Security beefed up for final preparations for G20 Summit

BEIJING, Nov.14 -- As the city of Antalya begins its final preparations for tomorrow's G-20 Leaders' Summit, we take a look at what security measures are being put in place, what prospect there is for protests at the venue, and how the coastal city will benefit from the influx of visitors. Around 13,000 people are expected to attend the summit. This number includes a number of world leaders, 1500 press members, and the 1000-strong U.S. delegation. World leaders will include the Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

For more than a year, the southern Turkish city of Antalya has been working hard to prepare a global stage for leaders from 19 of the world's biggest economies.

With the Syrian war raging only a few hundred kilometers away and terrorists active in the country, Antalya has found itself grappling with security issues unlike any other host city.

Only days before delegations began arriving in this picturesque Mediterranean port, Turkish police arrested twenty people suspected of having links to ISIL in Antalya, while dozens more have been detained across the country.

Demonstrators protested against the G20 in Istanbul and Ankara, but notAntalya.

The spokesman for the mayor of Antalya says the city has taken highest security precautions.

"We are expecting approximately 10,000 guests, delegations from the G20 members and we have approximately 13,000 police officers to take care of the security. More than 1.3 police for each individual, " said Ibrahim Evrim, advisor to mayor of Antalya.

A one kilometer radius around the summit site has been locked down. Security checkpoints with face recognition software dot the area, while helicoptersbuzz overhead and coast guard ships patrol offshore.

Antalya is Turkey's main tourism hub…and the city hopes' the summit will help spread the word.

"Antalya will be heard everywhere in the world. Billions of people everynight, they will look to the TVs, which will start 'In Antalya, G20…' it will be a good affect for us," said Evrim.

Antalya's many golf courses and resort hotels already attract 12 million people a year. The two-day summit is expected to inject 200 million U.S. dollars into the country's economy.