2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion

The arsenal commander ordered the completion of tally and classification works before a scheduled official inspection in ten days time.

[2] The Prime Minister announced that four commanders of the facility were removed from their post and appointed to other military units.

32, at which the explosion took place, was within the 41st Ammunition Company of the 4th Munition Division at the 500th Arsenal Command of the Turkish Army Corps of Engineers.

The military court ruled the detention of a major, and the trial of two other officers in the rank of a colonel and a first lieutenant without arrest.

The military prosecutor stated that no evidence could be found showing that the explosion was a result of terrorism or sabotage.