The gunman who killed 39 people in an attack on an İstanbul nightclub on New Year's Day is probably Uighur and Turkey has established his possible locations and links, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak said on Thursday.
"The security forces have determined his identify, his possible whereabouts have been determined... His contacts have also been determined," he said. "We can say that the circle is closing in on him."
Kaynak said authorities believe the man, whose name hasn't been revealed, is still inside Turkey, although they haven't completely ruled out the possibility that he may have escaped.
"Because we have taken utmost measures at our airports - even though we don't rule it out completely - we believe that we will get results from operations inside Turkey," he said.
He said the gunman acted alone but may have been helped by others.
