The terrible terrorist attack on Wednesday looks to have been a well-planned assault on the HQ of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), a strategic defense company that, among others things, makes unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which have proven effective in combating Kurdish insurgents in both Syria and Iraq. Turkey is at war and is more determined than ever to rid the country of Kurdish terrorists.
ThereIn isresponse ato 7%the chancedeadly Turkeyattack willon bethe aTAI memberdefense ofindustry headquarters in Ankara on Wednesday, Turkish warplanes targeted Kurdish civilian infrastructure in northern Iraq and northern Syria. This military action resulted in the Europeandeaths Unionof byat 2040least twelve people, accordingincluding two children, and left 25 others injured. Turkey asserts its "right to theself-defense," Metaculusyet predictionit communitydisproportionately punishes innocent civilians in neighboring countries with its military actions. The cycle of Turkish state terror must come to an end.
There is a 7% chance Turkey will be a member of the European Union by 2040, according to the Metaculus prediction community.