National Defense Ministry

Turkish Armed Forces ready to serve on order if sending troops to Libya required, says National Defense Ministry spokeswoman

At least one civilian was killed and 26 injured in a car bomb attack in northern Syria on Dec. 18, according to Turkey's National Defense Ministry.

"Another crime has been added to the list of inhumane terror attacks carried out by PKK/YPG terrorists who know no limits when it comes to evil," the ministry said on Twitter.

A total of 51 irregular migrants were rescued by the Turkish Coast Guard in the Aegean Sea, according to the country's National Defense Ministry on Nov. 14.

Turkish army dispatched humanitarian aid to the needy local people of Ras al-Ayn city in northern Syria recently rescued from the YPG/PKK terror group, National Defense Ministry said on Nov. 5.

Turkish security forces have destroyed 40 mines and 227 improvised explosives in its anti-terror operation in northern Syria, the country's National Defense Ministry said on Oct. 24.         

A total of 550 PKK/PYD-YPG terrorists have been "neutralized" since the start of Turkey's anti-terror operation in northern Syria, the National Defense Ministry said on Oct. 14.
Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" to imply the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.
The ministry updated the figure in a Twitter post.

Turkey's freshly-launched anti-terror operation in northern Syria was carried out successfully by air and land overnight, said the country's National Defense Ministry on Oct. 10.

Turkish parliament ratifies document extending military mandate for operations in Syria and Iraq until October 30, 2020, Daily Sabah reports.

The decision comes after the National Defense Ministry announced earlier in the same that Turkey had completed all preparations for a military operation in the area east of the Euphrates River in Syria to establish a safe zone.

Turkish fighter jets neutralized 17 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the country's National Defense Ministry announced on Oct. 5.

The U.S. military delegation will visit headquarters of the Turkish General Staff over a safe zone in Syria, according to the country's National Defense Ministry on Sept. 10.