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Turkey’s armed forces gained worldwide attention when its air force launched a remarkable and innovative airpower show-of-force against Bashir al-Assad’s Syrian Army. As part of a combined air and ground operation, the Turkish air force used its Anka-S and Bayraktar TB2 drones to conduct hundreds of strikes against Syrian Arab …
Read More »Turkey decries 'double standard' after Canada halts drone tech sales
“Turkey expects Canada to follow a policy free of double standards and to act without being influenced from those opposed to Turkey,” its foreign ministry said in a statement. Canada’s decision to suspend exports of some military technology over allegations the equipment was used by Azeri forces in the Nagorno-Karabakh …
Read More »Benny Gantz signs seizure orders for terror funds
Amounting to hundreds of thousands of shekels, the orders targeted funds and property given by Hamas and the PA. Defense Minister Benny Gantz has signed four seizure orders for Hamas funds and property that had been transferred to family members of terrorists in Israel on Monday.
Read More »Saudi ex-intel chief slams Palestinian's criticism of UAE-Israel deal
“There is something that successive Palestinian leadership historically share in common: they always bet on the losing side, and that comes at a price.”
Read More »Kurdish issue to explode unless Syrian integrity issue solved, Russia’s Lavrov warns
According to the minister, the Kurdish issue involves a wide array of Middle Eastern countries The Kurdish problem may explode, unless the issue of Syrian territorial integrity is solved, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday.
Read More »How Erdogan and Putin spectacularly fell out
“Russia is, of course, a strategic partner. How many hours would it take for you to travel to Washington? How long would it take to go to Moscow?” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asked me almost two years ago in a gathering. “We have joint strategic investments, from pipelines to …
Read More »Israeli navy prepares for East Med crises with new missile boats
The vessels, commonly known as the “Saar 6,” will be at the forefront of Israeli efforts to protect its 200-mile exclusive economic zone.
Read More »A Fifth War Won't Do Turkey Any Good
On August 28, a former MP from Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party, Metin Külünk, published a map of “Greater Turkey” which illustrates the extent of Turkey’s revisionist ambitions. It includes areas of Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Georgia and Armenia.
Read More »Gantz says Turkey opposed to regional peace
“Definitely the question of Turkey is a very complicated one, because Turkey is part of NATO,” the defense minister said.
Read More »Is Pompeo changing tack on Turkey? – Analysis
For the first time, the US appears to be confronting Turkey over its fueling of conflict all over the Middle East. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has paid a visit to the eastern Mediterranean, where he met Greek leaders. He was also in Cyprus on September 12. Turkey has …
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