Reply to Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman Soil, who had previously argued that if the alleged perpetrator of the attack on Constantinople I will fled to Greece Minister for the Protection of Citizens Takis Theodorikakos.

Speaking to SKAI, Mr. Theodorikakos said that Greece defends its borders well and she will never allow terrorists on her land.

Responses to the Minister of Interior of Turkey Government spokesman Yiannis Oikonomou also gave thanks for his support regarding Greece.

“The government strongly opposes any act of terrorism, acts like those in Istanbul are absolutely reprehensible,” Yannis Oikonomou said at a briefing for political editors, adding: “There is an open front in the country with any manifestation of terrorism everywhere. in the world”.

Soylu’s statements

It is recalled that in his statements, the Turkish Interior Minister furiously attacked the United States, and also framed Greece, claiming that the perpetrators of the attack “already fled” to our country.

“We have received a message. We do not accept the condolences of the American embassy. They are feeding terrorist areas in Kobani with the intention of disturbing the peace in Turkey and sending money from their Senate. Our alliance with such a state should be discussed. We are not enemies of anyone and have not deceived anyone. I want to say that we do not have the strength to resist betrayal,” he said, adding:

“Business continues. With a successful operation, we captured the terrorists. If we had not arrested them, today they would have fled to Greece.”

Suspected attacker arrested

Formerly Turkish police announced the arrest of the alleged prime suspect about the explosion of a pedestrian in Istiklal by posting relevant photos and videos.

UPDATE: The name of the terrorist from Istanbul is Ahlam Albashir, a citizen of Syria.

She reportedly admitted to having been trained by the PKK as a special intelligence officer and that she illegally entered Turkey via Afrin Idlib to take action. pic.twitter.com/TUiUK8RRVA

— Ragip Soylu (@ragipsoylu) November 14, 2022

The alleged culprit of the explosion – P.urea origin and admitted during interrogation that he had been trained by Kurdish rebels and that he entered Turkey from the Syrian province of Afrin.

“He received an order from the headquarters of the terrorist organization PKK/PYD/YPG, in Company Syria, November 13 at 16:20. He confessed to carrying out the attack and fled the scene. Investigations are ongoing,” the statement said.

In a statement, the police say they examined materials from 1200 surveillance cameras and the woman who planted the bomb was found to have fled the scene and taken a taxi to the Essenler area. It is reported that her name is Ahlam Albashir.

Taksim istiklal caddesine bombayı bırşan kadın terörist yakalandı. Iste yakalanma and… #SonDakika #taxipatlama #taksim #istiklalkaddesi pic.twitter.com/BrRD5A5RPr

— Ismail Umut Arabadji (@ismailumut) November 14, 2022

At the same time, according to a Turkish official quoted by Reuters, the possibility of a connection between the perpetrator and Islamic state.

At the same time, the number of detainees is 46 people, while according to the results of laboratory tests, an explosive was used. TNT.

Suleiman Soylu has said since yesterday that he believes the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is behind the deadly blast.