That move followed a decision by Berlin to shutter its embassy following the four-day public holiday celebrating the Eid al-Adha Muslim festival.
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Four people were arrested Friday by Turkish police following an investigation into unspecified threats against the German and British diplomatic missions in the capital Ankara.
The investigation was prompted by intelligence about a potential Islamic State threat against the missions, Anadolu said, in a report also published by broadcaster Haberturk. But it had been due to reopen on September 16 with the holiday officially over.
The British embassy in the capital of Turkey, Ankara has announced it will be closed on September 16 over security concerns, while Germany has also temporarily closed its embassy, all other consular offices and a school in Turkey, reportedly due to fears of a possible terror attack.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office also advised Britons against travel to within 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) of the Syrian border and to Diyarbakir, the largest city in the mainly Kurdish southeast, which has been hit by waves of violence since the end of a ceasefire between the state and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) previous year.
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The mass-circulation daily Bild had said that German missions as well as German schools in Turkey were closed due to fears of an attack.
