Military
Full text of new Turkey, Libya sweeping security, military cooperation deal revealed
Abdullah Bozkurt Turkish government has submitted the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Turkey and Libya on...
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Turkey cites 2012 military training agreement as pretext to deploy Turkish troops in Libya
Abdullah Bozkurt A military training cooperation memorandum of understanding signed between Turkey and Libya in 2012, cited by Turkish...
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Ankara, NATO members have argued over status of YPG since 2015
Nordic Monitor Recognizing the People's Protection Units (YPG), the military wing of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in...
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Turkey and Greece locked horns over a number of issues in NATO, documents reveal
Nordic Monitor Confidential Turkish military documents obtained by Nordic Monitor revealed that Turkey and Greece had disputes during NATO...
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Key generals in Turkish Land Forces on annual leave during the coup attempt, classified memo shows
Levent Kenez A large number of generals in the Turkish Land Forces, including key officers at important command centers,...
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Turkish army’s own images confirm the use of excessive military force in Kurdish city
Levent Kenez Images recently obtained by Nordic Monitor show yet again that the Turkish military used heavy weapons including artillery...
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Turkey, Russia had second crisis over airspace violation after downing of SU-24
Nordic Monitor The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) accused the Russian Air Force of violating Turkish airspace on July 5,...
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Turkish gov’t planned a campaign of arrest prior to coup attempt, classified document shows
Levent Kenez A review of a confidential Turkish military document reveals how the first group of more than 7,000...
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Secret plans show how Turkey armed, trained and equipped Syrian rebels
Abdullah Bozkurt Turkey planned in July 2016 to enlist 4,000 Syrians on a monthly payroll of $3.8 million to...
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Ukraine refused to transfer technology for Turkey’s aviation engine project
Nordic Monitor Ukraine's Ivchenko-Progress turned down a request from Turkey’s state-owned TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş., or...
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