Turkish President holds security meeting after Ankara terror attack

Türkiye 24 October 2024 23:55

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday convened a security meeting in Istanbul, a day after a terror attack in the capital Ankara killed five people and injured 22 others, security sources said, CE Report quotes Anadolu Agency

Erdogan returned from the Russia city of Kazan, where he went to attend the 16th BRICS summit.

Among the attendants of the meeting were Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, National Defense Minister Yasar Guler, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya, chief of General Staff General Metin Gurak and chief of National Intelligence Organization (MIT) Ibrahim Kalin.

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Turkish President holds security meeting after Ankara terror attack

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