Turkish authorities are close to fully identifying the gunman responsible for an attack on an Istanbul nightclub which killed 39 people on New Year's Day and have detained eight other people, the government's spokesman said on Monday.
“Information about the fingerprints and basic appearance of the terrorist have been found. In the process after this, work to identify him swiftly will be carried out,” Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus told a news conference.
Additionally a selfie video of the alleged shooter was reportedly released by the Turkish media.