Istanbul on high alert as manhunt for nightclub attacker enters day 4

The Turkish city of Istanbul is said to be on high alert as security operatives are on the look out for the Reina night club attacker who is still on the run.

Reports say police presence has been increased in and around Istanbul with 20 people suspected to have links to the deadly New Year’s Eve night club attack in detention.

Cars and taxis, have been stopped at checkpoints set up by police across the city of Istanbul with passengers and drivers holding up their identifications while officers inspected the vehicles.

In his first public address to the nation since the killings, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the attack aimed to set Turks against each other and deepen fault lines, but warned the country would not fall “for this game.”