Authorities in the Turkish capital Ankara have banned public meetings and manifestations until the end of November due to signals of the security forces that extremists are planning attacks on the city which was the target of several terrorist acts in the last year, reported Reuters.

The decision comes against the background of the two-month military operation of Turkey in Syria where Ankara is helping the rebels push back Islamic state from the border regions.

Over the last year, IS and PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) carried out several terrorist acts in the Turkish capital. It is suspected that PKK fighters have planned a car bomb attack in Ankara.

“On the basis of information received from the secret service, it was established that illegal terrorist groups have started planning attacks against our province,” explained city authorities on the website of the institution.

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