Hulusi Akar

Turkey is preparing "intensely for a counter-terrorism military operation" in the Syrian town of Manbij and other parts of Syria, namely the east of the Euphrates River, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Dec. 20.

Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar warned Greece and Cyprus Sunday not to encroach on Turkish regional interests.

According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, Akar said that Turkey will continue to safeguard its rights an interests both in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar warned Greece and Cyprus Sunday not to encroach on Turkish regional interests.

According to Turkey's Anadolu agency, Akar said that Turkey will continue to safeguard its rights an interests both in the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey's defense minister on Nov 9 visited southeastern Hakkari province where at least 25 soldiers were injured by an accidental explosion of defective ammunition. 

Hulusi Akar was accompanied by Turkish Chief of General Staff Yaşar Güler and the commander of Turkish Land Forces Ümit Dündar. 

Akar visited the soldiers at Hakkari State Hospital. 

A total of 260,000 Syrian nationals have returned to a swathe of land in northern Syria where Turkey carried out a cross-border operation dubbed "Euphrates Shield," Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Nov. 1.

Turkey has launched efforts to manufacture its own long-range regional air defense system named "Siper," President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday, Daily Sabah reported.

Turkey has started work on making its first domestically produced long-range air defense missile system and the first delivery is planned for 2021, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

More than 15,000 people, including senior military officers, have been dismissed since July 2016 across Turkey as part of investigations into FETÖ, the group widely believed to have been behind a defeated coup attempt, Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said.

In response to warnings this week from Turkey that it will take all necessary measures to protect its interests in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean from supposed unilateral Greek actions, Athens described Ankara as a "violator" of international law.

Greece's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) will be delimitated taking into consideration international law and not Turkey's views on the issue, the country's foreign ministry said on Thursday.