Military
Defense minister admits Turkey not yet able to procure engines for national tank and artillery projects
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stated during budget negotiations in parliament on November 22 that the engine and...
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Erdoğan’s security advisor accuses Egypt and Saudi Arabia of betrayal for participating in joint military drills with Greece
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Mesut Hakkı Caşın, the Turkish president’s advisor on security and foreign policy, has stated that it is unacceptable...
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Turkey to train Libyan fighter pilots, conduct joint patrols in the Aegean
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Air Force (THK) will train Libyan fighter pilots under a new military agreement signed in İstanbul...
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Turkish army seized Russian man-portable air-defense systems in PKK hideouts
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish Ministry of Defense on Sunday published a list of weapons it claims to have seized from...
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Turkish Land Forces struggle to boost combat capabilities, lack adequate manpower, secret document reveals
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm The Turkish military’s main combat arm, the Land Forces (Kara Kuvvetleri), will have a hard time finding...
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Turkey to send unlimited number of military troops to Qatar for World Cup without any written agreement, unlike other countries
Levent Kenez/Stockholm The Turkish parliament on October 5 approved a presidential motion for Turkish troops to serve in Qatar during...
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Turkish defense industry hits a snag on engines, transmissions to power domestically produced aircraft and tanks
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm Sanctions and export restrictions imposed on Turkey’s ambitious defense industry have taken a toll on the development...
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Russia accused Turkey of planning to equip Bayraktar drones with biological/chemical weapons
Abdullah Bozkurt/Stockholm In a cache of documents submitted to the UN Security Council, Russia accused Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar...
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Erdoğan accelerates the Islamization of the army before elections
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week inaugurated the Naval Academy Mosque on Victory Day, a holiday celebrating...
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Erdoğan’s son-in-law, the manufacturer of Bayraktar armed drones, worried about change in government
Levent Kenez/Stockholm Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and chief technology officer of Baykar Makina, which produces...
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