The photographs in which President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan issued the order to launch the "Air Operation Claw-Sword" on terrorist bases in northern Iraq and Syria were released.
National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar is seen briefing President Erdoğan following his visit to Indonesia in the photographs.
It was reported that President Erdoğan gave the instruction for the operation based on the information Akar provided.