Levent Kenez/Stockholm Retired Lt. Gen. Zekai Aksakallı, a key figure in a controversial coup attempt in Turkey on July 15,...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s struggle to modernize its armed forces, hampered by sanctions, procurement delays and domestic political interference, has sparked...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan criticized the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), calling it structurally...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey and Finland have signed a defense industry cooperation memorandum of understanding (MOU), marking a formal step to...
Read moreDetailsAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a further sign of Turkey’s growing militarization and global defense ambitions — underscored by its expanding involvement...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm A new legislative proposal submitted to the Turkish Parliament will grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Once hailed as a symbol of Turkey’s ambitions for a self-sufficient defense industry, the Altay main battle tank...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez / Stockholm Turkey's Ministry of Defense on April 24 reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing the purchase of Eurofighter...
Read moreDetailsAbdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The United States’ sanctions on Turkey — sparked by Ankara’s 2019 acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defense...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is moving closer to finalizing the acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoon jets as part of its efforts to...
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