National Defense Ministry

Turkish, British defense ministers discuss cooperation

Turkey's defense minister and his British counterpart spoke over the phone on Feb. 17 and discussed cooperation in the defense industry.

In a statement, the National Defense Ministry said Hulusi Akar and Ben Wallace exchanged views on bilateral and regional defense and security relations, in addition to cooperation in the defense industry.

Turkey, Greece hold ninth technical meeting

The ninth technical meeting between Turkish and Greek military delegations in Brussels concluded on Feb. 5, according to the National Defense Ministry. 

The meeting at NATO headquarters was to discuss establishing a de-confliction mechanism between the two countries amid disputes about maritime boundaries and related issues.

Death toll from avalanche in Hakkari province rises to 2

The body of another soldier trapped by the avalanche in southeastern Turkey was recovered on Dec. 28, raising the death toll from the incident to two.

The avalanche hit the site on Sunday while soldiers were working to clear snow off a road near a military base in the Şemdinli district of Hakkari province.

French-origin terror suspect nabbed at border

Turkish border guards on Dec. 14 took into custody a suspected French-origin terrorist trying to cross into the country from its southern border with Syria, officials said.

The suspect, sought with a red notice and identified only by the initials C.G., tried to enter the country's southern Hatay province with a fake name, said Turkey's National Defense Ministry in a statement.

Turkey 'neutralizes' 11 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq

Turkish security forces "neutralized" 11 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, Turkey's National Defense Ministry said on Dec. 7.

The terrorists were "neutralized" in an air operation in the Zap and Haftanin regions, the ministry said on Twitter, also sharing footage of the action.

Turkey's anti-terror operations continue without any letup, it added.

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