Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan expressed his condolences to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in connection with the explosion in Istanbul.

"I express my sincere condolences to the families of victims of the deadly explosion in Istanbul and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," he wrote on Twitter.

On November 13 there was an explosion in Istanbul, which resulted in casualties and injuries. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed six dead. Later, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay reported 81 injured and noted that the country's authorities believe the explosion in Istanbul to be a terrorist attack committed by a woman. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the suspect had been detained.