But the company had said that to its knowledge, some of the fatalities were members of its tour group.
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Germany meanwhile, sent a team of investigators to Istanbul on Wednesday to support Turkish authorities investigating the attack.
Turkish authorities probed how a jihadist from Syria killed 10 mainly German tourists in an attack in the heart of Istanbul that raised alarm over security in the city. “Germany and Turkey are coming even closer together”.
Davutoglu praised the German group’s Turkish guide who, according to the Hurriyet newspaper, yelled “run” after seeing the bomber standing among the tourists and pulling a pin on his explosives, enabling some of them to get away. One of the blasts, in Ankara, killed more than 100 people.
“At this point in our investigation we have no indications that the attack deliberately targeted Germans”, said Mr de Maizière, “so I see no reason to cancel, or not to continue as normal, trips to Turkey”.
It is unclear if there was a link between the Russian arrests and the suicide bombing.
Long accused of failing to crack down on ISIL, Turkey has in recent months moved against cells operating on its territory after several deadly attacks blamed on the group.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Wednesday travel advice will be adjusted “when we know more about the background to the crime, particularly the background of the perpetrator” and what his motive was.
Turkish media reports said police had raided a home in an affluent Istanbul neighborhood, detaining one woman suspected of having links to the Islamic State group, although it wasn’t clear if she was the suspect Ala was referring to.
The 21 people detained in Sanliurfa were also planning an attack at an unspecified location in Turkey, it added.
German federal interior minister Thomas de Maizière flew to Istanbul on Wednesday morning and, on his arrival, he thanked the Turkish authorities for assisting families of the victims.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said his country would not make any further immediate changes to its travel advice for Turkey but could do so as the investigation into Tuesday’s Istanbul bombing progresses.
Germany’s interior minister says there are no indications so far that Germans were specifically targeted in the attack in Istanbul.
Top German and Turkish officials already were scheduled to meet in Berlin next week to discuss Europe’s migrant crisis, in which Turkey – which borders both Syria and the European Union – is a key player.
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More than 24 hours after the suicide attack against a group of German tourists in Istanbul still nobody has claimed responsibility for the assassination. He said Germany stood resolutely by Turkey’s side in the fight against terrorism.
