Breaking news! A terrorist attack was carried out on TAI, which has an important place in the development of domestic weapon systems, located in Ankara's Kahramankazan district, at around 15.30.
With the attack, explosions and gunshots were heard from TAI. A large number of special operations police and medical teams were dispatched to the region. After the first explosion, gunshots and explosions continued.
Immediately after the attack, special operations came to the facility and launched a large-scale operation.
MINISTER YERLİKAYA: WE HAVE 3 MARTYRS AND 14 INJURED
Minister of Internal Affairs Ali Yerlikaya announced that 3 people were martyred and 14 people were injured in the attack. Both terrorists were neutralized in the incident.
In the first images from the scene, it was seen that two terrorists got out of a taxi, started shooting at civilians and then headed towards the facility.
It was stated that the personnel were directed to shelters for security reasons.
The Ministry of Health announced that the injured were transferred to Yenimahalle Training and Research Hospital and Bilkent and Etlik city hospitals.
TERRORISTS ON SECURITY CAMERA
The terrorists who carried out the attack were captured by security cameras.
In the images, it is seen that armed terrorists came to the TAI campus by commercial taxi.
While one of the terrorists was seen outside the building, the other terrorist, armed with a gun, was recorded to be at the entrance of the building.
1 DEPUTY GENERAL PROSECUTOR AND 8 REPUBLIC PROSECUTORS WERE ASSIGNED
Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç announced that 1 deputy chief prosecutor and 8 public prosecutors were assigned to the judicial investigation by the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the terrorist attack.
WHILE HE WAS WALKING, ALINDI WAS LOUD
RTÜK President Ebubekir Şahin announced that a broadcast ban was decided by the court after the terrorist attack on TAI's Kahramankazan facilities.
WHAT IS TAI?
Turkish Aircraft Industry Joint Stock Partnership (TUSAŞ) was established on June 28, 1973, within the Ministry of Industry and Technology, in order to reduce Turkey's foreign dependency in the defense industry.
With the decision to use F-16 aircraft to meet the Turkish Air Force's combat aircraft needs; TUSAŞ Aviation and Space Industries Inc. was established by TAI in 1984 to produce the F-16 aircraft, integrate the systems on the aircraft, carry out flight tests and deliver it to our Air Force. (TAI) was established as a Turkish-US joint investment company for 25 years.
Before the 25-year period was completed, foreign shares of TAI were purchased by Turkish shareholders in 2005 and the company was restructured. In this context, TAI and TUSAŞ merged and formed TUSAŞ – Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. It has expanded its activities under its umbrella and has become the technology center of Turkey in the development, modernization, production, system integration and life cycle support processes of aviation and space industry systems.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, which is among the top hundred global players in the aviation and space industry, depending on the project topics;
Aviation Structural Group
Aircraft Group,
Helicopter Group,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems Group,
Space Systems Group,
National Combat Aircraft Group
Engineering Group
It is organized under six strategic business centres. In addition, integrated logistics support service is provided for all products designed/manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
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