Turkish Government to Pay Compensations to Istanbul Terrorist Attack Victims

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Turkey, Ankara, 2 August / corr. Trend News A.Aleskerov / Families of victims, who died in a terrorism act in a densely populated Gungeren district in Istanbul, will be paid pecuniary compensations. The decision was taken by the Cabinet of Ministers, which has already allocated the relevant sum, a governmental official said to NTV channel.

The compensation totals 20,000 Turkish liras, which approximately makes up $16,630. Moreover, the Government undertook all hospital expenditures for those who were wounded in the terrorism act.

A terrorism act in the Gungeren district in Istanbul left 17 dead and over 150 wounded people. Turkish police said that cameras recorded one of the men who implemented the blasts and at present the police are holding active search of the terrorist.


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