Reflections of the Frightening Explosion in Taksim on Social Media

An explosion in Istiklal Street, which is located in Istanbul Taksim and hosts a large crowd, frightened the whole of Turkey. A large number of police and medical teams were sent to the region. The explosion was also on the agenda on social media.

Beyoğlu Istiklal Street in Taksim, one of the popular spots of Istanbul, which also hosts many tourists, echoed with explosion sounds today. It was stated that after the explosion that took place in building number 190, a few minutes away from the entrance of the street on the Taksim side, there were injured people, and that many police, firefighters and medical teams were sent to the area.

According to the statement of the governor’s office, there are dead and injured as a result of the explosion. The unpleasant event has become the number one issue on the agenda of social media. In case of a second explosion, the police evacuated the area and surrounded it. The cause of the explosion is currently unknown.

CAUTION: In some of the posts about the explosion, old images of previous events are used.

RTÜK imposed a broadcast ban on the explosion:

In addition, the social media coverage of the explosion It has been announced that an investigation has been started about negative posts..

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Although there were images of the explosion on social media before, a broadcast ban was imposed on these images.

Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya’s statement:

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A new statement came from the Governor of Istanbul Yerlikaya

Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya made a statement on his Twitter account. He stated that 4 of our citizens lost their lives and 38 of our citizens were injured.. It was also stated that the injured were being treated.

İBB President Ekrem İmamoğlu:

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Statements by other politicians and bureaucrats:

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mansur slow

The reflections of the explosion in Taksim on Twitter were as follows

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warn tawfik

Burak Gungor


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