Turkish chief of General Staff meets French counterpart in Turkish capital
Gens. Metin Gurak, Thierry Burkhard also hold closed-door meeting after official welcoming ceremony

ANKARA
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.
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