The French Consulate in Turkey warned its citizens not to go to the public places in Istanbul.
This evening, France 24 channel, reported that these warnings came in the wake of an explosion that hit in Istanbul's Taksim Square.
It is noteworthy that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the death toll from the explosion that hit a busy street today in the Taksim district of Istanbul, western Turkey, rose to 6 while 53 were wounded.