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ANKARA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Turkish political leaders issued a joint statement at the parliament on Sunday, condemning Saturday's terror attack near a football stadium in Istanbul, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
The parties in parliament -- the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), the main opposition Republican's People Party (CHP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), said in the written declaration that they are "in full support" for the security forces in the fight against terrorism.
"Whatever terrorist organization it is, those who are involved in this attack should know the unity and solidarity of our people will not be deteriorated, but it will become even stronger," the declaration said.
"The terrorists will be destroyed and they will be held to account. We share this deep pain, leaving aside all different political opinions," read the declaration.
The parties' leaders vowed that Turkey "will struggle against the terrorist attacks as a nation."
"Those kinds of attacks would make the government more resolute in its fight against terror," Turkish parliament speaker Ismail Kahraman said in the declaration.
Turkey's opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) also condemned the attack in a written statement.
"We strongly condemn the attack. We feel great sorrow and share the pain," the party said.
The Turkish General Staff underscored in a statement that the army, gendarmerie, police and security forces would combat terror jointly and determinedly.
Late on Saturday, two explosions rocked central Istanbul near Besiktas's Vodafone Arena Stadium, leaving 38 people killed and 155 others wounded.
The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks, a Kurdish militant group linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks.
Turkey declared a day of national mourning on Sunday for the victims.
Istanbul, the Turkey's largest city, and Ankara, the country's national capital, have come under a spate of deadly attacks over the past year amid a worsening security situation.
