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Istanbul Ataturk is the biggest airport in Turkey and the 11th busiest in the world.
The suspects apparently detonated the explosives at the security check-in at the entrance to the airport's international terminal as they exchanged gunfire with police.
The airport is now closed until at least 8 p.m. on Wednesday. The scene around the airport has become chaos as authorities attempt to direct traffic in the area. Travelers are stranded outside as they arrange transportation away from the carnage.
Below are some photos from the scene.
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Travelers were stranded outside after the explosions:
People leave Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
People leave Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
People leave Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Armed authorities helped direct people out of the airport and guarded the scene:
Armed security man escorts people from a carpark at Istanbul Ataturk airport, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Armed security stand at an entrance of Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Police guard the entrance to Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Emergency services became overwhelmed with injured victims:
Paramedics push a stretcher at Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Turkish rescue services gather outside Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Tuesday, June 28, 2016.Ismail Coskun, IHA via AP
Forensic experts investigated the scene:
Forensic experts work outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast, June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Forensic experts work outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast, June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Forensic experts work outside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast, June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Officials walk inside Turkey's largest airport, Istanbul Ataturk, Turkey, following a blast June 28, 2016.REUTERS/Osman Orsal
