The bus hit passengers waiting at the bus stop in the Dikimevi district of Ankara due brake failure, the health ministry said.
"It's a very unfortunate accident," said Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu, quoted by Turkish media.
"A public bus ploughed into commuters waiting at the bus stop due to brake failure. A legal process will follow," he added.
At least eight others were wounded, the CNN-Turk and NTV channels reported.
Ankara governor Mehmet Kiliclar said the driver was in good health and had not suffered any kind of heart attack.
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