ANKARA, Nov 30: A Turkish man was on Sunday charged with treason after police said he ordered the bombing of an Istanbul synagogue, one of four suicide attacks that killed 61 people there.

The unidentified man was detained on Nov 25 with a false identification card as he tried to travel from Turkey into Iran. His arrest was only announced by police on Saturday.

Deputy Istanbul Police Chief Halil Yilmaz said the suspect travelled to the Beth Israel synagogue site on November 15, the day of the bombing, and gave the final order for the attack.

22 HANDED OVER: Syria has turned over to Turkey 22 suspects who may have played a role in the four suicide bomb attacks, Anatolian news agency said on Sunday.