A recent letter from a senior US State Department official has confirmed that Washington has not changed its position on...
Read moreDetailsTurkey has stepped up its use of defense exports and military aid as tools of foreign policy, pairing arms deals...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm With the 2025 Supreme Military Council decisions, it has once again become clear that advancement in the Turkish...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm A government-funded think tank closely aligned with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turkey to rapidly enhance its...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey is increasingly paying off or forgiving the debts of countries to which it sells weapons, including covering...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a bilateral agreement to protect classified information in defense...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have not provided a detailed or convincing account of the July 6 incident...
Read moreDetailsLevent Kenez/Stockholm Turkey’s armed forces are experiencing a significant leadership gap as the number of staff officers, the most strategically...
Read moreDetailsLevent 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...
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