Yasar Guler

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan convened a security meeting late on Oct. 24 in Istanbul after a terror attack in the capital Ankara killed five people and injured 22 others, security sources said. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan condemned the deadly terrorist attack on the facilities of the aerospace and defense company TUSAŞ in Ankara on Oct. 23 during the BRICS meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's Kazan province.

"We have four martyrs and 14 wounded. I condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish mercy on our martyrs," Erdoğan said. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Monday, according to a statement from Türkiye's Communications Directorate.

No further details were provided about the meeting.

Türkiye and Ukraine have reiterated their will to strengthen bilateral ties through boosting cooperation on economy, defense industry and energy amid continued Russian occupation of the latter.

Türkiye handed over the command of NATO's Kosovo Peacekeeping Force (KFOR) on Oct. 11 to Italy, a year after it assumed the role for the first time.

The parliament convened behind closed doors on Oct. 8 to discuss the potential risks posed by Israel's ongoing military actions in the region.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yaşar Güler briefed lawmakers during the session on Israel's aggressive policies and how they could impact Türkiye.

The parliament will hold a closed session on Oct. 8 to discuss Israel's ongoing military actions in the Middle East and Türkiye's response to the escalating conflict.

A training aircraft crashed into the apron of the northwestern city of Bursa's Yenişehir Airport on Sept. 23, killing both the pilot instructor and a trainee.

The crash occurred at around 8 a.m., claiming the lives of 61-year-old pilot instructor Ünal Aster and 43-year-old instructor candidate Emir Gülal Nalcı.

Turkish security forces are ramping up preparations to prevent PKK from establishing winter bases in the mountainous regions near the country's borders, local media has reported.

The number of base areas has increased this year as part of enhanced precautionary measures, daily Milliyet reported on Sept. 16.

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday received visiting Turkish National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, who arrived in the country on an official visit a day earlier.

A statement by the Kazakh presidency said Tokayev, during his meeting with Güler, noted the progressive development of Turkish-Kazakh ties across the entire spectrum of bilateral and multilateral agendas.