UPDATE - Turkish chief of General Staff meets French counterpart in Turkish capital

UPDATES WITH MEETING BETWEEN TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER, FRENCH CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF

By Emrullah Cesur and Busra Nur Cakmak

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Metin Gurak on Thursday met his French counterpart in the Turkish capital Ankara.

Gurak welcomed Gen. Thierry Burkhard, who is visiting Türkiye as his official guest, with an official ceremony at General Staff Headquarters.

After the welcoming ceremony, Burkhard saluted the Honor Guard.

Following the ceremony, the generals held a closed-door meeting.

Later in the day, Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler received Burkhard, the ministry said on X.

Gen. Gurak was also present at the reception, it said.