A blast at the headquarters of a Government-owned aviation company in Türkiye has killed five people and injured at least 14 others, which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called a “terrorist attack”.
While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, a Kurdish militant group, authorities have blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
Türkiye, Australia, the UK, and U.S. all classify the group as a terrorist organisation.
What happened?
Footage appears to show two armed figures entering a Turkish Aerospace Industries building near Ankara, the country’s capital.
An explosion was then set off inside the building at the industry’s complex.
The firm is the central headquarters of Türkiye’s defence capabilities. Its website shows it often holds exhibitions of military equipment and aerospace technology.
Officials have put the death toll at five: four employees and a taxi driver.
President Erdoğan said security forces “neutralised” the two alleged terrorists.
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He said the attack threatened “the survival of our country, the peace of our nation, and our defence initiatives.”
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya told media the attack was likely carried out by the PKK.
In response to the attack, Turkish forces have struck PKK targets in Syria and northern Iraq.
PKK
The PKK wants to set up an independent Kurdish state in south-east Türkiye, bordering Syria and Iraq.
Kurdish people have ethnic links to the region and are a minority in Türkiye.
The PKK has been responsible for numerous violent attacks against Turkish people in recent decades.
