The U.S. Embassy in Turkey issued a series of security warnings days ahead of the car bomb that exploded in central Ankara on March 13 killing at least 34 people.
The most explicit warning was posted on the embassy website on March 11, telling Americans to avoid the Bahcelievler area due to a possible terrorist attack. The Bahcelievler area is about 3 miles from where the attack took place, and both locations are in the old part of the city where most government buildings are located.
We advise U.S. citizens to review their personal security plans.
