Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday Turkey would "never surrender to the agenda of terror", a day after a suicide bomber blew up himself and four other people in central Istanbul's most popular shopping district.

Erdogan made the comments at a speech in Istanbul.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, March 16, 2016.

Reuters