One of the two perpetrators of yesterday’s terrorist attack in Turkey, specifically at the TUSAS Aerospace Industry, on the outskirts of Ankara, has finally been identified, with a tragic toll of five dead and 22 injured. The perpetrator according to Turkey’s interior minister Ali Gerlikaya he was a member of the PKK and his name was Ali Orek.
The news that one of the two perpetrators is a member of the PKK was previously broadcast by HaberTurk. According to the Turkish network, the perpetrator of the attack was born in 1992 in the Beytüşşebap area and was a member of the PKK since 2016. However, he had not mentioned his name.
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Despite the identification of one of the perpetrators of the attack and the announcement by the government of Turkey, the information on how the two perpetrators of the terrorist attack in Turkey acted yesterday afternoon, Wednesday, October 24, 2024, at the facilities of the Aerospace Industry of Turkey (Tusas).
More Footage showing the Terrorists who carried out today’s Bombing and Shooting Attack on the Headquarters of the Turkish Aerospace Industries in Ankara, Turkey. pic.twitter.com/aGwXsdf1XG
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 23, 2024
OR Erdogan government has attributed since yesterday and before the identification of one of the perpetrators to the PKK the responsibility for the terrorist attack while yesterday at midnight it launched airstrikes on 32 Kurdish targets in northern Iraq and Syria.
The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced that after the attack on Ankara, 47 targets, positions of the Kurdish organization PKK and its allies, were bombed in northern Iraq and on the territory of Syria. Kurdish forces in Syria have announced that 12 civilians have been killed in Turkish shelling.
Turkey and Turkish-Allied Forces in Syria are launching Strikes tonight against Kurdish Towns and PKK Positions in Northern Syria, as Retaliation for today’s Terrorist Attack on the Capital of Ankara; with 32 Strikes having been carried out so far by the Turkish Air Force. pic.twitter.com/Uq4lUNkeBz
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) October 23, 2024
Who were the five victims of the attack in Turkey?
The terrorist attack killed five people and injured 22 others. Turkish media released the names and photos of the victims of the terrorist attack.
The victims are:
- Zahide Güçlü, mechanical engineer at TUSAŞ
- Cengiz Coşkun, Quality Control Manager at TUSAŞ
- Hüseyin Canmaz, employee of TUSAŞ
- Atakan Şahin Erdoğan, security officer
- Murat Arslan, the taxi driver who according to the information of the Turkish media was murdered by the terrorists to take his vehicle with which they arrived at the entrance of TUSAŞ
The large explosion occurred outside the building at 4pm on Wednesday, while there were also reports of gunfire in the area.
How did the terrorists act?
The interior minister said two attackers – a woman and a man – were “neutralized” by Turkish security forces.
As reported by Hurryiet the two perpetrators had carried out a survey of the area before their attack, publishing, in fact, a photo in which the couple is allegedly depicted holding hands, allegedly carelessly documenting the security measures and the premises of TUSAŞ.
The Haberturk TV reported earlier that there was an ongoing “hostage situation”, without giving further details. The exact circumstances of the explosion and the shooting that followed remained unclear, with some media reports pointing to a suicide attack.
According to the version presented by the Turkish media, the man was killed in an exchange of fire with security men of the facilities, while the woman blew herself up with a grenade when she found that she could not avoid arrest.
Mother of two children
Tragic victim of the terrorist attack is Zahide Güçlü, who was a mother of two children and as it became known she fell dead the moment she arrived at the gate of the TUSAŞ facilities to pick up the flowers her husband had sent her as she celebrated their wedding anniversary .
The theft of the taxi
According to the Turkish media, the two terrorists, 45 minutes before the attack, attacked a taxi driver and stole his vehicle in order to go to the facilities of the Aerospace Industry. They describe when the two attackers got into Arslan’s taxi and told him “we want to go to the center of Ankara”.
At one point he was asked to stop so that one of the two allegedly had a cigarette, and then he was shot. They then put the lifeless body of the taxi driver in the trunk and headed to the TUSAS premises.
“They shot him in the back,” said Arslan’s father, a father of three.
Prohibit the viewing of images from the area
Turkish media showing live footage from the scene of the attack were forced to halt their broadcasts after the Turkish watchdog ordered a ban on showing images from the area.
Ambiguity for perpetrators
However, despite the reports of the Turkish press, the identity of the perpetrators is still unclear. Kurdish militants, Islamic State and left-wing extremists have carried out attacks in the past, the Associated Press reports, noting that Defense Minister Yaşar Güler pointed the finger at the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), without giving details. relevant data.
“We give these PKK scoundrels the punishment they deserve every time. But they never come to their senses,” Güler said. “We will pursue them until the last terrorist is killed.”
The President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid: “I condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish mercy to our martyrs.”
The Minister of the Interior, Ali Gerlikaya ( Ali Yerlikaya), said: “Turkey has nothing to do with Turkey: “Unfortunately, we have five martyrs and 22 injured from the attack. Three of the injured have already been discharged from the hospital, 19 of them are under treatment.”
Confusing information
According to the information broadcast yesterday, the attack was launched by several gunmen who arrived at the scene by taxi. Local television footage appeared to show people wearing black and carrying backpacks on the streets near the building shooting at bystanders. Television images also showed a damaged gate and a crash in a car park.
The TV channel NTV stated that a group of attackers arrived at one of the entrances of the building complex in a taxi at the time of the change of security personnel. At least one of the attackers detonated a bomb, while other attackers managed to enter the compound, it said.
The terrorist attack and Abdullah Öcalan
O Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations, Ambassador Ahmet Yildiz, internationalizing the issue, he stated that the information received indicates that the terrorist attack was planned and carried out by the PKK and claimed that PKK branches have a presence in Syria.
The Turkish press today linked the attack to a suggestion by the leader of the far-right Nationalist Action Party and President Erdogan’s government partner, Devlet Bakhceli, that the PKK leader could be released on parole. Abdullah Ocalanif he renounced armed action and disbanded the organization.
However, yesterday the Turkish authorities allowed Ocalan for the first time after 43 months to receive a visit to the island of Imrali in the Propontis where he has been held for the last 25 years. He was visited by his nephew Omer Ocalan and reportedly sent the message that if the conditions are right, he has the power to move this process from conflict and violence to a legal and political basis.
The identity of the male terrorist who was neutralized in the treacherous terrorist attack at TAI yesterday has been revealed.
It was determined that the traitor was Ali Örek, codenamed Rojger, a member of the PKK terrorist organization. Efforts to identify the other female terrorist continue.
Once again for our martyrs…
— Ali Yerlikaya (@AliYerlikaya) October 24, 2024
The attack in Ankara came a day after the leader of the far-right Nationalist Movement of Turkey party, which is an ally of Erdogan, raised the possibility that jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan could be released on parole if he renounced violence and disbanded his organization. The Associated Press reports.
The air defense company Tusas
Tusas is one of Turkey’s most important defense and aviation companies. Among other things, it manufactures the Kaan, the country’s first national fighter aircraft.
According to the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet, staff in the building were directed to shelters for safety reasons. The explosion occurred while a major trade fair for the defense and aerospace industry was being held in Istanbul, which Ukraine’s ambassador to Turkey visited this week.
Bayraktar aircraft
Turkey’s defense sector, which is known for manufacturing Bayraktar drones, accounts for nearly 80% of the country’s export revenue, with revenue estimated to exceed $10.2 billion in 2023.
The attack drew condemnation from Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu and opposition leader Özgür Özel, who leads the Republican People’s Party (CHP). “I condemn the terrorist attack against the TAI facilities in Kahramankazan … I condemn terrorism, no matter who or where it comes from,” Özel wrote in X.
Condemned by NATO
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the military alliance would stand by Turkey. He wrote in X: “Deeply disturbing reports of dead and wounded in Ankara. #NATO stands by our ally #Turkey. We strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and closely monitor the developments”.
Starmer: We stand by Turkey
Keir Starmer, the British prime minister, said he was “shocked by the terrorist attack in Ankara. We stand by Turkey as a NATO ally and close friend. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and all those affected.”
In January, two gunmen opened fire inside a Catholic church in Istanbul, killing one person, with Islamic State claiming responsibility.
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