The Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that a soldier fell on the border with Iran on October 31 as a result of firing from the Iranian side, and that Tehran had launched a legal and administrative investigation into the incident. The ministry added in a weekly press briefing that the soldier was killed while trying to intervene to prevent an illegal crossing of the border. She stated that officials from Turkey and Iran met at the scene of the incident on Tuesday, and that Ankara is working in coordination with the Iranian authorities to reveal all the circumstances of the incident.

The Turkish Ministry of Defense said on Thursday that a soldier fell on the border with Iran on October 31 as a result of firing from the Iranian side, and that Tehran had launched a legal and administrative investigation into the incident. The ministry added in a weekly press briefing that the soldier was killed while trying to intervene to prevent an illegal crossing of the border. She stated that officials from Turkey and Iran met at the scene of the incident on Tuesday, and that Ankara is working in coordination with the Iranian authorities to reveal all the circumstances of the incident.