2 Terrorists Bomb An Aerospace Turkish Company Facilities In Ankara Capital: Interior Minister

“In the terrorist attack on the TAI Kahramankazan facilities, two terrorists have been neutralized. Unfortunately, we have four martyrs, and there are 21 injured, three of them are severly wounded,” said the country’s Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.

Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz condemned the attack, saying, “This heinous act targets Türkiye’s successes in the defense industry.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also condemned the attack, underlining that Türkiye would continue fighting “resolutely against all terrorist elements, both inside and outside the country, and the powers that support them.”

“In the upcoming period, we will keep strengthening our national defense capabilities and never allow those targeting Türkiye, along with their proxies, to achieve their ambitions over our country,” Fidan said on X.

In another message of condemnation, President Erdogan’s chief advisor Akif Cagatay Kilic said: “We will not never and ever allow terrorist organizations to disrupt the unity and solidarity of our country, both inside and outside.”

The country’s Defense Minister Yasar Guler expressed Ankara’s determination on its fight against terrorism.

“We will not rest until the last terrorist is neutralized, and we will avenge this act and their pain in kind. Everyone will see this,” Guler told reporters.

“We will not rest until the last terrorist is neutralized, and we will avenge this act and their pain in kind. Everyone will see this.”

Following the terrorist attack, the country’s Defense Industry Agency President Haluk Gorgun and his delegation, as well as the general manager of the TAI left the SAHA EXPO in Istanbul for Ankara.

Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu, Trade Minister Omer Bolat, and Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli all condemned the attack.

Yerlikaya called on the public to rely on statements from official sources for the latest developments.

Türkiye’s Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir said that the country will not take a step back from the defense industry and the “National Technology Initiative journey.”

“Technology Initiative and our defense industry are the keys to a fully independent Türkiye,” he said.

The country’s Justice Minister also condemned the attack, saying: “An investigation has been launched by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the treacherous terrorist attack, with one chief prosecutor and eight public prosecutors assigned to the case.”

Türkiye’s Center for Combating Disinformation on X urged the public to watch for statements from official sources and to avoid “unfounded” allegations.

An explosion and gunshots were heard on Wednesday at Turkish Aerospace Industries’ facilities in Ankara’s Kahramankazan district.

Security forces, firefighters, and paramedics were dispatched to the area.

It was reported that the defense firm’s personnel were directed to shelters for security reasons.

Turkish deputy parliament speaker Celal Adan also condemned the attack, saying: “We condemn this treacherous terrorist attack. No act of terrorism can divert our country from its path. They will drown in the blood they have shed.”

Security forces, fire department, health as well as Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) teams were dispatched to the scene as the terror attack still continues.

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office launched an investigation into the terrorist attack targeting the facility.

In another note,

Türkiye Confirms Death Of FETO Terror Group’s Ringleader Fetullah Gulen

Head of this ‘dark organization is dead,’ says Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

Turkish intelligence has confirmed the death of FETO terror group’s ringleader Fetullah Gulen, Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday.

“Our intelligence sources confirm the death of the FETO organization’s leader,” Fidan said in response to Anadolu’s question at a joint press conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha in Ankara.

Gulen had been living in the US state of Pennsylvania. Turkish leaders had long sought his extradition, but US judicial officials did not approve it.

He orchestrated the defeated coup of July 15, 2016 in Türkiye in which 252 people were killed and 2,734 wounded.

Ankara also accuses FETO of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police and judiciary.

“The leader of this dark organization is dead,” Fidan said, adding that Türkiye’s determination to fight terrorism would see no let up.

“This organization has been a rare focal point of threat in our nation’s history. It has deceived thousands of our youth in the name of sacred values and turned them into a machine that betrays their own homeland, nation, and sacred values.”

Fidan said such individuals are being used by intelligence agencies abroad as weapons against their own countries, nations, and values.

“With this death, the spell over them should now be lifted, and I invite them to abandon the treacherous path they have taken and stop working against their state and nation,” the Turkish diplomat said.

“This path is not a good path. The end of this path is not a good end. Our nation and state will continue to fight against all terrorist organizations, including this one. They should know to turn back while there is still time.”

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