Reports of Gunfire Near Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace

Local media reported shots being fired near Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul on August 19. Initial reports said two arrests were made. The 19th-century palace is a major tourist attraction and was a center of administration during the late Ottoman Empire, and was used as a residence by Turkey’s first president, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Police can be seen here blocking off a street near the palace. Credit: Twitter/sahmetsahmet (Ahmet Sık)