WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Earlier on Wednesday, a car bomb hit a police station in the city of Midyat in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin. The attack took place after an explosion in Istanbul on Tuesday killed 11 people.
"The Vice President spoke to Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim today to express condolences for the terrorist attacks in Istanbul and Midyat," the release stated.
During the call, the officials also agreed to continue counterterrorism cooperation and reaffirmed support for an agreement to reunify Cyprus, according to the release.
In 1974, Turkey invaded the island of Cyprus after which the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was established in 1983. Northern Cyprus controls some 37 percent of the island territory. At present, the United Nations is brokering peace talks for reunification of the two parts of Cyprus.
