Ankara terrorist attack: What does it mean for Turkey? By Tim Lister, CNN

The toll from Saturday's twin bombings in Ankara is appalling enough -- the deadliest single terrorist attack on Turkish soil. But the atrocity will also have consequences far beyond the bloody scene adjacent to Ankara's railway terminus.

Turkey may face a heightened campaign of such attacks. The bombings may also poison an already volatile political atmosphere and further inflame relations between the state and Turkey's Kurdish groups, some of which were prominently involved in the Ankara rally.

Much will depend on where blame is laid, which will influence the response of the Turkish authorities and political opposition, especially the Kurdish parties.

On three occasions this year, rallies organized by Kurdish groups in Turkey have been hit by bomb attacks. A suicide bombing in the town of Suruc near the Syrian border in July killed 34 people. A supporter of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) was blamed for carrying out that attack, but the group never claimed responsibility.

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Whoever chose Saturday's rally in Ankara as a target wants to stoke polarization and violence in Turkey -- and destroy an already fragile political dialogue.

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