Turkey Military & Defence

ISTAMBUL, (BM) - If the United States completely refuses to sell fifth-generation fighter aircraft F-35, Turkey will take advantage of alternative proposals for the purchase of aircraft, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Topwar. According to the Turkish leader, Ankara is receiving proposals for the supply of modern military aircraft…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - US officials met in recent days to review plans to remove some 50 nuclear weapons housed under American control at the Incirlik Air Base in Turkey amid growing tensions with Ankara, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according The New York Times report. US President Donald Trump said Monday he would issue new sanctions against…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) struck YPG/PKK terrorists who plan to target civilian settlements in Turkey's southern borders, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The ministry said on Twitter the "baby killer" YPG/PKK terrorists were replenishing ammunition to target civilian settlements in…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - Turkish warplanes pummeled Kurdish-held towns as Turkish ground troops streamed across the Syria-Turkey border on Oct. 9, 2019, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The air raids, artillery bombardment and other attacks killed at least 23 Kurdish fighters from the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces as well as nine civilians, the…

ANKARA, (BM) - In Turkey, acceptance tests of the promising combat laser installation ARMOL, designed to combat drones, have passed, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. According to Jane's, the issue of accepting the installation of the Turkish army is currently being considered. Read more: Russia and Turkey Continue Talks About Possible Su-35…

ANKARA, (BM) - Two sources confirm Turkish Airstrike in Syria nave begun, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: 'Turkish troops, Syrian National Army begin Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria against PKK/YPG, Daesh terrorists' 'Turkey's aim is to eliminate terror corridor in southern border, to…

ANKARA, (BM) - Videos circulating on social media appear to show Turkish forces targeting Kurdish troops near Syria’s border with Iraq with airstrikes, just hours after the US announced it would be pulling out of the region, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Turkish Attack in Syria is Coming; Russian Fleet Practice Anti-Submarine…

DAMASCUS, (BM) - Representatives of Kurdish armed groups in Syria responded to statements by the Turkish president about their readiness to launch a military operation on the eastern bank of the Euphrates in northern Syria, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: War in Syria: Turkish Special Forces Was Defeated by ‘Diverse Forces’,…

BEIJING, (BM) - A few days ago, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkey would create a security zone in northern Syria on its own, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: According Turkey, US Supports Terrorist PKK/YPG in Syria with 200 Trucks According to Erdogan, this is necessary to ensure the security of the…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia and Turkey are holding talks about the possible sale of Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets, the head of Federal Service of Military-Technical Cooperation Dmitry Shugaev said in an interview with Russia’s RIA news agency, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: If Turkey Wants Su-35, Russia is Ready to Discuss the Purchase and…

ANKARA, (BM) - The U.S. delivered logistical support with about 200 trucks from Iraq to the regions in Syria occupied by terrorist organization YPG/PKK, learned BulgarinMilitary.com, quoting Yeni Safak. The trucks passed Semelka crossing on Syria-Iraq border on Saturday night, said the source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on…

ANKARA, (BM) - A seemingly lucrative defense architecture is flourishing on both shores of the Black Sea as neighbors Turkey and Ukraine vigorously cultivate procurement relations, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense News. Most recently, state-controlled Ukrainian company Ukrspecexport and privately owned Turkish drone specialist…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia and Turkey are in talks on supplies of new state-of-the-art weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday after talks with his Turksih and Iranian counterparts, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Rassan Rouhani, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Russia and India Discuss Production of…

ANKARA, (BM) - At least four civilians were martyred and 13 others seriously injured Thursday when the PKK terrorists targeted a vehicle carrying forest workers in southeastern Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according local governorate statement. Read more: PKK Terrorists Were Neutralized in an Air-Backed Operation in South-East Turkey…

LONDON, (BM) - Otokar, a Koç Group company, will participate in the 20th edition of DSEI on 10-13 September 2019 in London, UK, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Otokar, which offers solutions with transfer of technology and local manufacturing models for land system requirements of its customers, exhibits TULPAR…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkey has successfully test-fired its first cruise missile with a warhead capable of penetrating a concrete bunker, according to Turkey’s industry and technology minister, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Read more: Russia Launched a Moskit Cruise Missile During the Exercise in East Sea (Video) …

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The Pentagon would consider allowing Turkey to rejoin the F-35 program only if the Russian-made S-400 air defense system is completely removed from Turkish soil, meaning the government in Ankara could not simply keep the systems deactivated in warehouses, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense 360 U.S. Read more:…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his country may buy Russian-made Su-35 and Su-57 fighter jets instead of US-made F-35 fighters, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. “Why not? We did not come here for nothing,” Erdogan said when asked whether Turkey was considering Russian-made fighter jets as…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Turkey is interested in joint fighter jets production with Russia and other military production, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated on Tuesday on the outcomes of the talks with his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 2019 MAKS Air Show, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. …

ISTAMBUL, (BM) - The deliveries of the second battalion of Russian-made S-400 long-range surface-to-air missile systems to Turkey will begin on August 27, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TAAS and according Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar statement on Monday. Read more: Turkey Buys Different Fighter Jets, if U.S. Doesn’t Transfer…

ISLAMABAD, (BM) - After Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan visit to Ankara in early 2019, bilateral ties with Turkey have been further enhanced on military and strategic levels, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defence 360 Europe. Being traditional allies, Turkey and Pakistan have a special rapport but their recent consolidation of…

ANKARA, (BM) - The Turkish government is considering Russia's proposal to purchase a batch of Su-35 fighter jets, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting News.ru. According to the Yeni Safak newspaper, Turkish authorities asked all the relevant departments to evaluate the Russian proposal. The negotiations with Russia will star if the positive…

ANKARA, (BM) - At least three PKK terrorists have been neutralized in southeastern Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Turkish MoD. Hakkari bölgesinde icra edilen hava destekli operasyonda üç PKK’lı bölücü terörist etkisiz hale getirildi.#MSB #TSK— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) August 8, 2019 The separatist…

BERLIN, (BM) - HENSOLDT will upgrade the vision equipment used by the Turkish Navy’s Preveze Class submarines to state-of-the-art technology. The contract is worth approximately 40 million euros, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. For the first time, two SERO 400 systems will be combined. Read more: The German Navy’s K130 Corvettes Receiving…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - The United States has warned that any Turkish operation in northern Syria would be "unacceptable" and vowed to step up talks to prevent unilateral incursions, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Al Jazeera. Read more: Heavy Bombardment in Syria’s Last Rebel-Held Province On Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkey will buy fighter jets from different place, if Washington doesn`t transfer F-35 to Ankara, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu statement in a live broadcast of the TGRT television channel on Monday. Read more: ‘It is Not Fair’ That Washington Cannot Sell Ankara F-35 Fighter…

MOSCOW, (BM) - Russia’s Rostec state corporation is ready to supply Su-35 fighter jets to Turkey if Ankara expresses an interest in their purchase, Rostec chief Sergei Chemezov stated on Thursday, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, quoting TASS. "If our Turkish colleagues express an interest, we are ready to discuss the deliveries of Su-35," the…

ASPEN, (BM) - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday sought to downplay the disagreement between Turkey and NATO over Ankara’s decision to purchase a Russian-made missile defense system, insisting that the fracture does not suggest Turkey is turning away from the west and towards Russia, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense…

SOFIA, (BM) - According NATO`s report five European countries (Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey) stored 150 U.S. nuclear bombs in Europe, learned Bulgarianmilitary.com, quoting NOVA TV and according a publicly available report by NATO. Read more: A Polish General Threatened Russia with a Nuclear Strike Quoting the same…

ANKARA, (BM) - The tenth Russian aircraft with a new batch of components for S-400 missile systems has arrived in Ankara, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS and according the Turkish Ministry of National Defense statement on Tuesday. "The deliveries of S-400 air defense systems continue. The tenth plane has landed at Murted Air Base ,"…

ANKARA, (BM) - The first shipment of a Russian missile defense system has arrived in Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Military Times. A Defense Ministry statement said "the first group of equipment" of the S-400 air defense systems has reached the Murted Air Base near the capital, Ankara. The delivery of parts of the system will…

ANKARA, (BM) - Ankara has increased its military deployment near the Syrian border, including heavy weapons, armored vehicles and tanks, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Daily Sabah. Reports suggest that more than 50 tanks and artillery batteries were deployed over the last two days near Tal Abyad, located next to Turkey's border…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters yesterday that Ankara will use the Russian-made S-400 missile systems in the event of a possible attack against Turkey, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. “Some wonder why we are buying and making such an investment. If necessary, we will have the right to use them. If someone…

ANKARA, (BM) - Preparations continue to dispatch Russian-made S-400 air defense missile system to Turkey and an operation to load them onto a transport plane is underway, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting TASS. "The preparations for the dispatch of S-400 system continue. The loading is underway. There are agreed dates for S-400…

ANKARA, (BM) - The Russian S-400 missile defense system will arrive shortly and be put into active use, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalın statement. "Work is underway to determine its future positioning," he added. "S-400 is not a defense system that can pose threats within our NATO security…

ANKARA, (BM) - Deliveries of Russian S-400 missile defense systems may begin next week, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according Turkish Undersecretary for Defense Industries Ismail Demir statement. "You’ll see when a week has passed. Our president has set the delivery deadlines. The first week of July is behind us. Next week, you shall witness…

ANKARA, (BM) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he believes US President Donald Trump knows why Ankara had decided to buy Russian S-400 missile systems, learned BulgarianMiitary.com, quoting TASS. "Mr. Trump knows Turkey's concerns, why we needed this system and how we came to this point very well," he said in an…

ANKARA, (BM) - Permanent Representative of Turkey to NATO Basat Ozturk said that the problems related to the Turkey's acquisition of the Russian S-400 air-defence systems were a matter of the bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States, and not with the North Atlantic Alliance, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. “S-400 is not a NATO…

PARIS, (BM) - Turkish Aerospace, a company that builds significant parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, announces that at Paris Air Show it will show off a full-scale model of a new fighter jet its building, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according comapny`s statement. Read more: The U.S. Offer to Sell Patriot Missiles Was Not As Good As…

MOSCOW, (BM) - The press service of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced that aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS), at the request of the Turkish side, had carried out four air missile strikes against positions of the rebels in Idlib province, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. The Turkey's request for help is…

ATHENS, (BM) - In what is seen as a response to an ongoing annual exercise by the Hellenic Navy in the Aegean, Turkish jets violated Greek national airspace 99 times on Tuesday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting e-Kathemirini and according the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) statement. Forty-six of those violations were…

ANKARA, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Turkey killed 10 Kurdish militants in Syria’s Tel Rifaat region on Sunday in retaliation for an attack that killed a Turkish soldier, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according the Turkish Defence Ministry statement. Read more: Israel intends to take care of the “Syrian Problem” by itself due the US`s decision to…

BRUSSELS, (BulgarianMilitary.com) - NATO’s recently installed Supreme Allied Commander Europe walked a delicate line on Friday, reiterating U.S. concerns about Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile system from Russia yet affirming Ankara’s value as an ally, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Defense One. Read more: Jens…

ISTANBUL, (BGM) - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was out of the question for Turkey to take a step back from its deal with Moscow to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Speaking to reporters after morning prayers, Erdogan also said an offer from the United States to sell…

ANKARA (BGM) - The delivery schedule for Russia’s S-400 missile defence systems to Turkey is continuing as planned, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy said on Friday, dismissing reports that Ankara was evaluating a delay in response to U.S. concerns, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Reuters. Turkey’s purchase of the Russian…

ANKARA (BGM) - The Turkish military has launched a counter-terrorism operation against PKK targets in northern Iraq’s Hakurk region, according to the Defense Ministry, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting Hurriyet. Called “Operation Claw,” the offensive started in the afternoon on May 27 with artillery salvos and airstrikes, the ministry said…

ANKARA (BGM) - Tensions have escalated between two NATO allies after Washington gave Ankara two weeks to decide on its S-400 deal with Russia, threatening to remove the country from the F-35 program, as we (BGN) reported this month. Read more: The United States Has Given Turkey Two Weeks to Abandon the Russian S-400 Missile Systems The US…

WASHINGTON, (BM) - In a little more over two weeks, Turkey must finally make a decision on the issue of the purchase of the US fighter jets - F-35 bombers instead of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. Otherwise, the United States is threatening Ankara with the most negative consequences, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, quoting news…

ANKARA, Turkey (BulgarianMilitary.com) - Ankara is ready to accept the delivery of S-400 missile systems as soon as Russia is ready to deliver them, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu stated on Friday, learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: Turkish Servicemen Will Start Training In Russia to Operate S-400 Missile Defence System …

WASHINGTON, the U.S. (BulgarianMilitary.com) - A group of US congressmen, representing the Democrats and Republicans, presented a resolution calling on several committees of the US House of Representatives for “full implementation of sanctions” against Turkey under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), and for…