Turkish President Erdoğan chairs security summit following Ankara attack

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Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Oct. 24 held a security summit at Atatürk Airport right after he arrived from the BRICS summit in Russia. 

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, Chief of General Staff General Metin Gürak, National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Director İbrahim Kalın, Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) Chair Haluk Görgün, Chief Advisor on Foreign Policy and Security Akif Çağatay Kılıç, and Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Chair Ömer Çelik also attended the meeting.

The meeting reportedly addressed the recent attack on the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) campus in the capital Ankara province and issues related to counter-terrorism.

In the meeting, officials emphasized that "the fight against terrorism and efforts for a terror-free Turkey will continue with dedication, and no permission will be given for the establishment of terrorism nests beyond Turkey’s borders."

Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Oct. 23 in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion. 

Turkey's Defence Ministry on Oct. 24 said that it launched fresh air strikes on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Syria and Iraq overnight, killing 59 militants, in response to the attack. 

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