A weekly information meeting was held at the Ministry of National Defense. It was announced that 87 terrorists had been neutralized last week. Ministry sources made a statement regarding Gaza: “The Turkish Armed Forces are ready to participate in both humanitarian aid and evacuation in line with the directives that will be issued.”
Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk, Adviser for Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of National Defence, provided information about the operations carried out by the Turkish Armed Forces against terrorist organizations, during the weekly press conference at the Ministry.
Akturk stressed that they are acting on the basis of “destroying terrorism at its source” at home and across the borders, and said: “87 terrorists were neutralized last week, including northern Iraq and Syria, and thus the number of neutralized terrorists has increased.” To 1,802 during the year, as of July 24, 2015. He said: “So far, the number has reached 39,145.”
Akturk stated that the number of terrorists who have been neutralized so far in Operation Claw Lock in northern Iraq has risen to 630, and said that 1,373 weapons of various calibres, 766,339 ammunition were seized within the scope of the operation, and 2,460 mines. The hand-made explosives were destroyed, 771 and he said that the cave and shelter had become unusable.
425 attempted attacks from Syria
Admiral Akturk stated that during the search and survey activities in the area in question, a cave was discovered containing several rooms with a depth of one kilometer including chambers, tunnel passages reinforced with concrete and 3 separate entrances, “One of the two terrorists here on the gray list has been neutralized,” he said.
Aktürk also shared photos of the discovered cave. Akturk pointed out that there were 425 harassment and attack attempts on areas of operations in Syria during the year, and “1,321 terrorists were neutralized through the necessary response, 23 of which were in the past week.”
561 people were arrested at the border
Akturk stated that 561 people, 5 of whom were members of the Fethullah Gulen Organization, were arrested while trying to cross the border illegally last week, and 2,452 people were prevented before crossing the border. “Thus, the number of people caught trying to cross the border has increased.” border illegally. The number of people who crossed our borders illegally during the year rose to 10,974. A total of 560 members of the terrorist organization, including 394 members of Fethullah Gulen, were handed over to law enforcement forces. “The number of people who were prevented from crossing the border reached 182,129.” He made a statement.
Condemn Israeli attacks
Referring to the Israeli attacks on Palestine, Admiral Akturk said: “The Israeli attack on the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital in Gaza, which is the only cancer hospital in Gaza, on October 30, and the attack on Sibaliya refugee camp on October 31 and November 1. We condemned the attacks that He implemented it. He added, “We hope that all efforts aimed at a ceasefire and peace, stopping the bloodshed, and achieving results will continue,” he said.
Virtual tour of Anitkabir
Akturk stated that the Ministry’s activities will be immediately available to the public via mobile devices with the mobile application that will be launched next week, and that the mobile application will provide quick access to instant notifications and announcements in addition to the content on the official website. Pointing out that the application will provide virtual tours first at Anıtkabir and the Harbiye Military Museum, and then at all military museums, Akturk said that military service transactions can also be followed in the application.
‘The Turkish Armed Forces are ready to evacuate from Gaza’
In response to a question about the work of the Turkish Armed Forces in aid activities for Gaza after the Israeli attacks, the sources stated that “the Turkish Armed Forces are ready to participate in both humanitarian aid and evacuation in line with the directives that will be taken.” Grant.”
The sources noted the experience of the Turkish Armed Forces in the fields of evacuation and health support, and pointed out that the most important element in implementing relief work is the suitability of the environment in the region.
F-16 message to the United States
In response to a question about the latest developments in purchasing F-16 aircraft from the United States of America, the sources stated that the technical meetings of the delegations have ended and the procedures are expected to be completed in the United States of America. The sources said: “We want this process to end positively and quickly as soon as possible.” “We stress once again that this issue should not be linked to any conditions,” he said. (aa)
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