The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that its forces targeted positions of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and Syria, following a deadly attack on the headquarters of “TUSAS,” a Turkish aerospace and defense company, in Ankara.

The ministry stated in a release that it conducted an air operation on October 23, 2024, targeting 32 terrorist positions, and noted that these air operations are ongoing.

In a post on X, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized that any terrorist entity seeking to threaten Turkey’s security will not achieve its goals, stressing that the attack on “TUSAS” is a vile assault targeting the country’s safety and its defense initiatives.