This picture taken on Monday shows Cagla Seven holding the hand of her friend after the explosion in the town of Suruc.

AFP
Istanbul
A Turkish doctor who was pictured holding the hand of her friend in the aftermath of the suicide bombing on the Syrian border has survived her injuries and been transported to Istanbul for treatment, the Hurriyet daily said yesterday.
In a picture that rapidly went viral on social media, two women were shown lying flat on their backs on the ground following the attack in the border town of Suruc that killed 32 people.
The newspaper said that doctor Cagla Seven, 27, who had only recently passed her final exams to qualify as paediatrician, survived the blast despite severe injuries.
Her friend however reportedly died, it added.
“We do not see anything life threatening but we will have to follow a very serious treatment,” said doctor Enver Dayioglu who had accompanied Seven after she was evacuated from southeastern Turkey.
Pictures showed that Seven raised her hand to make the victory sign from her stretcher as she was rushed to the Istanbul hospital to begin her treatment.
Reports said that she had 100 ball bearings implanted in her body after the blast and had required 14 blood transfusions.
Seven had been left unconscious after the blast and was rushed to a hospital outside Suruc.
She was then airlifted late on Tuesday to the Istanbul University Medical School Hospital, which is attached to the same university that she had graduated from.