A "huge disaster" has been averted after two people believed to be preparing a car bomb attack detonated their explosives when challenged by police, Turkish officials say.
The explosion took place as police swooped on the pair at a remote building in Haymana, about 20 miles from Ankara.
Justice minister Bekir Bozdag said it was likely they were plotting a bombing in the capital.
"A huge disaster has been prevented. It is probable they would have attacked Ankara," he told CNN-Turk. "All signs are pointing to the PKK terrorist organisation."
The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been fighting the Turkish government for more than 30 years.
Ankara governor Ercan Topaca also linked the blast to the group, which is considered a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and European Union.
"The materials used, the construction and the way it was planned point to the PKK," he said.
He added that police moved in after a tip-off from Diyarbakir, a predominantly Kurdish province in the southeast.
"The security forces launched the operation and warned (them) to surrender. A short while later (and) before any intervention, two terrorists confirmed to be a man and a woman detonated themselves," his office said in a statement.
A third person is being hunted by police.
Turkey has been hit by a series of bomb attacks since last summer that have been blamed on either the PKK or Islamic State.
Monday is the anniversary of the deadliest attack, which killed 103 people attending a peace rally, including many Kurdish activists.
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