ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) --Three people arrested in connection with last week's deadly Istanbul bombings -- including two women -- have been ordered to remain in jail, Turkey's prosecutor's office has said.
The three were among 18 people who were rounded up in a sweep that began Tuesday. Fifteen of those taken into custody were released, authorities said.
All three of those who remain in custody are of Turkish nationality.
Their arrests are related to the most recent attacks, in which 31 people were killed last Thursday when bombers targeted a British bank and British consulate.
On Tuesday, a judge ordered nine other people to remain in jail on charges related to the same bombings.
The nine were charged with aiding or being members of an illegal organization after hours of police questioning.
No trial date has been set, and the charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison if the defendants are found guilty. Seven other detainees were released.
Investigations into Thursday's blasts are continuing with authorities pointing the finger at Muslim extremist Turks, some with links to Islamic radicals in Afghanistan and Chechnya, Turkish media reported.
The suspects included relatives of the bombers, all of whom came from Bingol, a center of Islamic fundamentalism in Turkey's impoverished and mainly Kurdish southeast near the Iran border, Reuters news agency reported.
Some of the bombers were identified by DNA taken from the scenes.
Eight people have also been charged in connection with the bombings of two Istanbul synagogues just days earlier that killed 23 people.
Turkey, which began on Tuesday to celebrate the annual Bayram holiday which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, has stepped up security at key sites in the wake of the recent blasts.
Jewish and Christian sites in Istanbul have been given additional security, as have other high profile U.S. and British sites.
The British government warned Tuesday that further terrorist attacks may be imminent in Istanbul and Ankara.
In a televised national address, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan appealed to Turks to resist terrorism.
"This is a war between justice and cruelty, good and bad, and true and false. It is our right to expect every sensible person to stand by justice, good, and truth in this war," he said.
Britain, the United States and Australia -- allies in the Iraq war -- have warned their citizens against non-essential visits to Turkey amid concerns of further attacks. (Warnings)
