A total of 34 suspected IS members, including 10 women and 20 children, detained with two bags carrying 15-20 kg explosives along with four bomb vests, added the statement.
Turkey has suffered from a series of deadly attacks recently. A deadly suicide attack in the heart of Istanbul in January killed 11 foreign tourists.
A bombing attack in the border town of Suruc in southeastern Turkey in July 2015 left 34 pro-Kurdish and left-wing activists killed.
In October 2015, twin suicide bombings hit the capital city Ankara, claiming a total of 103 lives. Both were blamed on the Islamic State (IS) militant group.
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