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Ilham Aliyev arrives in Ankara on official visit

Ilham Aliyev arrives in Ankara on official visit

Azerbaijani  President Ilham Aliyev has arrived in Turkey on an official visit today, according to the official website of the president. A guard of honor was arranged for President Aliyev at Esenboga …

Turkey deploys 80 tanks to Syria border

Turkey deploys 80 tanks to Syria border

Turkey sent 80 military vehicles to its southern border with Syria, the Anadolu news agency reported with reference to military sources. The deployment was part of reinforcements for troops stationed along the border. The vehicles were …

 Yildirim announces reshuffle in Turkey's government

Yildirim announces reshuffle in Turkey's government

Turkey reshuffled its Cabinet with five new ministers, the country's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said today. Speaking to reporters at the presidential complex in Ankara after an unscheduled meeting with …

Qatari Defence Minister to visit Turkey

Qatari Defence Minister to visit Turkey

Qatar's Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah will visit Ankara on June 30, sources at Turkey's Defence ministry said. TRT television says that the Qatari minister will hold talks with his Turkish …

US and Turkish Defense ministers meet in Brussels

US and Turkish Defense ministers meet in Brussels

The U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis told his Turkish counterpart Fikri Işık at the meeting in Brussels that their support for and cooperation with the PKK's Syrian affiliate the People's Protection …

 Turkey builds wall on Syrian border

Turkey builds wall on Syrian border

Turkey has finished the construction of a 700-kilometer wall along its border with Syria to block terrorist infiltration into the country, Turkey's Defense Minister Fikri Işık said, adding a similar wall would be built on the …

Turkey tests its first national long-range missile

Turkey tests its first national long-range missile

Turkey has successfully tested its first national long-range missile, dubbed 'Bora', in the Black Sea province of Sinop, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said. “A new launch of our 280-kilometer range Bora missile has been made …

Azerbaijan,Turkey and Georgia to sign defence deal

Azerbaijan,Turkey and Georgia to sign defence deal

The Ministers of Defence of Azerbaijan,Turkey and Georgia will sign a defence deal in Batumi, the press service of the Georgian Defence Ministry said. The agreement was revealed by the Minister of Defence of Georgia Levan Izoria …