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	~~{{Short~~ ~~description\|Attack~~ at ~~aerospace~~ ~~company~~ headquarters ~~near Ankara}}~~		#REDIRECT ]
	{{Current event\|date=October 2024}}
	{{merge to\|2024 Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters attack\|discuss=Talk:2024 Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters attack#Merge Proposal\|date=October 2024}}
	{{Infobox civilian attack
	\| title = 2024 Ankara attack
	\| location = ], ], ]
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	\| image = File:Ankara in Turkey.svg
	\| caption = Ankara, ]
	\| date = {{start date and age\|2024\|10\|23\|df=yes}} 16:00
	\| timezone = ]
	\| type = ], ]
	\| weapons = * ]
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	\| fatalities = 5 (+2 attackers)
	\| injuries = 14
	\| map =
	\| numparts = 2+
	\| motive = Unknown
	\| perpetrators = Unknown
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	On 23 October 2024, 5 people were killed and 14 others injured in an attack at the ] headquarters in ], near ], Turkey.<ref name="cnn1">{{Cite web \|last=Salem \|first=Mostafa \|date=2024-10-23 \|title=Turkish aerospace company targeted in Ankara ‘terror’ attack, interior minister says \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/europe/turkey-ankara-aerospace-attack-intl/index.html \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=CNN \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="skynews1">{{Cite web \|title=Several killed in terror attack at Turkish aerospace company in Ankara \|url=https://news.sky.com/story/several-killed-in-terror-attack-at-turkish-aerospace-company-says-interior-minister-13239611 \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=Sky News \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="bbc1"/> ] ] wrote on ] that two suspects were "neutralized."<ref name="bbc1">{{Cite web \|title=Three people killed in attack at Turkish aerospace firm, minister says - live updates \|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4ngqldqg8pt \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=BBC News \|language=en-GB}}</ref>

	== Background ==
	The Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) headquarters is located in ], near the Turkish capital of ]. TUSAS plays an important role in Turkish aviation and defence.<ref name="aljazeera1">{{Cite web \|title=Three killed, 14 wounded in attack on aviation firm near Turkey’s Ankara \|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/23/dead-and-wounded-in-attack-near-ankara-turkish-minister-says \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=Al Jazeera \|language=en}}</ref> The company produces the ], Turkey's first combat aircraft.<ref name="reuters1">{{Cite web \|title=Attack at Turkey aviation site leaves some dead, injured \|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/blast-turkish-aviation-company-tusas-hq-gunfire-heard-media-2024-10-23/ \|website=Reuters}}</ref>

	At the time of the attack, a weapons exhibition was taking place in ], which received a visit from Ukrainian ] ].<ref name="aljazeera1"/><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Ukraine’s foreign minister arrives in Türkiye on visit – photos \|url=https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/10/21/7480654/ \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=Ukrainska Pravda \|language=en}}</ref>

	== Attack ==
	] footage at the site of the attack showed a man dressed in plainclothes carrying an assault rifle and a backpack. A woman, also carrying an assault rifle, was one of the assailants.<ref name="aljazeera1"/><ref name="abcnews1"/> Television channel ] said that the perpetrators arrived at the headquarters by taxi.<ref name="abcnews1">{{Cite web \|title=Turkish media report explosion and gunfire at premise of a state aerospace company \|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/turkish-media-report-explosion-gunfire-premise-state-aerospace-115061547 \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=ABC News \|language=en}}</ref><ref name="skynews1"/> A large explosion occured during the attack at 4 p.m. ],<ref name="guardian1">{{Cite web \|last=Beaumont \|first=Peter \|last2=Michaelson \|first2=Ruth \|date=2024-10-23 \|title=Terror attack blamed as four killed and 14 wounded at Turkish aerospace firm \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/23/turkey-ankara-attack-explosion-aerospace-company-tusas \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en-GB}}</ref> which was followed by gunfire.<ref name="cnn1"/><ref name="skynews1"/>

	== Reactions ==
	=== Local ===
	Interior Minister ] wrote on X that "A terrorist attack was carried out against the Turkish Aerospace Industries... Unfortunately, we have martyrs and injured people."<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-10-23 \|title='Dead and wounded' in Ankara after attack on state aerospace company \|url=https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20241023-dead-wounded-ankara-after-attack-state-aerospace-company-turkey \|access-date=2024-10-23 \|website=France 24 \|language=en}}</ref> ], the mayor of Ankara, said that he was "saddened" by the incident.<ref name="cnn1"/> ] ] said, "Deeply concerning reports of dead and wounded in Ankara. NATO stands with our ally Turkey. We strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and are monitoring developments closely."<ref name="skynews1"/> ] ] said that an investigation had been launched.<ref name="cnn1"/> The ] Turkish delegation condemned the attack.<ref name="reuters1"/>

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