Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the terrorist attack which resulted in the deaths of 86 people and injured 186 at a rally organized near the main train station in Ankara."I strongly condemn this heinous attack on our unity and our country's peace," the Turkish president said in a statement posted on the presidency's website and added that the perpetrators of the attack will be identified and face justice as soon as possible. Erdoğan urged everyone to act responsibly, carefully and stand against terrorism and said that the attack targets unity and solidarity in Turkey. "No matter what its origin, aim or name, we are against any form of terrorist act or terrorist organization. We are obliged to be against it together," Erdoğan said.The president said there was no distinction between the "terrorist attack" in Ankara and the ones targeting Turkish soldiers, police and innocent civilians."Like other acts of terror, the attack at the Ankara Train Station is taking aim at our unity, brotherhood and future," he added."The solidarity and determination we are going to display in the face of this attack will be the biggest and the most meaningful response to the terror."The Turkish President offered his condolences for those who were killed in the heinous attack and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.86 people were killed in twin blasts that ripped through the centre of Ankara where activists were gathering for a peace rally at a time of increasing violence between PKK terrorists and members of Turkish security forces in the restive southeast.186 people were wounded, Turkey's health minister said at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Ankara hours after the attack.Russian President Vladimir Putin has also reportedly condemned the attack and offered his condolences to President Erdoğan according to Kremlin Press Service. The Russian president has reportedly said, Russia is ready to cooperate with Turkey in the fight against terrorism. "There can be no justification for such a horrendous attack on people marching for peace," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in condemnation of the attack on NATO member Turkey.

"All NATO allies stand united in the fight against the scourge of terrorism," Stoltenberg said.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel also expressed "dismay" over the deadly attack, calling it an assault on "civic rights, democracy and peace"."If the indications of terrorist attacks are confirmed, then it's a matter of particularly cowardly acts, which are directed straight at civic rights, democracy and peace," Merkel said in a condolence message to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.Merkel also said she was "convinced" the Turkish government and all of Turkish society stood united at this moment and would "contrast terror with a response of closeness and democracy".

The U.S. Embassy in Ankara has also relased a message regarding the deadly attacks in Ankara. It said on its Twitter account: We strongly condemn the latest attack in Ankara. We all have to stand against terror in unity."The British Ambassador to Turkey, Richard Moore, described the images from the scene of the blast as "shocking" on his Twitter account. The ambassador offered condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives in the attack. He said, "Such terror incidents are inhuman and can never be accepted in any situation. As someone who went through 7/7 London bomb attack, it is now time that everyone gives a reaction calmly and measuredly."French President Francois Hollande and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev both also telephoned President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to offer their condolences. British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he was appalled by the "barbaric attacks" in a tweet. "My thoughts are with the loved ones of those killed and injured. UK stands with the Turkish people," he added.Thorbjorn Jagland, secretary general of the Council of Europe, said: "I condemn the barbaric attack on peaceful demonstrators in Ankara today. Freedom of assembly is a fundamental pillar of democracy."In Pakistan, President Mamnoon Hussain's office said in a statement: "We have learned with deep sadness about the bomb blasts near the train station in Ankara today. Pakistan condemns this heinous act of terrorism in the strongest possible terms."Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak also said that he was saddened by the tragedy, extending his thoughts and prayers to the family of the victims. "Respect rights to peaceful assembly within the law," he tweeted. "No one should resort to violence just because you don't share the same views."In addition, messages of condemnation for the bombings and solidarity with the Turkish people were issued by leaders and high-ranking representatives of Canada, Georgia, Serbia, Kuwait, and Greece, among other countries.