“It is one that is particularly painful for the people of Turkey, who have faced series of attacks from militants and terrorists this year,” she said in a statement.
Calling it an “unacceptable act of terror” against innocent citizens, she said “our heart goes out to the families of those who have lost the family members”.
Twin blasts carried out by a suicide bomber and a car bomber ripped through the heart of Istanbul following a football match, killing 29 people, mostly police, and wounding 166 others.
PTI