Ankara: public events are banned until 30 November

According to a MİT report, public transport is among ISIL militants’ targets, daily Cumhuriyet reported on Oct. 18. The warning dated Oct. 12 and coded “urgent” said the aforementioned five provinces were among the high-risk areas.

In the report, the intelligence agency warned the militants could perpetrate an attack on the Eurasia Tunnel, a roadway tunnel that will connect Istanbul’s European and Asian sides that is scheduled to open in December. “The organization is seeking an attack targeting the Turkish aviation sector. Intelligence information was received on militants planning to sneak explosives or sharp objects such as knives and razors onto airplanes hidden inside electronic devices,” the notice sent to the police read. “The danger of attacks has increased in the recent days.”

As a result, public events were banned in the Turkish capital, Ankara, until the end of November, amid concerns about the possibility of terrorist attacks. “Based on intelligence received by our governor’s office, it has gathered that illegal terror groups are aiming to carry out attacks in our province and have made some preparations,” the governor’s office said in a statement on its website. The statement said there were fears that public meetings and protests in the Ankara were being targeted by militants.

The Kurdish insurgents and the Islamic States militants committed in the past several bloody attacks in Ankara. This month, two suspected members of the PKK, which is believed to have been plotting a bomb attack vwere blown up during a confrontation with security forces.