Close Protection Officers in Ankara

Ankara is Turkey’s capital and the seat of the Grand National Assembly, the Presidency, and the main government ministries, making it a significant destination for diplomatic staff, government relations executives, and senior corporate principals meeting with Turkish authorities. The city’s Cankaya district hosts the presidential and ministerial complex; Kavaklidere concentrates the main embassy quarter and international hotel properties; Balgat serves as the commercial and technology business district. Private security in Turkey is regulated under Law No. 5188 and the OPGDK, with individual CPOs required to hold an Ozel Guvenlik Gorevlisi licence. All personnel on our Ankara assignments hold current individual licences, verified before deployment. Further detail on the operating environment is set out on the Ankara city page.

FCDO notes PKK-related terrorism risk across Turkey and the elevated symbolic target significance of Ankara as the national capital. Our CPO teams are briefed on current advisory content for every assignment and maintain enhanced counter-surveillance protocols near government buildings and embassy compounds. For principals conducting multi-day government relations programmes, route and timing variation and surveillance detection runs are applied as standard. Trained professionals operating to the OPGDK standard can reduce risk for corporate executives, diplomatic visitors, and government delegations conducting essential business in Turkey’s capital. For principals requiring a fully integrated secure ground transport solution throughout their Ankara programme, our security drivers in Ankara work in direct coordination with the CPO team at all stages of the itinerary.