Turkish Armed Forces
CHP leader: We don’t want Turkish soldiers in foreign lands
Turkey’s main opposition leader says his party is against the Turkish military’s possible operations in neighboring countries
Turkish army working on buffer zone plans against ISIL
The Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) is drawing up plans for a possible buffer zone along the border inside northern Syria that could be established with the contribution of U.S.-led coalition forces.
Turkish intelligence looks into telecom privatizations
Exactly two weeks after summoning German Ambassador to Ankara Eberhard Pohl over electronic spying claims, the Turkish Foreign Ministry yesterday summoned the U.S. chargé dâaffaires in Ankara, Jess Bailey, over similar claims. They demanded the U.S. stop spying on Turkey at once, âif the claims are true.â
Turkey, Germany conducting observation flight over Georgia
Turkey and Germany are conducting an observation flight over Georgia under an international treaty of Europeâs security body, the Turkish General Staff announced on Aug. 12.
Turkish army: Air Force’s restructuring in Diyarbakır has ‘nothing to do’ with resolution process
In a move aimed at uniting all of its combat forces under one commandâs roof, the Turkish Air Force Command has founded the Combatant Air Force and Air Missile Defense Command in EskiÅehir as of Aug. 5.
Such organizational change has no relation with either âthe resolution process,â or âthe flag removalâ incident, the General Staff announced on Aug. 7.
Turkey’s supreme military board meets amid growing regional unrest
Turkeyâs top military board starts its annual three-day meetings Aug. 4 to review both military readiness and decide promotions in the army amid growing regional unrest that has put Turkish borders with Iraq and Syrian into jeopardy.
Turkish President, army furious over report about '40 Gülenist generals'
An article published by a pro-government newspaper claiming that the Gülenists almost seized control of the Turkish army has infuriated President Abdullah Gül and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) with the latter arguing the move was aiming at tarnishing "institutional identity" of the military.
Clashes between PKK members and security forces end after two days in southeastern Turkey
The clashes that had erupted between members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workersâ Party (PKK) and security forces in southeastern province of Diyarbakır have ended after a two day skirmish.
The attack began when the PKK blocked a main road in the region.