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Turkish army fire kills Iraqi Kurdish farmer: local official
Turkish army fire killed an Iraqi Kurdish farmer on Friday in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where Ankara has been battling militants,...
Turkish Defense Ministry warns retired brass against involvement in politics
The Turkish Defense Ministry has issued a memorandum warning retired generals and admirals to exercise caution in their public remarks about political issues, Turkish...
Failed Turkish coup: Night of chaos and bloodshed
Five years ago, on the night of July 15, renegade Turkish soldiers tried to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, using combat planes and tanks...
Top court gives green light to headscarf freedom in Turkish military
Turkey’s top administrative court, the Council of State, has rejected an application seeking the reinstatement of a headscarf ban in the Turkish Armed Forces...
Turkey rebuffs Iraq’s criticism of cross-border airstrikes on PKK targets: report
Turkey rebuffed Iraqi criticism of its cross-border attacks on autonomy-seeking Kurdish militants which Baghdad says killed two of its military officers this week, Bloomberg...
Some bullets used in 2016 coup attempt did not belong to Turkish military, journalist claims
Ammunition used on the
night of a bloody coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, 2016, did not belong to
the Turkish military, raising questions about...
Turkish officials order 229 detentions in ongoing post-coup crackdown on Gülen movement
Turkish prosecutors in İzmir and Ankara ordered the
detention of 229 suspects as part of a large-scale crackdown targeting the
followers of the faith-based Gülen movement,...
Turkey orders detention of 99 soldiers, ex-military doctors, over Gülen links
Turkish prosecutors have ordered the detention of 99
people, including military members and former military doctors, as part of a
large-scale post-coup crackdown targeting followers of...
Turkish military launches operation against PKK in northern Iraq
Turkey’s military has launched an operation with
commandos, backed by artillery and airstrikes, against Kurdistan Workers’ Party
(PKK) militants in a mountainous area of northern Iraq,...
Turkey orders detention of 20 gendarmes over Gülen links
The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s office on Tuesday
issued detention warrants for 20 gendarmes as part of an investigation into the
faith-based Gülen movement, the state-run...
[OPINION] NATO faces serious risks with purges in Turkey’s military
Abdullah BozkurtNATO allies, especially Greece, must be alarmed by recent promotions of neo-nationalists in the Turkish military with the approval of President Recep Tayyip...
Erdoğan overlooks challenges to Turkish military capability
Abdullah BozkurtThe anti-Western euphoria in the current Turkish government, which has gone well beyond posturing and definitely moved into a new phase with actual...