The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) militant group has claimed responsibility for the latest bomb attack on the Turkish capital Ankara.
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In addition to the German embassy in Ankara, the German school in Ankara and the German consulate in Istanbul were also to remain closed on Thursday.
In an online statement it said the attack, which killed 37 people, was in revenge for military operations in the mainly Kurdish south-east.
TAK said it had not meant to kill civilians and was targeting security forces.
Turkey has suffered five major bombings since July previous year, killing more than 200 people, including two explosions in Ankara in less than a month.
In the statement on its website, TAK – an offshoot of the Kurdish separatist group, PKK – confirmed that Demir led a team of attackers, referring to her as “our comrade”.
The minister said it was a “necessary measure” to protect German citizens and also to use the time to bolster security at the institutions.
Turkey, which faces multiple security threats, is battling both IS and Kurdish militants.
TAK had previously claimed responsibility for a auto bombing in Ankara last month that killed 29 people.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.
“Our security forces are working round the clock so that public order is in place”, he said.
TAK says it split off from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), although experts who follow Kurdish militants say the groups retain ties.
There is little known about TAK aside from the fact that it appears to be a splinter from the PKK having found that groups methods against the Turkish state to be too passive and generally viewing that group as too conciliatory toward Ankara. At least 40,000 people have been killed since the PKK began its fight for Kurdish autonomy in the southeast three decades ago and the Turkish government responded militarily.
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Security forces and the PKK have been fighting in provinces in southeastern Turkey since a ceasefire fell apart over the summer.
