Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag vowed that his country would press ahead with its fight against violent groups, ABC News reported on Sunday.

"Turkey will continue its determined and effective combat to root out terror," Bozdag said on Twitter.

A gunman shot his way into an Istanbul nightclub packed with New Year's revelers early on Sunday, killing at least 39 people and wounding almost 70 others in what the provincial governor described as a terrorist attack.

The assailant shot a police officer and a civilian as he entered the Reina nightclub before opening fire at random inside.

Source: MENA