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The group says the armed attack in the capital city that killed five people was planned well in advance.

Sabiha Gökçen Airport recommends passengers arrive at the terminal at least three hours before their flights.

The strikes targeted internal security forces and civilian infrastructure, according to local sources.

While no group has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks yet, government officials have pointed to the PKK.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack where two armed assailants detonated a bomb at the entrance of the aerospace agency and then stormed the facility, leaving five agency personnel killed.

The platforms were accsible when the attack on the aerospace agency was still unfolding. Images from the agency's security camera footage widely circulated on social media.

A bomb explosion was followed by gunfire at the agency headquarters in Ankara. Three aeospace personnel were initially died in the attack while two assailansts were eventually killed by security forces, the interior minister has announced. The death toll rose to five in the following hours.