National Defense Ministry

Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, along with high-level military officials, paid a visit on May 2 to the central Eskişehir province to monitor developments in the country's recent cross-border anti-terror operations.

At least 44 terrorists have been "neutralized" in Turkey's recent cross-border anti-terror operations, the country's defense minister said on May 1 evening.

Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, along with high-level military officials, paid a visit on May 1 to Şırnak province to monitor anti-terror operations directed from the border province.

A maritime patrol aircraft and Polish military personnel sent by NATO arrived at a base command in Turkey's southern Adana province, the National Defense Ministry said on April 15. 

A Turkish pilot was killed when a military plane crashed on April 7 in central Turkey, according to the National Defense Ministry.

"An NF-5 aircraft belonging to our Air Force, which was on a training flight in [central] Konya, suffered an accident at 14:15 [1115 GMT] for an unknown reason," the ministry said on Twitter.

The defense chiefs of Turkey and the U.S. held a phone call on April 1, discussing regional security and bilateral defense cooperation.

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin exchanged views and underlined the significance of strategic relations during the talk, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry.

Rockets fired from across the border with Syria fell in Turkey's southern Kilis province, the country's National Defense Ministry said late on March 18. 

"Rockets determined to be fired from Syria fell on an empty field in Kilis. No citizens were injured and no damage or loss occurred in the incident," the ministry said on Twitter.

Turkish forces on March 15 destroyed explosives and hideouts used by the PKK terror group in operations across Turkey and in northern Iraq, security sources said.

Ballistic missiles fired from Syrian regime-controlled Kuweires airport in Aleppo have targeted civilian settlements and parking lots for fuel tankers in northern Jarablus and al-Bab districts, with civilian casualties reported, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said early on March 15.

The initial findings following Thursday's deadly military helicopter crash in eastern Turkey showed no sign of an explosion in the debris, an official statement said on March 5.