Turkey

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25 January

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Iraq Ministry Says Two Border Guards Killed by PKK Fire

A shooting which officials blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party killed two Iraqi border guards on Friday near the Turkish boundary in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, Iraq's interior ministry said.

23 January

Sea

Istanbul-Class multi-role frigate, TCG Istanbul.

Rojoef Manuel

Anadolu Shipyard Lays Keel of Fifth Turkish Navy Istif Frigate

Anadolu Shipyard has laid the keel of the fifth Istif-class frigate for the Turkish Naval Forces as part of the service’s 2020 national warship modernization effort, according to multiple sources.

22 January

Air

Giulia Bernacchi

Turkey’s ‘Kizilelma’ Unmanned Fighter Jet Completes Flight Test

The Turkish firm Baykar has tested a prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma, an indigenous unmanned fighter jet.

20 January

Americas

Joe Saballa

Brazilian Army Strengthens Arsenal With Turkish Heavy Machine Guns

The Brazilian Army has selected Turkish-made M2HB heavy machine guns to enhance its combat capabilities and modernize its arsenal.

18 January

Middle East

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters alongside Turkish soldiers in the Syrian city of Manbij.

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria’s Kurds Say 4 Civilians Killed in Turkish Attack

Syria's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration accused Turkey of killing four civilians in the Manbij area, where clashes have raged for weeks over control of a strategic dam.

9 January

Middle East