There is a temporary media ban on coverage of the explosion - an action often made after such incidents in Turkey - after a request from the prime ministry, writes Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Radio and Television Supreme Council imposed the ban shortly after the explosion which took place in a square often full of tourists. But some reporters on Twitter said that the ban is of visual reporting only and that oral reporting can continue. In the past week, I've been there three times visiting my mother and each time it has been heaving with tourists visiting the famous sites of Istanbul in the Fatih district. Sadly there is no doubt that this will affect tourism since it is the third such attack within 7 months after 103 were killed in Ankara by two Isil-linked suicide bombers and one suicide bomber in Suruc, southern Turkey which killed 33. This is the order from deputy PM banning images not oral reporting on the Istanbul attack via @AChristieMiller pic.twitter.com/EHau9bEXpX — Raziye Akkoc (@RazAkkoc) January 12, 2016