Five dead in “terrorist attack” at the Turkish defence company in Ankara

Through a recent post on the X platform, he said three people and 14 people were left dead.

“Two terrorists were neutralised in the terrorist attack targeting Turkish Air Industry objects (TUSASH) in Ankara's Kahramankazan”.

There are three martyrs in the attack and 14 injured”, Minister Yerlicaya said.

He condemned the terrible “ ”, as he said Turkey's fight “would proceed decisively until the last terrorist's neutralisation”.

He gave no further details about the attack on the outskirts of Ankara's capital.

It was not immediately clear who could be behind the attack. P KK, ISIL and leftist extremists have conducted attacks in the country in the past.

The first images shown by private television channel NTV showed a huge cloud of smoke in front of the country's entrance about 40 km outside the capital, saying the blast occurred around 1600.

TAI is a key player in Turkey's airspace industry, designing, developing and producing different air platforms.

The company also produces parts for international projects, including components for passenger plane Airbus A380 and military transport A400M.