'Turkey close to identifying suicide bombers in Ankara attack'

Deputy prime minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said that Turkey is very close identifying the suicide bombers, involved in the two powerful explosions near the main train station in the capital, Ankara.

“DNA tests have still continued to identify the suicide bombers. We are so close identifying them and the outlawed organisations they are linked to. When the tests are carried out completely, the results will be made publicly," Kurtulmuş said after attending an religious gathering in Istanbul. “But we do not make any statement before everything is cleared up."

When asked about possiple dismissal of Ankara's governor and police chief due to their alleged negligence in the incident, Kurtulmuş said: “We need certain evidences to make a certain decision. Inspectors have been still working to clarify if their negligence has led to this incident."

“All evidences, regarding the deadly attacks, have been completed and still under assessed.But,it is too early to speak of such a dismissal," he added.

Kurtulmuş was speaking on the sidelines with the 1st Muslim Religious Leaders Summit for Asia &

, which has drawn a number of religious authorities to Istanbul to discuss solutions to the challenges that Muslim communities face in today's world.

The three-day summit is held by Turkey's Religious Affairs Department, known Diyanet. The religious gathering, taking place between October 13 and 16, is the first of its kind. Participants are expected to put forward suggestions in dealing with the difficulties impacting the Muslim World as a whole.

The huge explosions ripped through a huge crowd of activists, reportedly 14,000 people, outside the main railway station in the Turkish capital. They were gathering to to hold a rally calling for an end to the violence between the military and terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has labelled the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, (ISIL) as the key suspect, despite earlier reports three banned organisations could have been involved in the incident.

Police sources suggest ISIL could be behind the attack, considering the type of explosive used in the attacks and the choice of target.

There are some rumors, suggesting the terror attack has been jointly orchestrated by the ISIL and PKK. A key official in CHP said that this claim is completely unlogical. “To put forward such a claim just aims to clear ISIL from the deadliest attack," Sezgin Tanrıkulu, the deputy chair of CHP, said, speaking to a live televised debate on Habertürk TV channel.

The extremist group may have aimed at Turkish state itself as Ankara has recently opened its İncirlik base for US fighters to launch raids on ISIL targets.

Turkey itself has also launched raids on suspected ISIL hideouts nationwide. It has detained hundreds for being linked with the extremist groups in recent weeks. Officials have also stepped up security along the border with Syria, making it harder for ISIL recruits to cross.