Turkish Air Force

A Turkish air force commander has denied allegations that 50 German-made warplanes in the inventory of the Turkish Air Forces (TSK) were buried right after World War II.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is due to visit Turkey on Oct. 21, after Ankara and Washington agreed on Turkey's participation in coalition forces' aerial campaign in the Mosul offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL).  

Carter will travel to Ankara as part of a weeklong Middle East and Europe trip, according to the Pentagon.   

Turkey and the United States have reached an agreement in which Turkish warplanes will join an ongoing operation to capture Mosul, the prime minister has said, adding that Turkey's F-16 Fighting Falcons would be called for duty by the Kuwait-based command center if required.

Pilot Maj. Esra Özatay has been appointed to the commander of the "Türk Yıldızları" (Turkish Stars) air acrobatics team's 134th Squadron, becoming the first female military officer to hold such post in the history of the Turkish Air Force.

The Turkish Air Force has changed the name of the Akıncı Air Base in Ankara, which was used as the headquarters of the July 15 failed coup attempt, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The unreported flight of a helicopter owned by a Turkish construction mogul has alarmed the Turkish Air Force, as it was followed by two F-16 jets until contact was made with the helicopter's pilot in the skies above Istanbul. 

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that relations between Moscow and Ankara at the official level cannot be restored but Russia wouldn't wage any campaign aimed against Turkish people or businesses, TASS reported on Tuesday.

A Turkish-made basic training aircraft called the Hürku?, which was designed and manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), set a record high speed of 659 kilometers per hour on Feb. 28 in a test flight in Ankara. 

The two-seat Hürku? began a dive from 27,000 feet (9,000 meters) at the test site, reaching a top speed of 659 km per hour during the dive. 

Turkey's leading defense system producer ASELSAN has handed over its newly developed and locally produced land-based radar electronic attack system KORAL to the Turkish Air Force.

A handing over ceremony was held at the defense company's Gölba?? facility in the capital Ankara, attended by Turkish Air Force commander Abidin Ünal.        

The U.S. called on Russia to respect Turkey's airspace late on Jan. 30, following Turkish claims that a Russian warplane had crossed its southern border.