Once again Turkey has suffered a terrorist attack in Istanbul today, killing a number of people, several of whom were police officers, and injuring many others in a bomb attack targeting a police vehicle. We extend our sincere condolences to the families and friends of all those killed today and wish a speedy recovery to the injured.

As the European Union, we reiterate our continuing solidarity to Turkey, its government and its people and reaffirm our commitment to work closely together to fight the global threat of terrorism.