So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
- Forensic officials work at the scene of explosions. \"We have once again witnessed tonight in Istanbul the ugly face of terror which tramples on every value and decency,\" Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement.
- A wounded police officer is taken into a nearby hospital. The bombs targeted police officers, killing 27 of them along with two civilians, Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters.
- Rescue services work at the scene of explosions. Turkey's radio and television board issued a temporary coverage ban citing national security concerns. It said \"to avoid broadcasts that can result in public fear, panic or chaos, or that will serve the aims of terrorist organizations.\"
- Forensic officials work at the scene of explosions. Police cordoned off the area as smoke rose from behind the stadium and ambulances began ferrying the wounded to hospitals.
- Rescue services work at the scene of explosions next to the Besiktas football stadium. The first bomb went off just outside the facility known popularly as Besiktas Stadium after the local team and neighborhood. The second blast that came moments later was attributed by authorities to a suicide bomber.
- Firefighters carry a dead body through the roof of stadium at the scene of explosions near the Besiktas football club stadium. The civilian death toll was lower because fans had already left the newly built Vodafone Arena Stadium after the soccer match when the blasts occurred.
- Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer stadium killed 29 people and wounded 166 others.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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