Name: Aerospace Facility in Ankara Attacked by Terrorists, Casualties Confirmed: Turkish Officials
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Description: The headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara, Turkey, came under “terrorist attack” on the afternoon of Oct. 23, causing casualties, according to Turkish officials.

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The headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara, Turkey, came under “terrorist attack” on the afternoon of Oct. 23, causing casualties, according to Turkish officials.

Speaking on the social media platform X, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that a number of people had been killed in the attack, although he did not provide a figure.

“A terrorist attack was carried out against the TUSAS facilities,” Yerlikaya wrote.

“Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people,” he added.

According to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency, an explosion was heard—followed by gunshots—at the facility, which is located in Ankara's Kahramankazan district.

Turkish security forces, the news agency said, are in the process of neutralizing “terrorists.”

Security forces, firefighters, and paramedics have since been dispatched to the area around the facility, the news agency added.

According to unconfirmed reports, the incident may have involved a suicide attack.

It remains unclear which group—if any—was behind the attack.

Turkey’s official anti-disinformation agency, also writing on X, urged the public to rely solely on statements issued by official sources so as to avoid “unfounded” rumors.

Employees of government institutions across the country have since been evacuated owing to fears of possible additional attacks.

“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,” Anadolu quoted a Justice Ministry official as saying.

According to Anadolu, Turkish deputy parliament speaker Celal Adan condemned the attack: “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.”

In an X <a href="https://x.com/AliYerlikaya/status/1849101152098410932">post</a>, the interior minister said that two terrorists had been neutralized by security forces.

In a subsequent statement carried by Anadolu, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan put the death toll at four, while the interior minister said earlier 14 were injured in the attack.

It remains unclear whether those killed were facility employees or attackers and how many perpetrators were involved in the attack.

<a href="https://www.sozcu.com.tr/ankara-tusas-tesisinde-patlama-p97107">Local media</a>, meanwhile, have broadcast photos and video that appear to show black-clad attackers, toting machine guns and backpacks, entering the facility.

In broadcast footage, attackers can be heard exchanging gunfire with security personnel.

Tusash is among Turkey’s most important defense and aviation companies. It produces the KAAN, Turkey’s first domestically produced combat aircraft. The company has roughly 10,000 employees.

According to the company’s <a href="https://www.tusas.com/en/corporate/about-us">website</a>, Tusash was established in 1973, under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, with the aim of reducing “Turkey’s foreign dependence in the defense industry.”

One of the company’s stated objectives is to “carry out the manufacture of F-16 aircrafts, integration of on-board systems and flight tests.”

As of publication, gunfights were still reportedly underway in and around the facility.

According to local media, an indeterminate number of hostages are still being held at the facility by the attackers. This has not been reported, however, by Turkey’s state-run media outlets.

Photos on independent media sites—that appeared to show several hostages huddled in a room—have since been removed.

Video footage broadcast by <a href="https://www.ntv.com.tr/turkiye/son-dakika-haberi-tusasa-teror-saldirisi4-sehit-14-yarali,6eciuH12Y0qaaAWEos472Q">local media</a> appears to show the attackers entering the facility.

The facility’s entrance was rocked by a powerful explosion, which was reportedly caused by a suicide bomber.

<i><span style="font-weight: 400;">From <a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/aerospace-facility-in-ankara-attacked-by-terrorists-casualties-confirmed-turkish-officials-5746416">The Epoch Times</a></span></i>

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