Military
Turkey pursues new military plans, including a Libya-style maritime agreement with Syria
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Ankara is working on new military strategies in Syria as it seeks to establish a new phase of...
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Turkey falls short of NATO standards in defense budget despite record increase
Levent Kenez/Stockholm In 2025, the Turkish government plans to allocate 913 billion Turkish lira (TL; approximately $26.4 billion) for defense...
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Turkish Defense Minister claims agreement reached with US on storage of Russian S-400 missiles, will remain inactive
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, speaking at a parliamentary session on his ministry’s budget on November 26, 2024,...
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Erdogan’s gov’t claims F-35 jets are not sold to Turkey due to their superiority over F-16s
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Mahmut Faruk Akşit, general manager of TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI), was a presenter at a panel discussion organized...
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Turkey to provide Iraqi army with training in intelligence and drone operations
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish government has submitted the Memorandum of Understanding on Military Training Cooperation signed with Iraq on April...
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Turkish paramilitary contractor SADAT and its CEO at risk of US sanctions
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Armenian Bar Association, based in California, officially filed a complaint with the US government, seeking the imposition...
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Serbia to be ‘surrounded’ by Turkish drones following Ankara’s sale to Bosnia
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ministry of Defense is negotiating the purchase of six Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from...
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Turkey aims to strengthen military cooperation with North Macedonia, increasing joint exercises
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, during an official visit to the North Macedonian capital of Skopje on September...
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Turkey expands its military presence in Qatar, gaining experience against Rafale aircraft
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced the establishment of the Turkish-Qatari Joint Air Squadron within the Turkish-Qatar Joint...
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Turkey-Libya agreement grants Turkish forces expansive operational freedoms and legal immunity
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 12 submitted a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to parliament regarding the...
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