UK to Shut Down Embassy in Ankara on Friday for Security Reasons

The United Kingdom will shut down its embassy in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Friday while the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a travel alert to the city of Diyarbakir over security concerns, the embassy said in a statement.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Security operations against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), designated as terrorist by Ankara are underway in Diyarbakir.

"The British Embassy [in] Ankara will be closed to the public on Friday 16 September for security reasons. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to within 10 km of the border with Syria and to the city of Diyarbakir," the statement reads.

The embassy was closed for consular services due to the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, celebrated on September 12-15, but it was due to resume its work on Friday.

On Tuesday, the German embassy and other consular offices in Turkey were put on lockdown as the German Foreign Ministry received information of possible terror attacks in the country, however it provided no further details.

Turkey has been hit by numerous terrorist attacks in recent months, with both Islamist and Kurdish militant group allegedly responsible for the acts.