Residents in Istanbul and tourists from the world have come to the city's historic Sultanahmet square where ten German tourists lost their lives to a suicide bomb attack and 15 others were injured.
They were there to mourn those victims from the attack.
One Chinese tourist was at scene of Tuesday's suicide attack. Her name is Sasa and she came back on Wednesday with flowers for the German tourists she met.
"She helped me make a picture and then after five to ten minutes the bomb blast happened in there. I go here and they go there, it was a group. I am lucky, I turned that way. They were going this way," said the Chinese girl named Sasa.
When asked if she was worried about her own safety at the moment, Sasa said she indeed was worried. But what is much more strongly felt by her is the sadness over the death of the German tourist.
"My heart, I feel she is a nice lady. I'm very sorry for this. That's why I come again and I want to put flower for her," said Sasa.
German's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that all ten of those killed were German, while the Turkish Interior Ministry announced that another two in critical condition are also Germans.
Details are now emerging of what happened on Tuesday morning just after 10:00. The tour guide of the German group is speaking from her hospital bed and says she heard the "tick", "tick", "tick" of the bomb just before it went off. She told the crowd to "run", saving many lives.
The footprints of those who managed to run are still formed in the mud. A nearby bench also bears the brunt of the explosion.
More is also emerging of who the attacker was. According to local media, 28-year-old Saudi national Nabil Fadli had entered Turkey from Syria and applied for asylum on January 5. Police are looking for potential accomplices.
Nearly 100 suspected Islamic State (IS) militants were taken into custody in simultaneous raids across the country in the wake of the attack.
This is Turkey's fourth suicide bomb attack in less than a year, sparking anxiety amongst the Turkish population with some blaming the government's foreign policies for the bomb blast.
"Why is the government creating enemies and continuing to create enemies today? Everybody should ask themselves this. They are trying to get Turkey involved in dangerous positions and start a war," said one protester.
"So you are not guilty? The attackers are not guilty? And who ever has been fighting Turkish soldiers for 30 years is not guilty? Is the government guilty for all this?" said another protester.
Meanwhile, Germany reiterated its support for Turkey's public safety and said there is no need to interrupt or cancel normal travel to Turkey.
But that does not mean much to Sasa, who has cut her vacation short to return to China on Thursday.
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