Suleyman Soylu News
Three of those killed in the shallow tremor were children and five people were reported injured, according to Minister Suleyman Soylu.
The death toll in the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which struck eastern Turkey on Friday has risen to 18, while over 550 others have sustained injuries, country's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday.
More than 1,000 of those had already been detained, NTV said.
An explosion at a police compound in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir that killed three people on Tuesday was the result of a terrorist attack, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim ordered flags flown at half mast to commemorate the victims.
Turkish police shot dead a suspected Islamic State militant overnight who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara, the city`s governor said on Wednesday.
The US has rejected accusations that it was behind the failed military coup attempt in Turkey and said such public insinuations are harmful to our bilateral relations.
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