The Turkish police operation at the central facilities of the Turkish Aerospace Industry TUSAS has been completed. According to the Turkish media, the two perpetrators of the terrorist attack were neutralized, and four others were injured as a result of the attack.
At the same time dozens are injured and three of them are fighting for their lives. In his first remarks Ali Gerlikaya set the tone for the following day. The Minister of the Interior of Turkey referred to the recognition of the crime, stressing that investigations have already begun.
“We condemn terrorism. Identification efforts are underway. Once they are identified, we will share with our dear nation what terrorist organization they are.” he said, among other things, in his statements.
Erdogan’s tough message
In his post, Tayyip Erdogan indicated that all “dirty hands that reach out to Turkey will be cut off”. “The terrorist attack against TAI, one of the engines of Turkey’s defense industry, is a despicable attack on the survival of our country, on the peace of our nation and on our defense initiatives that symbolize our ideal ‘Fully Independent Turkey ‘” » .
From the first moment of the terrorist attack, our security forces quickly intervened and neutralized the terrorists. Our nation must know that the dirty hands that reach out to Turkey will be broken once and for all – no structure, no terrorist organization, no evil focus aimed at our security will be able to achieve their goals out.
Our fight against all kinds of terrorist threats and their supporters will continue with determination, determination and in a multi-dimensional way. I pray for God to have mercy on our brothers who were martyred in the treacherous act of terrorism and I pray for a speedy recovery for our injured. I wish the best for our nation and the dedicated employees of TAI, the source of pride for our defense industry.” he said in his message.
They see the PKK
At the same time, the Turkish media emphasizes that the PKK is probably behind the attack. The characteristics are as follows Haberturk reports. According to their publication, one of the two terrorists has already been identified.
In particular, this is a man born in 1992 in Beitusebab. It is an area near Turkey’s border with Iraq and Syria where the 32-year-old is alleged to be a member of the PKK.
Timeline of the attack
At noon on Wednesday and while the security of the facility was being changed, two people got out of a taxi and moved towards the gate. They started shooting immediately and the security men returned fire.
At the same time, two explosions occurred before the attackers proceeded inside one of the facility’s buildings. An alarm was immediately raised and special police forces arrived on the scene, and ambulances took the injured to hospitals.
Some time later it became clear that a man and a woman were behind the attack. According to the Turkish media, the two attackers were neutralized, and four others were injured as a result of the attack. At the same time dozens are injured and three of them are fighting for their lives.