Terror attack in Turkiye capital targeted country's 'survival, peace': President Erdogan

Turkiye’s President, on Wednesday, said that the “despicable” terrorist attack on facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in the capital, Ankara, actually targeted the country’s “survival, peace and defence initiatives”, Anadolu Agency reports.

“The terrorist attack against TAI, one of the locomotive organisations of the Turkish defence industry, is a despicable attack targeting the survival of our country, the peace of our nation, and our defence initiatives that are the symbol of our ideal of ‘Fully Independent Turkiye’,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on X.

“From the first moment of the terrorist attack, our security forces quickly intervened and neutralised the terrorists,” he said, adding: “Our nation should know that the dirty hands reaching out to Turkiye will definitely be broken; no structure, no terrorist organisation, no axis of evil targeting our security will be able to achieve their goals.”

“Our fight against all kinds of terrorist threats and their supporters will continue with determination, resolve and in a multi-dimensional manner,” Erdogan emphasized.

Extending his condolences to the victims of the attack and the whole nation, the Turkish President wished a speedy rescue to the wounded people.

Earlier, Erdogan said four people were killed and 14 others injured in the attack.

Turkish Interior Minister, Ali Yerlikaya, called on people seeking the latest developments to rely on statements from official sources.

Security forces, fire-fighters and paramedics were dispatched to the area.

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

Ankara prosecutors have also launched an investigation into the terrorist attack.

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