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People living in Istanbul say they are having to get used to deadly attacks being a feature of daily life in the Turkish city.

A day after Tuesday's car bomb that killed 11 people and wounded 36 others, several local residents spoke to The Associated Press about the attack - the fourth to hit Istanbul this year.

“It has kind of become normalised", said shop owner Hasan Donmez on Wednesday morning.

There was no immediate responsibility claim for Tuesday's blast but Turkey has witnessed an increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels and Islamic State group militants.

Hours after the explosion, police detained four suspects for their possible involvement in the attack, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Authorities imposed a news blackout preventing media from reporting details of the investigations, citing concerns over security and police and forensic efforts to investigate the attack.

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People living in Istanbul say they are having to get used to deadly attacks being a feature of daily life in the Turkish city.

A day after Tuesday's car bomb that killed 11 people and wounded 36 others, several local residents spoke to The Associated Press about the attack - the fourth to hit Istanbul this year.

“It has kind of become normalised", said shop owner Hasan Donmez on Wednesday morning.

There was no immediate responsibility claim for Tuesday's blast but Turkey has witnessed an increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels and Islamic State group militants.

Hours after the explosion, police detained four suspects for their possible involvement in the attack, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Authorities imposed a news blackout preventing media from reporting details of the investigations, citing concerns over security and police and forensic efforts to investigate the attack.

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Istanbul - 8 June 2016

1. Sun rising above mosque

2. Woman at window making phone call

3. Turkish flag outside house

4. Pan from mosque to park

5. Various of people sitting in park

6. Tilt up on local shop owner Hasan Donmez sitting inside the park while talking on the phone

7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hasan Donmez, shop owner:

“It has kind of become normalised (referring to attacks in Turkey). People and politicians got used to the terror everywhere - in Istanbul, in Ankara, in Izmir, in the East, in the West."

8. Various of people walking along street

9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Canan Ozgur, banker:

“Young people are dying, police officers are dying, civilians are dying. Actually there is nothing to say. But this is this county’s (Turkey’s) faith. Because we elected the authorities and we brought them there. That’s because we have nothing to say right now. It is very sad. I hurt so much.”

10. Tilt up from paper featuring image of aftermath of Tuesday's bomb attack to another paper with headline reading (Turkish) "A car bomb terror, 11 martyrs, 36 wounded, 3 critically"

11. People walking past newspaper stand

12. Man buying newspaper

13. Newspaper headline reading (Turkish) "Five bomb in five months"

14. Newspaper headline reading (Turkish) "An apparent massacre"

15. Newspaper headline reading (English) "Car bomb kills at least 11 in central Istanbul", tilt up to man taking paper out of newspaper stand

16. Newspaper headline reading (English) "Turkey says fight against terrorism to continue to the end after Istanbul blast"

17. Newspaper headline reading (Turkish) "Mean attack"

Officials on Wednesday morning began assessing the damage caused at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport by three suicide bombers who killed dozens and wounded more than 140.

Workers were brought in to remove debris left by the blasts, while in the daylight the damage to the terminal became clearer with even ceiling panels hit.

The airport was partially reopened, with the information board inside the airport showing that about one third of scheduled flights have been cancelled, with a host of others delayed.

Some Istanbul hotel owners were offering accommodation to some of the thousands of travellers stranded in Istanbul after the attack.

Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group.

Officials on Wednesday morning began assessing the damage caused at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport by three suicide bombers who killed dozens and wounded more than 140.

Workers were brought in to remove debris left by the blasts, while in the daylight the damage to the terminal became clearer with even ceiling panels hit.

The airport was partially reopened, with the information board inside the airport showing that about one third of scheduled flights have been cancelled, with a host of others delayed.

Some Istanbul hotel owners were offering accommodation to some of the thousands of travellers stranded in Istanbul after the attack.

Turkish officials said the massacre was most likely the work of the Islamic State group.

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Istanbul - 29 June 2016

1. Various exteriors of Ataturk Airport

2. People milling around entrance

3. Various of ferry on the Bosphorus

4. People getting off ferry

5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Gokhan Cakiroglu, citizen:

"I learnt about the news when I was about to leave my workplace. I got goose bumps, it really could have been any of us there. Yet things like this are very probable right now. After happenings in Syria, and the latest stuff going on with Israel and Russia, there was a need for a change of the agenda. I think that was one of the main reasons a thing like this has happened. We feel deeply sorry as this terror attack had so many casualties, as well as many wounded friends. I give my condolences to everyone."

6. Buildings by the Bosphorus

7. Headline from Sozcu newspaper website reading (Turkish) "The horror revealed itself once again at dawn: total destruction. "

8. Headline from Sabah newspaper website reading (Turkish) "Signs point to IS terrorist organisation. "

9. Headline from Hurriyet newspaper website reading (Turkish) "USA has issued a warning in the morning, bomb exploded in the evening."

10. Various of stranded people sitting in Taksim Square

11. Exterior of hotel that hosted more than ten stranded people for no fee

12. Mid of hotel manager Hayattin Kaya

13. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Hayattin Kaya, hotel manager:

"I sent a single tweet, stating that we could host some of the stranded travellers. It was re-tweeted in a way I could not foresee. A few news people also re-tweeted it, and people started coming. There were also other people in the (Taksim) square that were trying to help, so we co-ordinated. They took people from there to here, and we made sure they were comfortable. And we were so happy. I mean, this feeling. I could not have a feeling like this even if I had spent one million dollars for it."

14. Kaya and Ardhur Glugoski, a stranded traveller staying in Kaya's hotel, talking

15. SOUNDBITE (English) Ardhur Glugoski, a Brazilian traveller:

"We are coming from Cappadocia, from Kayseri airport to Sabiha. Then our flight was delayed, and we arrived at Sabiha airport, there was a lot of police. And then we did not know what was happening, and then when we got, when we got here at the hotel we realised what was happening. Today, this afternoon we had a flight to Czech Republic, and it was cancelled. We do not know how we are going to fly to Czech Republic."

16. Various of hotel exterior

Shop owners and residents started clearing away shattered windows on Tuesday after a car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 36 others in Istanbul during the morning rush-hour.

There was no immediate responsibility claim but Turkey has witnessed an increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels and Islamic State militants.

Ahmet Aslan, who runs a shop near the blast site, told The Associated Press he saw lots of wounded people following the blast.

The blast shattered windows at a famous 16th-century Ottoman mosque, wrecked several cars and forced the cancellation of some exams at nearby Istanbul University.

Tuesday's attack was the fourth major bombing in Istanbul this year, with two of them targeting tourists and the others hitting security forces.

The spike in violence has led to a sharp dip in tourism, a mainstay of the Turkish economy.

Shop owners and residents started clearing away shattered windows on Tuesday after a car bomb killed 11 people and wounded 36 others in Istanbul during the morning rush-hour.

There was no immediate responsibility claim but Turkey has witnessed an increase in violence linked to Kurdish rebels and Islamic State militants.

Ahmet Aslan, who runs a shop near the blast site, told The Associated Press he saw lots of wounded people following the blast.

The blast shattered windows at a famous 16th-century Ottoman mosque, wrecked several cars and forced the cancellation of some exams at nearby Istanbul University.

Tuesday's attack was the fourth major bombing in Istanbul this year, with two of them targeting tourists and the others hitting security forces.

The spike in violence has led to a sharp dip in tourism, a mainstay of the Turkish economy.

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This affects ALL news coverage in online print, photos and video being sent back into Turkey.

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Istanbul - 7 June 2016

1. Various of shop windows being replaced after blast

2. Broken glass on ground

3. Man dropping piece of window on cloth on ground

4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Aslan, shop owner:

"There was a lot of smoke because of the blast. There was a lot of smoke everywhere. The windows broke. We went there to look around, there were some wounded people. We helped them, then the ambulance came and took them to the hospital. A police car was turned into pieces."

5. Onlookers at site of attack, damaged bus in background

6. Damaged bus at blast scene

7. Pan of police tape at blast scene, mosque in background

8. Various of police guarding site

9. SOUNDBITE (German) Christian Gross, German tourist:

"We stayed in Motel Double Tree, approximately 200 to 300 metres (656 to 984 feet) away (from the blast site). And we heard the attack, our window had been open and my wife and I were already awake. And we immediately said (to one another) that it must be a bomb attack, can't have been just thunder or an airplane or something. Only after that we heard what happened in the news. But given the current situation here, we knew that it was possible that something would happen. This kind of thing can happen anytime here in Istanbul."

10. Gross and his wife Theresa leaving blast scene, pan to military vehicle

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated that the Islamic State group "most probably" was behind the Istanbul airport attack, adding that its militants would end up "in hell."

Speaking in Istanbul following Friday prayers, Erdogan said the extremist group claims to carry out acts in the name of Islam, but said it has nothing to do with the religion.

Tuesday's attack which was carried out by three suicide bombers, killed 44 and injured hundreds.

Thirteen people, suspected of possible links to the attack, were detained in raids in three Istanbul neighborhoods on Thursday, officials said.

Haber Turk newspaper said on its online edition that 11 more suspects, all of them foreign nationals, were detained in a separate raid on a house in Istanbul early on Friday. A government official in Istanbul could not immediately confirm the report.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeated that the Islamic State group "most probably" was behind the Istanbul airport attack, adding that its militants would end up "in hell."

Speaking in Istanbul following Friday prayers, Erdogan said the extremist group claims to carry out acts in the name of Islam, but said it has nothing to do with the religion.

Tuesday's attack which was carried out by three suicide bombers, killed 44 and injured hundreds.

Thirteen people, suspected of possible links to the attack, were detained in raids in three Istanbul neighborhoods on Thursday, officials said.

Haber Turk newspaper said on its online edition that 11 more suspects, all of them foreign nationals, were detained in a separate raid on a house in Istanbul early on Friday. A government official in Istanbul could not immediately confirm the report.

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Istanbul, Turkey - 1 July, 2016

1. Pan of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greeting his supporters at the opening ceremony of Fethiye - Hasan Gumusdag Mosque in Istanbul

2. Various of Erdogan's supporters waving

3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President:

"You have seen what happened at the airport lately. Most probably (the responsible one) is Daesh (Arabic acronym for Islamic State group). Those (IS militants) say that they have done it (the attack) in the name of Islam. "They have no connection to Islam. Their place is in hell."

4. Various of Erdogan's supporters

5. Erdogan leaving

Funerals and memorial services were held for some of the victims of Tuesday's gunfire and suicide bombing attack on the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul in which 43 people were killed and more than 230 others injured.

Four members of one family have been confirmed as being among the Saudi nationals killed in the airport attack.

Saudi authorities identified them as Kerime, Meryem, Zehra and Huda Amiri.

With coffins wrapped in flags, prayers were said for the members of the Amiri family and a Turkish citizen, Habibullah Sefer in Istanbul on Thursday.

Victims of the assault at Istanbul's main airport have left behind mourning friends and relatives struggling to deal with their loss.

A memorial service was held at the Ataturk Airport taxi stand for taxi drivers Erol Eskisoy and Ali Zulfikar Yorulmaz, who also died in the attack.

Funerals and memorial services were held for some of the victims of Tuesday's gunfire and suicide bombing attack on the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul in which 43 people were killed and more than 230 others injured.

Four members of one family have been confirmed as being among the Saudi nationals killed in the airport attack.

Saudi authorities identified them as Kerime, Meryem, Zehra and Huda Amiri.

With coffins wrapped in flags, prayers were said for the members of the Amiri family and a Turkish citizen, Habibullah Sefer in Istanbul on Thursday.

Victims of the assault at Istanbul's main airport have left behind mourning friends and relatives struggling to deal with their loss.

A memorial service was held at the Ataturk Airport taxi stand for taxi drivers Erol Eskisoy and Ali Zulfikar Yorulmaz, who also died in the attack.

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Istanbul - 30 June 2016

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1. Wide of coffins of five victims: Kerime Amiri, Meryem Amiri, Huda Amiri, Zehra Amiri ( all from the same family) and Habibullah Sefer.

2. Close of a coffin wrapped in Turkish flag

3. Mourners around coffins

4. Mourner crying

5. Various of prayers

6. Coffins carried by mourners

7. Coffins taken to vehicles and driven away

8. Wide of people gathered at Ataturk Airport taxi stand for the memorial service for taxi drivers Erol Eskisoy (44) and Ali Zulfikar Yorulmaz (48) who were killed in Tuesday's attacks, coffins on vehicles

4. Various of vehicles with coffins leaving for burial

An explosion on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street has killed at least five people and injured 20 others, Istanbul's governor said on Saturday.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a suicide bombing, according to local news reports.

The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that ambulances were responding to the explosion on Istiklal Street, which is also home to cafes, restaurants and foreign consulate buildings. Private NTV television said the explosion occurred outside a shopping mall.

The explosion comes as Turkey is on edge following two recent suicide bomb attacks in the capital, Ankara, which were claimed by a Kurdish militant group that is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkey had heightened security in Ankara and Istanbul in the run up to a Kurdish spring festival on 21 March.

An explosion on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street has killed at least five people and injured 20 others, Istanbul's governor said on Saturday.

The explosion is believed to have been caused by a suicide bombing, according to local news reports.

The state-run Anadolu Agency reported that ambulances were responding to the explosion on Istiklal Street, which is also home to cafes, restaurants and foreign consulate buildings. Private NTV television said the explosion occurred outside a shopping mall.

The explosion comes as Turkey is on edge following two recent suicide bomb attacks in the capital, Ankara, which were claimed by a Kurdish militant group that is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkey had heightened security in Ankara and Istanbul in the run up to a Kurdish spring festival on 21 March.

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Istanbul - 19 March 2016

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1. Various of emergency crews at scene of explosion in Istanbul, police sealing off area

Tuesday's car bomb attack targeting a bus carrying riot police in Istanbul killed 11 people and wounded 36 others, according to the city's governor.

Speaking at the scene of the blast in the district of Beyazit, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said the dead included seven police officers and four civilians.

At least three of the wounded were in serious condition.

Tuesday's car bomb attack targeting a bus carrying riot police in Istanbul killed 11 people and wounded 36 others, according to the city's governor.

Speaking at the scene of the blast in the district of Beyazit, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said the dead included seven police officers and four civilians.

At least three of the wounded were in serious condition.

Istanbul- 7 June 2016

1. Wide ambulances at the scene

2. Police at the scene

3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Vasip Sahin, Istanbul's governor:

"Today, at around 0840 (local time, 0640 GMT), a car bomb targeted a vehicle carrying riot police in the Vezneciler district. As a result, seven police and four of our citizens lost their lives. May they rest in peace. Thirty-six people were wounded."

4. Policemen and police vehicles

5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Vasip Sahin, Istanbul's governor:

"There are no injured left at the scene. They were all taken to the hospital as soon as it happened. Our chief prosecutor, along with a team, is continuing a judicial review."

6. Various of scene, police and ambulances

An explosion on a highway overpass near a subway station in Istanbul on Tuesday wounded five people and was caused by a bomb, a local mayor said.

The bomb was left on barriers on the overpass, said Atilla Aydiner, the mayor for Istanbul's Bayrampasa district.

The explosion occurred at 17:30 local time (15:30 GMT) at an overpass near the city's Bayrampasa subway station, on the European side of Istanbul.

Several ambulances and police vehicles were sent to the area.

Subway services at Bayrampasa and elsewhere were briefly disrupted following the explosion.

An explosion on a highway overpass near a subway station in Istanbul on Tuesday wounded five people and was caused by a bomb, a local mayor said.

The bomb was left on barriers on the overpass, said Atilla Aydiner, the mayor for Istanbul's Bayrampasa district.

The explosion occurred at 17:30 local time (15:30 GMT) at an overpass near the city's Bayrampasa subway station, on the European side of Istanbul.

Several ambulances and police vehicles were sent to the area.

Subway services at Bayrampasa and elsewhere were briefly disrupted following the explosion.

Istanbul - 1 December 2015

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Wide of emergency vehicles on an overpass near site of blast

2. Emergency workers in protective clothing approaching blast site

3. Emergency workers checking the road for evidence using torches

4. Emergency workers descending from overpass to check the road

5. Emergency workers checking the road for evidence using torches

6. Various of workers investigating by the side of the road

7. Wide of emergency vehicles on overpass

8. Emergency workers walking towards a different area

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SHOTLIST:

Istanbul - 26 December 2003

1. Wide of street and police

2. Armoured police truck containing Harun Ilhan, alleged leader of al-Qaida in Turkey, moving along road

3. Harun Ilhan walks while handcuffed

4. Cutaway of police

5. Close shot of Harun Ilhan

6. Wide of Neveshalom synagogue covered in white plastic wrap

7. Various of Harun Ilhan talking to police

8. Midshot of police

FILE: Istanbul - Recent

9. Various of interior shots of damage to Neveshalom Synagogue after bomb attack

Istanbul - 26 December 2003

10. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Muammer Guler, Governor of Istanbul:

"We don't have a particular name as far as a structuring is concerned. It is made up of people who have been trained and educated abroad. But the organisation with the international connection is al-Qaida, that we know for sure."

11. Cutaway of presser

12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Muammer Guler, Governor of Istanbul :

"We know that any future terrorist attack has been prevented. Our efforts so far have proved that all the connections within the organisation have been destroyed. Therefore there is no need to be afraid or panic."

13. Various shots of confiscated materiel, including plastic explosives (RDX) and weaponry

STORYLINE:

Istanbul's governor said on Friday that police dismantled a group of al-Qaida militants in Turkey accused of suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month. But he said five or seven leading members were at large abroad.

Authorities have captured most of the alleged militants and seized about 500 kilogrammes (1,100 pounds) of explosives, including the military explosive RDX, according to Governor Muammer Guler who spoke at a news conference.

Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah said the seized explosives were enough to make three or four truck bombs.

Guler said police also discovered more details about last month's attacks, which targeted two synagogues, a London-based bank and the British Consulate.

He said "all dimensions of the attacks from the planning to activating have been exposed by the Istanbul police. They were carried out by the elements of al-Qaida who were trying to create a structure in Turkey."

Guler said about 160 people have been detained and 35 of them have been charged for involvement in the bombing so far. Ten other suspects, including a key member identified as Harun Ilhan, were expected to face charges later on Friday.

Guler, however, said five or seven leading members of al-Qaida's structure in Turkey were at large and were believed to be abroad.

News reports have suggested that some members could be in Iraq, but Guler said it wasn't clear where they were.

But Guler said the group accused of the bombings was no longer a threat.

It was not clear whether there were any other alleged al-Qaida cells operating in Turkey.

Guler said al-Qaida had been organising in Turkey for the past year or two. He said most suspected members who were detained underwent training in Afghanistan or Pakistan.

Along with the explosives that were found, police seized five assault rifles, more than one-thousand rounds, 12 shotguns, three guns and two single-shot "pen guns" during the raids, according to a police statement.

Guler said Turkish security forces were still taking security measures for New Year's Eve as usual. A leaked police document earlier this week warned that terrorists may be planning attacks at against US, Israeli and eastern targets in Turkey in the week between Christmas and New Year's Eve.

Istanbul residents commemorated the victims of major attacks that hit Turkey in 2016, hours before the New Year's Eve celebrations.

Around 200 people sang the national anthem and prayed for the victims near the Vodafone Arena, at the site of the December twin bombings that killed 45 people, most of them police officers.

Security measures were heightened in major Turkish cities.

In Istanbul, 17,000 police officers were on duty, some camouflaged as Santa Claus and others as street vendors, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.

Ankara and Istanbul were targeted by numerous bomb attacks in 2016, killing more than 180 people.

Istanbul - 31 December 2016

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. People commemorating the victims of previous attacks at the site of the December twin bombings that killed 45 people, near Istanbul's Vodafone Arena

2. Various of prayers near the scene of the attack

3. People holding Turkish flags near Vodafone Arena Stadium

4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Murat Manoglu, 38, Istanbul resident:

"I hope 2017 won't be like 2016. We lived through terrible days, we have lost many martyrs, many households suffered. If God permits, the New Year won't be like the past year."

5. People with umbrellas, holding torches

6. Wide of people holding Turkish flags in front of large screen

7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Kiymet Cimbirtoglu, 34, Istanbul resident:

"If God permits, we won't live through the same again. I wish health and peace for our country and our nation."

8. Various of people holding Turkish flags

9. Ambulances and a water canon near the scene

A memorial service was held for the victims of Tuesday's gunfire and suicide bombing attack at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul in which 43 people were killed and more than 230 others injured.

Mourners prayed and laid flowers at the framed photographs of some of the victims.

Outside the airport, colleagues of two taxi drivers who were killed in the Istanbul airport attacks gathered for a memorial at Ataturk's taxi rank.

Turkey's largest city is still recovering from Tuesday's triple suicide bombings.

A memorial service was held for the victims of Tuesday's gunfire and suicide bombing attack at the Ataturk Airport in Istanbul in which 43 people were killed and more than 230 others injured.

Mourners prayed and laid flowers at the framed photographs of some of the victims.

Outside the airport, colleagues of two taxi drivers who were killed in the Istanbul airport attacks gathered for a memorial at Ataturk's taxi rank.

Turkey's largest city is still recovering from Tuesday's triple suicide bombings.

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Istanbul - 30 June 2016

++VIDEO AS INCOMING++

1. Various of memorial held at the Ataturk airport for victims of attack, framed photographs of some of the victims, flowers laid out and mourners praying

2. Various of people laying flowers at the large table with framed photographs of some of the victims

3. Various of taxis following convoy

4. Mid of colleague crying while standing next to photograph of taxi driver Ali Zulfukar Yorulmaz, who was killed in the airport blasts

5. Various of coffin with family members crying in the background

6. Various of colleagues crying and praying

7. Various of colleagues singing prayers as coffins pass by

VOICED BY AMANDA PALMER

SHOTLIST:

Istanbul - 26 December 2003

0000 Harun Ilhan walks while handcuffed

0007 Police

0009 Harun Ilhan talking to police

0017 Police officer

0019 Set up presser by Istanbul governor

0024 Various of explosives and guns seized by police

0030 SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Muammer Guler, Governor of Istanbul:

"We know that any future terrorist attack has been prevented. Our efforts so far have proved that all the connections within the organisation have been destroyed. Therefore there is no need to be afraid or panic."

FILE: Istanbul - Recent

0044 Various of interior shots of damage to Neveshalom Synagogue after bomb attack

0058 Wide pan interior of synagogue

0105 VISION ENDS

SUGGESTED LEAD-IN:

Istanbul's governor said on Friday that police had dismantled a group of al-Qaida militants in Turkey accused of suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month.

But he said five or seven leading members were at large abroad.

VOICE-OVER:

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The man being escorted here by Turkish police is suspected of being one of the key members of a Turkish al Qaida cell.

Harun Ilhan was among ten alleged militants set to face charges on Friday.

They're accused of involvement in suicide bombings that killed 62 people in Istanbul last month.

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Turkish authorities were quick to hail the wave of arrests as a success.

Police also seized more than a thousand pounds of explosives, along with a large cache of rifles and hand guns.

0030

SOUND UP

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Istanbul's Governor said future terrorist attacks had been prevented, and there was no need to panic.

But he admitted there were still suspects at large.

0045

Last month's attacks targeted two synagogues, a London-based bank and the British Consulate.

A police document leaked earlier this week suggested U-S or Israeli interests may be next.

Either way, security will be tight in the coming days, amid fears of further attacks over the festive season.

0105

VISION ENDS

STORYLINE:

Hundreds of people demonstrated on Sunday (11th December) against Saturday's bombings outside Istanbul's Besiktas Stadium, while Turkish football fans later showed their support for the victims by turning out to watch cross-city rivals Galatasary at the Turk Telekom Arena in the city.

SCRIPTING INFORMATION:

A day after twin bombings killed 38 people near a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkish soccer fans again showed up in droves to watch "the beautiful game" on Sunday.

The twin car-and-suicide bombings Saturday night near the Besiktas stadium also wounded 155 people and enraged top officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who vowed to hunt down the perpetrators.

Sunday night's game pitted Istanbul's Galatasaray - a rival of Besiktas - and Gaziantepspor at a different stadium in Istanbul - the Turk Telekom Arena.

Fans vowed to not let Saturday night's events prevent them from watching their team play - and Galatasaray lifted the spirits of the local fans with a 3-1 victory.

Earlier in the day, hundreds of flag-carrying demonstrators had marched along Istanbul's coastline towards the Besiktas stadium.

In a show of solidarity with the victims of Saturday's attacks, many laid flowers outside the stadium to pay tribute to the dead.

Turkey has declared a national day of mourning and launched a full investigation into the attacks, which have been claimed by a Turkey-based Kurdish militant group.

CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: Turkey's prime ministry office has imposed a temporary blackout on coverage of the explosion that occurred Saturday in Istanbul, citing public order and national security reasons.

The order asks media organisations to refrain from broadcasting and publishing anything that may cause "fear in the public, panic and disorder and which may serve the aims of terrorist organizations."

The blackout includes: "moment of blast; aftermath of the blast and site of explosion; public servants conducting their jobs; injured and dead… exaggerated analysis…analysis and anything related to the people suspected of involvement with the attack, their methods of transport and whereabouts".

This affects ALL coverage distributed inside Turkey.

Clients are advised to seek their own legal advice if they intend to transmit material already supplied by the AP and ongoing news coverage of this specific attack and its aftermath back into Turkey.

Istanbul, Turkey. 11th December, 2016.

1. 00:00 Police searching fans entering perimeter of Turk Telekom Arena.

2. 00:05 Fans passing through turnstile.

3. 00:21 Police riot truck parked outside stadium.

4. 00:31 SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Nuri Yilmaz, Galatasaray fan:

"Last night's incident deeply affected us, just like the rest of the Turkish people. Such incidents are sorrowful ones, ones that we do not want to happen. Of course our security forces need to take necessary measures. We just wanted to come here and be with our team today, despite everything. That's why we are here at the stadium now. I hope we win and at least make Galatasaray fans - who were so saddened by last night's events - happy."

5. 01:06 Police walking outside stadium.

6. 01:11 SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Erkan Duman, Galatasaray fan:

"What happened last night was extremely saddening. But they (bombers) need to know that Turkish people will not yield to such things. I do not even say this as a Galatasaray fan, but as a member of the Turkish nation. It's not like we will give up things, especially the things we love, just because they want us to."

7. 01:29 Exterior of Galatasaray stadium.

8. 01:39 Various of people walking towards the Besiktas stadium.

9. 01:49 People laying flowers in tribute to victims.

10. 02:03 SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Meral Han, local resident:

"This country has become the country of death. These attacks were against not only our country, our youth, our policemen, but against all humanity. I condemn terror, and I want the authorities to stop these happenings, because really, this pain, it burns within people. I am sad, and also very tired. Experiencing these kind of things and to talk about them, express them, is so hard."

11. 02:34 Red carnations on the ground and a piece of paper with a drawing of gallows and text reading (Turkish) "We should not be feeding them".

12. 02:38 SOUNDBITE: (Turkish) Turgay Akin, local resident:

"We were unified. What has happened in the last 30 years? In the last 30 years something has been going on in this country. Administrators, prime ministers, presidents of our country cannot govern properly. If they wanted to govern (properly) there would be no racism, factionalism, or sectarianism."

13. 03:02 People gathered near blast area.

14. 03:06 People walking down the street under big Turkish flags.

SOURCE: SNTV.

DURATION: 03:11.

One man from Boston caught up in attacks on Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Wednesday described the moment he heard gunfire followed by several explosions.

Adam Keally from the US city of Boston said he saw people "very badly injured."

A senior Turkish government official has told The Associated Press all initial indications suggest the Islamic State group is behind the attack in which nearly 50 people were killed.

The official said as many as four attackers may have been involved.

One man from Boston caught up in attacks on Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Wednesday described the moment he heard gunfire followed by several explosions.

Adam Keally from the US city of Boston said he saw people "very badly injured."

A senior Turkish government official has told The Associated Press all initial indications suggest the Islamic State group is behind the attack in which nearly 50 people were killed.

The official said as many as four attackers may have been involved.

CLIENTS PLEASE BE AWARE:

TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE IMPOSED A BLACKOUT ON THE DISTRIBUTION INSIDE TURKEY OF ANY MATERIAL CONCERNING THE AFTERMATH AND INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPLOSIONS AT ISTANBUL'S ATATURK AIRPORT.

THE BAN INCLUDES 'IMAGES THAT CAN LEAD TO FEAR, PANIC, CHAOS, HELPS THE AIM OF TERROR ORGANIZATIONS, SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE EXPLOSION, ITS AFTERMATH, ANYONE DEAD OR INJURED OR ANYTHING THAT WILL IMPEDE THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDING NAMING SUSPECTS.'

AP TELEVISION - NO ACCESS TURKEY

Istanbul - 29 June, 2016

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Police cordon at Ataturk airport entrance area

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Keally, tourist from Boston and eyewitness:

"When I was in (there), people were shooting from one side and we all ran the other way and then bombs went off and people started running the other way and there was more shooting and we came out and, after that, I think there was another bomb. But not really sure."

3. Cutaway road leading to entrance of airport

4. SOUNDBITE (English) Adam Keally, tourist from Boston and eyewitness:

"They (victims) had cuts and people were very badly injured. One guy had holes in his back from shrapnel or from glass. That's what I was holding."

5. Wide of road leading to entrance of airport

A vehicle carrying riot police was targeted in a bomb attack in Istanbul on Tuesday, state media reports said.

It was not immediately clear if the explosion caused any casualties.

However, media reports said several ambulances were sent to the scene.

The explosion occurred at an intersection near an Istanbul University building in the Beyazit district during the morning rush hour.

There was no immediate responsibility claim.

A vehicle carrying riot police was targeted in a bomb attack in Istanbul on Tuesday, state media reports said.

It was not immediately clear if the explosion caused any casualties.

However, media reports said several ambulances were sent to the scene.

The explosion occurred at an intersection near an Istanbul University building in the Beyazit district during the morning rush hour.

There was no immediate responsibility claim.

Istanbul - 7 June 2016

1. Various of emergency services at scene of bomb attack

Hours after an explosion hit Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, the site of the attack was re-opened by Turkish authorities.

Damage could be seen to several shops next to the site of the explosion, some windows were also broken in Istiklal avenue.

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing five people, the city's governor said.

Turkey's health minister said 36 people were wounded in the attack, including 12 foreign nationals.

Turkish media reports say three Israelis and an Iranian national were killed in the attack.

Hours after an explosion hit Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, the site of the attack was re-opened by Turkish authorities.

Damage could be seen to several shops next to the site of the explosion, some windows were also broken in Istiklal avenue.

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing five people, the city's governor said.

Turkey's health minister said 36 people were wounded in the attack, including 12 foreign nationals.

Turkish media reports say three Israelis and an Iranian national were killed in the attack.

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Istanbul - 19 March 2016

++NIGHT SHOTS++

1. Various of damage to a shop near explosion site

2. Crowd standing near explosion site

3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Nurettin Demir, 39, witness:

++TRANSCRIPTION TO FOLLOW++

4. Various of building damage

5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Nurettin Demir, 39, a witness:

++TRANSCRIPTION TO FOLLOW++

6. Various of damage to Beyoglu District Governor’s office

7. Various of two men repairing the historical tram’s damaged wire

8. Various of people near explosion site

Thousands of employees and other mourners gathered in the terminal building of Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday to commemorate the employees who lost their lives in the triple suicide attack.

Authorities have blamed the Islamic State group for the blood bath, a coordinated assault on one of the world's busiest airports and on a key NATO ally that plays a crucial role in the fight against the extremist group.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the militant group.

Thousands of employees and other mourners gathered in the terminal building of Istanbul's Ataturk airport on Thursday to commemorate the employees who lost their lives in the triple suicide attack.

Authorities have blamed the Islamic State group for the blood bath, a coordinated assault on one of the world's busiest airports and on a key NATO ally that plays a crucial role in the fight against the extremist group.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the militant group.

TURKISH AUTHORITIES HAVE IMPOSED A BLACKOUT ON THE DISTRIBUTION INSIDE TURKEY OF ANY MATERIAL CONCERNING THE AFTERMATH AND INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPLOSIONS AT ISTANBUL'S ATATURK AIRPORT.

THE BAN INCLUDES 'IMAGES THAT CAN LEAD TO FEAR, PANIC, CHAOS, HELPS THE AIM OF TERROR ORGANISATIONS, SHOWS THE MOMENT OF THE EXPLOSION, ITS AFTERMATH, ANYONE DEAD OR INJURED OR ANYTHING THAT WILL IMPEDE THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDING NAMING SUSPECTS.'

AP TELEVISION - NO ACCESS TURKEY

Istanbul - 30 June 2016

1. Pictures of the victims in front of Turkish flag reading (Turkish) "We will never forget our employees and passengers who lost their lives"

2. People putting flowers onto stage

3. High angle of crowds, people placing flowers to the stage

4. Crowds gathered for the memorial in the terminal building that was attacked

5. Flowers UPSOUND (Turkish) Imam of airport's mosque: "Would you forgive (the victims)?" Mourners: "I forgive."

6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Mustafa Coskun, imam of Ataturk Airport's mosque:

"(Crying) We were like brothers with them for years here. I knew everyone. May God give them patience. My condolences."

7. Memorial, imam praying

8. Flowers in front of pictures of victims

9. Various of people walking in front of memorial area

10. Crowds at memorial

11. People in front of memorial area

12. Black ribbons shown on display screens

13. Wide of terminal, black ribbons shown on screens

Colleagues of two taxi drivers who were killed in the Istanbul airport attacks gathered for a memorial at Ataturk International Airport's taxi rank.

Turkey's largest city is still recovering from Tuesday's triple suicide bombings that killed 42 people and wounded scores of others.

After the memorial, Ali Zulfukar Yorulmaz and Erol Eskisoy were brought to the mosque for the funeral services.

Colleagues of two taxi drivers who were killed in the Istanbul airport attacks gathered for a memorial at Ataturk International Airport's taxi rank.

Turkey's largest city is still recovering from Tuesday's triple suicide bombings that killed 42 people and wounded scores of others.

After the memorial, Ali Zulfukar Yorulmaz and Erol Eskisoy were brought to the mosque for the funeral services.

AP TELEVISION - NO ACCESS TURKEY

Istanbul - 30 June 2016

1. Mid of colleague crying while standing next to photograph of taxi driver Ali Zulfukar Yorulmaz, who was killed in the airport blasts

2. Various of coffin with family members crying in the background

3. Various of colleagues crying and praying

4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Gurkan Ozpak, 49, taxi driver

"I know them both, Mr Ali was a friend for 20 years. I know him from the same neighbourhood, as well as from being a taxi driver. We worked together for many years."

5. Various of colleagues mourning and saying their goodbyes

6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ayhan Cobanoglu, vice-president airport taxi driver association

"He (Erol Eskisoy) was a friend of ours who had been working here for about 10 years. He was a good man, a jolly one, with good social skills, and he commanded quite an attraction from those around him. When he talked, people always listened. He was a respected man."

7. Various of colleagues singing prayers as coffins pass by

8. Various of taxis following convoy

A bus carrying riot police officials was struck by a bomb in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing 11 people, according to a Turkish official.

At least 36 people were hurt in the attack in the city's Vezneciler district, according to the governor of Istanbul province.

The dead included seven police officers and four civilians, he said.

There was no immediate responsibility claim.

A bus carrying riot police officials was struck by a bomb in Istanbul on Tuesday, killing 11 people, according to a Turkish official.

At least 36 people were hurt in the attack in the city's Vezneciler district, according to the governor of Istanbul province.

The dead included seven police officers and four civilians, he said.

There was no immediate responsibility claim.

Istanbul - 7 June 2016

1. Various of ambulances at scene of blast, AUDIO: Sirens

2. Various of emergency workers near blast site

3. Armoured vehicle arriving

4. Close of polie officer

5. Helicopter flying ahead

6. Various of emergency workers at blast site

7. Exterior of mosque near blast site

Tradesmen in the Sultan Ahmet tourist district of Istanbul expressed their concern on Wednesday that business could be affected following a suicide bombing in the area.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up at a police station in the area on Tuesday, killing one policeman and wounding another, according to Turkish authorities.

Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said the woman entered the police station and reported a missing wallet before detonating a bomb.

The leftist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front, or DHKP-C, said it carried out the attack, calling it "an act of sacrifice."

Ahmet Balta has a carpet shop opposite the police station.

He was there when the attack occurred.

Balta told the Associated Press that traders in the area were concerned the incident could affect their businesses, with tourists scared away.

It is the second attack on police in a week in Istanbul.

On Thursday, police subdued a man after he threw grenades and fired a weapon at officers near the prime minister's offices.

AP TELEVISION

Istanbul - 7 January 2015

1. Exterior of police station where suicide bomb attack occurred

2. Police tape in front of building

3. Shattered windows

4. Various of police vehicle behind police tape

5. Sign outside building reading (Turkish) 'Istanbul Police Department' and (English) 'Tourism police'

6. Exterior of carpet shop belonging to Ahmet Balta

7. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Balta, Eye witness:

"At first we heard from inside the sound of an explosion. We ran outside. We were running to the scene. We saw a police officer coming outside (of the police station). He started shooting with his gun. He took a shot. He said "there is a suicide bomber inside, everyone should lie down." He took a second shot. Then we went away."

8. Cutaway of Balta's hand

9. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ahmet Balta, Eye witness:

"Everyone was in a panic at that time (right after the incident). No one was aware of what was happening. Then when everyone thought that it was a suicide bombing, everyone has become anxious. This is a tourism district, it will affect all of us. Not only us, but all tradesmen around here will be affected."

10. Exterior of police station