Umbutho wezokuphepha waseTurkey ubhuntshise ukuhlasela okungu-18 kokuzibulala kusukela ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, okuthathu kwakho ngokuvimba izimoto ebezihlelelwe ukusetshenziswa njengamabhomu ezimoto, kusho uNgqongqoshe Wezangaphakathi u-Efkan Ala.
Imoto ebigcwele iziqhumane yaqhunyiswa e-Ankara kule nyanga eduze kwamabhasi ezempi.
Ilungu le-NATO iTurkey libhekene nezinsongo eziningi zokuphepha. Iyingxenye yomfelandawonye oholwa yi-US elwa ne-ISIS emazweni angomakhelwane iSyria kanye ne-Iraq futhi ilwa nezidlamlilo zamaKurd esifundeni sayo esiseningizimu-mpumalanga, lapho kwabhidlika khona isivumelwano sokuthula seminyaka emibili nengxenye ngoJulayi odlule okwadala udlame olubi kakhulu kusukela ngeminyaka yawo-1990.
