Tourists in Istanbul continued enjoying their holiday on Wednesday, a day after a car bomb attack killed 11 people during the morning rush hour.

Thirty-six people were also wounded in Tuesday's blast, which involved a car bomb hitting a police vehicle.

Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks in the past year.

The outlawed rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, have targeted police and military personnel since July, when a fragile peace process between the rebels and the government collapsed.

The Islamic State group (IS) has also been blamed for a series of deadly bombings in Turkey, which is part of the US-led coalition against IS.

The PKK has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state in a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

The group is considered an extremist organisation by Turkey and its allies.

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

Tourists in Istanbul continued enjoying their holiday on Wednesday, a day after a car bomb attack killed 11 people during the morning rush hour.

Thirty-six people were also wounded in Tuesday's blast, which involved a car bomb hitting a police vehicle.

Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks in the past year.

The outlawed rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, have targeted police and military personnel since July, when a fragile peace process between the rebels and the government collapsed.

The Islamic State group (IS) has also been blamed for a series of deadly bombings in Turkey, which is part of the US-led coalition against IS.

The PKK has waged a decades-long insurgency against the Turkish state in a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

The group is considered an extremist organisation by Turkey and its allies.

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

Istanbul - 8 June 2016

1. Turkish flag in Sultanahmet neighbourhood of Istanbul

2. Palm trees at sunset

3. Birds flying above Sultanahmet

4. Tourists taking photographs

5. Tracking shot of tourist walking past Blue Mosque

6. Various of Alonso Ferrias, Chilean tourist, playing guitar near Blue Mosque

7. SOUNDBITE (English) Alonso Ferrias, Chilean tourist:

"We knew the bombing was like in the early morning, we didn't know about it until the late night. We had some plans that got cancelled about it. So yeah, it doesn't really affect our holidays, we are here. I understand this is the part of Middle East life."

8. British tourist Nathalie French taking video of Ferrias playing guitar

9. SOUNDBITE (English) Alonso Ferrias, Chilean tourist:

"I had a gig in Carawan rock bar in Taksim Square and the guy who was arranging the gig for me, when we got there we called him and he had sent me some messages on Facebook which I didn't see. And he told me, this happened today one of my friends got killed in the attack, so there is no gig and all the venue got cancelled."

10. Ferrias and French walking with Blue Mosque in the background

11. Pan from photographer to couple Luis Murgia and Jennifer de Roon jumping from bench to bench

12. SOUNDBITE (English) Luis Murgia and Jennifer de Roon, Canadian tourists:

De Roon: "It didn't affect us personally, we were really, really sad for what happened and for the families of the people who were killed and we're fortunate that doesn't affect us personally, we didn't hear anything and we continue our travels as normal."

Murgia: "Yeah, we are trying to enjoy our honeymoon and we are enjoying this beautiful city."

13. Shop owner sitting on a chair in the middle of the street in bazaar near Sultanahmet

14. Cuneyt Gultepe, salesman, standing in the doorway of shop he works at

15. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Cuneyt Gultepe, salesman:

"Usually this place would be full but if you count, maybe there are three or four tourists. Usually this place is very crowded in June."

16. Various of street vendor

17. Various of Molham Mo'allem, salesman outside shop he works at

18. SOUNDBITE (English) Molham Mo'allem, salesman:

"The problem doesn't come after the bombing. The problem comes after one week. Because people who have come already to Istanbul, they have a journey here, they will stay about the end of their journey. But if someone wants to come new or he has a ticket to come, he will change it."

19. Mo'allem working

20. Boast passing by with Hagia Sofia in the background

21. Hagia Sofia museum

22. Boat passing by

Saudi Arabian Defence Minister, Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, is given a sightseeing tour during his official visit to Turkey to discuss defence co-operation. cut story on w013934

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1. vs Saudi Arabian Defence Minister Prince Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, and entourage during sightseeing tour of Topkapi Palace.

2. ws Saudi delegation along, past crowds

3. vs minister in little pavilion on roof

4. vs minister and party along, applauded by crowd

5. ws Minister looking out over Bosphorus

6. vs views pointed out to minister

7. vs tour continues

8. vs Minister at banquet

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