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Turkish defense industry to reach product range that can create air force from scratch thanks to development of Hurkus, Hurjet, KAAN, says chief test pilot of Hurkus Türkiye’s defense industry will reach a product range that can create an air force from scratch thanks to the development of the basic trainer Hurkus, jet trainer Hurjet and national combat aircraft KAAN, the chief test pilot of Hurkus said. “Türkiye has made a magnificent move, starting with Read More

Drill ship Abdulhamid Han will contribute to country’s gas exploration in Mediterranean, Vice President Fuat Oktay says Türkiye’s fourth drill ship will launch operations in Mediterranean in August, the country’s Vice President Fuat Oktay announced on Wednesday.  “Abdulhamid Han drill ship is planned to start operations in the Mediterranean next month,” Oktay told a ceremony held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on the occasion of July 20 Peace and Freedom Day. With its Read More

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Mohammed bin Salman set to have one-on-one meeting, to be followed by official dinner Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with an official ceremony in the capital Ankara. Erdogan received the crown prince at the presidential complex. Ahead of an official dinner, the leaders are set to have one-on-one and inter-delegation meetings. Erdogan earlier said they would discuss ways to take bilateral relations to Read More

Threat posed by Sergey Vladimirovich Cherkasov deemed ‘potentially very high,’ says agency The Dutch intelligence agency said Thursday that it prevented a Russian spy from gaining access as an intern to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague. The person in question works for the Russian Military Intelligence Service GRU but he used a Brazilian cover identity to travel from Brazil to the Netherlands, the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) Read More

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Isaac Herzog in phone call agree on maintaining cooperation for peace, stability The Israeli president in a phone call thanked his Turkish counterpart for Ankara’s efforts in combatting terrorism, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Sunday. Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog discussed Türkiye-Israel relations and regional matters, the directorate said in a statement. The two leaders “agreed on maintaining cooperation for peace and stability as well as dialogue in Read More

Number of road motor vehicle registrations in Turkey slipped by 25.1% on annual basis, shows official data A total of 85,691 road motor vehicles were registered in Turkey through October, marking a 25.1% decrease compared to the same month last year, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said on Tuesday. Cars accounted for 50.8% of total registrations, followed by motorcycles 22.8%, small trucks 15.4%, tractors 7.0%, trucks 2.9%, minibuses 0.5%, buses 0.4% and special purpose vehicles Read More