ISTANBUL (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's armed forces have never used chemical weapons and that legal action would be taken against those who make such allegations, broadcaster NTV reported on Friday. Media close to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group published v...
ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The major arms stash of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has been seized in the Turkey's southeastern Sirnak Province, the Turkish Armed Forces stated on late Sunday. According to the statement, lots of weapons and ammunition, including anti-tank weapons...
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The military operation was also backed by the Turkish Land Forces' long-range weapons, it added. "The operations will continue in line with the necessities of the military within the scope of the authorization given to the Turkish Armed Forces in fight against terrorist organization PKK," the s...
Most of the equipment and weapons systems used by the Turkish Armed Forces is of US origin. Today, other main weapons suppliers of Turkey are Germany, Israel, England, France and Russia. Lately, locally developed weapons such as combat rifles for infantry (MPT-76), long range Howitzer cannons...
In 1924, small weapons and cannon repair shops and cartridge factories were established in Ankara. In the same year, theGölcükNaval Shipyard was set up for the maintenance of theYavuzbattle cruiser. With completely domestic investments, the foundations of Turkey’s first ...
The U.S. is known to have several military bases in the Iraqi Kurdish region. It has also built several military bases in the Kurdish cantons in Syria and provided the Kurdish militia, known as the People's Protection Units, with heavy weapons in the fight against the IS. ...
Atmaca and Gezgin, TCG Piri Reis will also be equipped with the AKYA torpedo, which recently demonstrated its effectiveness in a live-fire exercise. Our goal is to outfit our national submarines with entirely indigenous systems and devices, ensuring they are fully armed with domestic we...
years it operated undetected, but the moment it was discovered the virus code was subjected to in-depth analysis. The results of this research can immediately be put to use to develop new viruses operating similarly to the Stuxnet virus. In other words, once a secret is out, weapons spread...
It notes that Turkey is spending multibillion U.S. dollar annually from its national resources to meet the modernization requirements of its Armed Forces. Remarks from National Defence Minister M. Vecdi Gönül on MoND's weapons development are also presented.SünnetciIbrahimMilitary Technology...