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Terrorist group PKK/YPG on Friday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a state-run Turkish defense firm in the capital Ankara.
Five people died and 22 people were injured as a result of the attack on Oct. 23.
PKK is designed as a terrorist group by Türkiye since 1984.
"The act of sacrifice at TAI campus in Ankara at around 15:30 (3:30 p.m.) local time on Wednesday was carried out by a team of the immortals battalion" of the PKK, it said on Telegram, referring to Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
The organization stated that the attack was planned for a long time denying any link with the recent likely peace process in Türkiye.
TAI is a crucial player in Türkiye’s defense industry. PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the attack aimed to undermine Türkiye’s objective of achieving independence in its defense sector.
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He emphasized that TAI is one of the “locomotive organizations” of the Turkish defense industry and asserted that such assaults directly target Türkiye’s vision of a “fully independent Türkiye.”
PKK terror group which has offshoots in Iraq and Syria, has been waging a terror campaign against Türkiye for more than 40 years.
Listed as a terrorist organization by Türkiye, the United States and the European Union, the group has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children.
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