The incident took place at the main Istanbul Police Headquarter on Vatan Avenue around 11 p.m. (local time), when the terrorist suspect fatally stabbed a police officer.
The wounded police officer was immediately transferred to a nearby hospital. The policeman later succumbed to his wounds.
Police shot the terrorist dead, reports said.
The name of the attacker has not been released by authorities.
In recent years, ISIS militants have carried out a series of gun and bomb attacks in Turkey. According to figures released by the country’s Interior Ministry, over 300 have been killed in major terrorist attacks.
This is while the Turkish government has itself been accused of providing Takfiri militants with logistical support and safe passage into neighboring Syria.
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