Suleyman Soylu said 564 suspects had been identified so far, with 160 people formally arrested and many more still under investigation.
The number of people killed in Turkey in this month’s devastating earthquakes has risen to 43,556, Soylu said overnight. The government has already started contract processes for the construction of new apartments in the area that was hit, Kurum added. “It has become even more important to keep financial conditions supportive to preserve the growth momentum in industrial production and the positive trend in employment after the earthquake,” the bank said after its monthly policy meeting.