency that he was on Istiklal Avenue at the time of the explosion with his wife Ulker.

Noting that they were walking down the crowded street when the attack occurred, Kilic said: "The explosion took place at that time. I was surprised how nothing happened to me. I crouched down as soon as I heard the sound. I looked left and right. People were injured and there was chaos.”

He noted that due to the explosion, he has problems hearing, and his wife, who suffered a shrapnel wound to her head, is intubated and being treated in intensive care.

At least six people were killed and 81 injured in the bomb blast on the popular Istiklal Avenue.

The Turkish government has confirmed that the bombing was carried out by the YPG/PYD/PKK terrorist organization.

Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian woman who planted the explosives in the crowded commercial hub, has been arrested along with dozens of other suspects.

Albashir has confessed that she was trained by the YPG/PYD/PKK terrorist group as an intelligence operative and entered Türkiye illegally from Afrin, Syria, according to Turkish officials.

Officials said she took orders from the terrorist group’s headquarters in Kobani, Syria.

In its more than 35-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK – listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the US and the European Union – has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children and infants. The YPG is the terror group’s Syrian offshoot.

*Writing by Seda Sevencan in Istanbul

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