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The agenda was evaluated at the weekly press briefing of the Ministry of National Defense.

A condolence message was given regarding our 2 soldiers who were martyred in Hakkari and Van:

"May God have mercy on our heroic comrade-in-arms, Infantry Contract Private Yusuf Sait Ünlü, who was injured as a result of the fire opened during the intervention in the illegal border crossing incident in Yüksekova/Hakkari and could not be saved despite all the interventions and was martyred on October 31st, and to our heroic comrade-in-arms, Infantry Specialist Sergeant Oğuz Şahin, who fell ill in the area of responsibility of the Alparslan Border Patrol Station in Çaldıran/Van and was martyred on November 2nd; we are saddened. We offer our condolences and patience to their families and our noble nation."

The following statement was made regarding the fight against terrorism:

"Our Turkish Armed Forces continue their activities with determination and determination against all kinds of risks and threats in order to ensure the security of our country, protect the peace of our nation and preserve the survival of our state. In this context, 6 more PKK terrorists surrendered in the last week."

The following information was provided regarding border security:

"At our borders, where security is established at the highest level on a 24/7 basis, 665 people trying to cross illegally, including 8 members of a terrorist organization, were caught, and 1,766 people were blocked before crossing the border. Thus, from January 1 to today, the number of people caught trying to cross our borders illegally is 15 thousand 294, and the number of people blocked is 59 thousand 621."

The following information was provided regarding the visit and official contacts of Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu:

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)