Istanbul victims include officer, travel agent
Turkish media say the victims of the New Year's attack inside an Istanbul nightclub include a police officer and a travel agent.
State-run Anadolu news agency reported Sunday that the body of 22-year-old police officer Burak Yildiz was en route to his hometown in the southern city of Mersin. Yildiz, who had been on the force for 1.5 years, was shot and killed outside the Reina nightclub.
Private Dogan news agency reports that 47-year-old travel agent Ayhan Arik, a father of two, was another of the first victims of the early morning attack that killed 39 people.
The news agency says the gunman shot Arik in the head outside the club.
