Interior Minister confirms: Turkey: dead in terrorist attack in Ankara 23.10.2024 | 15:36 | According to government sources, there has been an attack on the premises of a Turkish aerospace company in Ankara. There are dead and injured, explained Interior Minister Yerlikaya.
A Turkish flag flies in the wind. Symbolic image Source: Christian Charisius/dpa/Archive image According to government reports, there were ‘deaths and injuries’ in an attack near Ankara on Wednesday. The ‘terrorist attack’ was carried out on the premises of the Turkish Aerospace Corporation (TUSAS), Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on the X online service. An explosion and gunshots could be heard on video recordings. According to the state news agency Anadolu, employees of the company were taken to safety in bunkers. The surrounding area was cordoned off. Ankara’s mayor expresses his condolences Turkish Aerospace is a developer and producer of aerospace systems such as fighter planes and drones. Among other things, Tusas co-developed the prototypes of the Turkish Kaan fighter aircraft. Ankara’s mayor Mansur Yavas also stated on X that he was shocked by the terrorist attack and expressed his condolences. Source: dpa, AFP, Reuters
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Der Verteidigungssektor macht fast 80 Prozent der türkischen Exportleistung aus.
Top export destinations of “Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof” from Turkey in 2023:
- Romania with a share of 22% (391 million US$)
- USA with a share of 20% (347 million US$)
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 8.63% (147 million US$)
- Azerbaijan with a share of 6.21% (106 million US$)
- Poland with a share of 5.95% (101 million US$)
- Ukraine with a share of 4.31% (73 million US$)
- Burkina Faso with a share of 2.83% (48 million US$)
- Bulgaria with a share of 1.99% (34 million US$)
- Serbia with a share of 1.84% (31 million US$)
- Morocco with a share of 1.54% (26 million US$)