A Jordanian citizen has died during a trip in Istanbul, Turkey, Director of the Operations Centre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Sufian Qudah said on Sunday, September 1, 2019.

Qudah added that the Ministry is following up on the incident in cooperation with the Jordanian Embassy in Ankara and the competent Turkish authorities, confirming that the citizen died due to a heart attack.

The Ministry initiated procedures to transfer the body to Jordan at the request of the deceased's family.

Qudah also expressed his deepest condolences to the family of the deceased.