An explosion occurred in Turkey's south-eastern area May 1, Anadolu agency reported.

The agency reported that the explosion occurred in front of the police station in the city of Gaziantep.

"One policeman died as a result of the explosion in Gaziantep, 23 people were injured, 19 of them - police officers," Haber 7 agency reported citing Mehmet Erdogan, MP from the city of Gaziantep, as saying.

Earlier, it was reported that one person died and 18 were injured.