April 2018

TurkStream’s first line reaches Turkish shore

30 April 2018 0

In third quarter of 2018, the Pioneering Spirit will return to the Black Sea to complete the second line for TurkStream The deep-water offshore construction of the first line of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline is now complete as the world’s largest pipelaying vessel, the Pioneering Spirit, reached the Turkish shore off Kiyikoy in northwest Turkey on Monday. Pioneering Spirit captain Loek Fernengel told journalists on the vessel that Allseas, the company that owns the Read More

Turkey ready to produce new hi-tech armored vehicles

17 April 2018 0

Defense giant Aselsan eyes orders for production of its armored infantry fighting vehicle KORHAN Leading Turkish defense contractor Aselsan is ready to produce a new generation armored fighting vehicle — the 35mm combat ready KORHAN, according to an official of the firm. The KORHAN was unveiled at the 13th International Defense Industry Fair 2017 (IDEF) last May. Aselsan is awaiting decision from Turkish authorities for mass production of KORHAN. KORHAN has been developed to meet Read More

NATO backs Turkey’s ‘transparency’ on Syria operation

16 April 2018 0

NATO welcomes Turkey’s “transparency” in its ongoing Operation Olive Branch in Afrin, Syria, the alliance chief said on Monday. “[Foreign] Minister Cavusoglu briefed me on Operation Olive Branch, and I am grateful for Turkey’s continued transparency on this,” Jens Stoltenberg told a news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in capital Ankara. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on Jan. 20 to clear the terrorist groups YPG/PKK and Daesh from Afrin, northwestern Syria amid growing Read More

Turkey to perform 1 mln cataract surgeries in Africa

3 April 2018 0

Turkey to create an automatic control system to keep records of African patients, Health Ministry official says Turkey joins the Islamic Development Bank’s (IDB) health project in Africa by offering one million cataract surgeries, the country’s Health Ministry undersecretary Eyup Gumus said on Monday. “Turkey, one of the largest economy among Islamic nations, also provides eye examinations and 10 million free glasses,” he said at the official launch of the Second Generation of the Alliance Read More