Turkey

Russia Hosts Talks With Iran, Syria, Turkey

Russia's defense minister hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.

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US Approves Turkish F-16 Fleet Upgrades for $259 Million 

The US State Department has approved software and hardware upgrades worth $259 million for the Turkish F-16 fleet.

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Turkish Unmanned Surface Vessels Fire Torpedoes for First Time

Two Turkish unmanned surface vessels fired lightweight torpedoes for the first time during a recent sea trial

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Assad-ISIS Collusion Threatens US and Its Allies

The Assad regime could look to weaponize ISIS fighters in the northeast to attack a joint SDF-US gathering, both pleasing Turkey and sealing that friendship by pushing back the SDF and possibly spurring a US withdrawal.

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Turkey Launches First Indigenous Observation Satellite

Turkey has launched its first domestically-developed observation satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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Two Killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in Drone Strikes Blamed on Turkey

At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighboring Turkey.

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Turkey Unveils Its First Drone Carrier

Turkey unveiled an amphibious assault ship built to carry light aircraft and military drones.

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Iraqi Kurds Protest Turkish Bombardment of Airport

Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the Sulaimaniyah airport.

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Turkey Unveils Shipborne Bayraktar TB-3 Drone

Turkish defense firm Baykar Technologies has unveiled its new Bayraktar TB-3 drone for launch from naval vessels.

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Turkish Altay Tanks to Begin Trials Next Month

BMC will deliver the first two Altay main battle tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces on April 23 for testing.

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