Assailants have set off explosives and opened fire in an attack on the premises of Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company TUSAS, killing five people and wounding more than a dozen, the interior minister said.

A pair of armed assailants stormed the headquarters of Turkey's state-run aviation and defense company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) on Wednesday, killing five people and wounding at least 22 others.

Suspected Kurdish militants attacked Turkiye's TUSAS, killing five and wounding over a dozen. The PKK is believed responsible. The assault follows political discussions about Kurdish conflict resolution.

Attackers set off explosives and opened fire Wednesday at Turkey's state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS, killing four people and wounding more than a dozen, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

It was not clear who may be behind the attack. Kurdish militants, the Islamic State group and leftist extremists have carried out attacks in the country in the past

An attack at Turkish Aerospace Industries' headquarters near Ankara resulted in four deaths and 14 injuries. Two attackers were killed, and authorities termed it a terrorist act. Investigations are ongoing as no group has claimed responsibility.

Turkey's interior minister said an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defense company TUSAS on Wednesday left a number of people dead or injured.

Several people have been killed and more injured after terrorists stormed a defence company in Turkey. At least one attacker detonated a bomb as others entered the premises of the Turkish aerospace and defence company TUSAS,