Residents joined rescuers to search for survivors in freezing conditions, with the death toll expected to rise after the initial 7.8-magnitude quake, which was centered near Gaziantep.
International and domestic rights groups say accusations of blasphemy have often been used to intimidate religious minorities and settle personal scores.
Officials lodged a formal complaint with the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, saying Washington had overreacted in shooting down the suspected spy balloon over the weekend.
The promise of amnesty, which came as Iranian prisons faced overcrowding after years of protests, was accompanied by a list of caveats, local media reported.
Naftali Bennett emerged as an unlikely intermediary in the war’s first weeks, becoming one of the few Western leaders to meet President Vladimir Putin.
Musharraf, a former military chief, became president after a bloodless coup in 1999. His time in office was dominated by the emergence of the Pakistani Taliban.