Terrorist attack near the Church of Saint Sophia

The Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu, called German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to express his condolences to learn that nine of the ten dead on Tuesday in the suicide bombing in Istanbul are Germans, reported the Turkish newspaper Sabah citing sources anonymous government.

The German government asked its citizens who are in Istanbul to avoid concentrations in public and in front of the tourist attractions places.

The Blue Mosque and the nearby monuments such as the Basilica of St. Sophia and the Topkapi Palace form the main tourist complex of Istanbul, a city that welcomes every year almost 10 million travelers.

The president of the Tourism Association of Sultanahmet, Yasar Yaviz indicated the Hürriyet newspaper that the attack "is a big blow to tourism throughout the region."

"There are 7000 hotels in this area. Tourists now want to go. They're already looking for tickets (to return to their countries). With this explosion, the year 2016 ended for us," he lamented.

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