The Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that a Turkish soldier had been killed on October 31 by cross-border fire originating in Iran, adding that Tehran had launched both a legal and administrative investigation. During its weekly press briefing, the ministry said the soldier was killed while trying to intervene in an illegal border crossing. He added that Turkish and Iranian officials met at the site on Tuesday, with Ankara coordinating with Iranian authorities to determine the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

The Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that a Turkish soldier had been killed on October 31 by cross-border fire originating in Iran, adding that Tehran had launched both a legal and administrative investigation. During its weekly press briefing, the ministry said the soldier was killed while trying to intervene in an illegal border crossing. He added that Turkish and Iranian officials met at the site on Tuesday, with Ankara coordinating with Iranian authorities to determine the full circumstances surrounding the incident.