Ismet Yilmaz

More than 27,000 dismissed from Turkish education sector

More than 27,000 dismissed from Turkish education sector

Turkey has canceled the work permits of 27,424 people working in the education sector as part of its investigations into the movement of the US-based cleric it blames for a failed military coup, the Turkish Education Minister Ismet …

Zakir Hasanov: Karabakh conflict must be resolved peacefully

Zakir Hasanov: Karabakh conflict must be resolved peacefully

The conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh must be resolved peacefully, on the basis of international norms and territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov said today at the fourth trilateral meeting of defense …

Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia to hold joint military drills

Azerbaijan, Turkey, Georgia to hold joint military drills

Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia will hold joint military drills, Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov said Sunday, Sputnik reports. The defense ministers of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan met in Gabala, …

 Women may become part of Turkish army

Women may become part of Turkish army

Women aged between 20 and 46 years old may begin to serve in the Turkish army. The Turkish Defense Ministry is working on the corresponding bill. Turkish citizens can pay 18 thousand Turkish liras to be exempted from the mandatory …

Ismet Yilmaz checked stronghold of Turkish-Syrian border

Ismet Yilmaz checked stronghold of Turkish-Syrian border

Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz checked today the works to strengthen the Turkish-Syrian border in the Kilis province. The total length of the border, which is in need of protection, is 911 km, of which 25-kilometer stretch will be enhanced …

Baku, Tbilisi and Ankara discuss defense cooperation

Baku, Tbilisi and Ankara discuss defense cooperation

Today Istanbul hosted a trilateral meeting with the participation of the Azerbaijani, Georgian and Turkish defense ministers. Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, Tinatin Khidasheli and Ismet Yilmaz discussed ...

Azerbaijan and Turkey discuss military cooperation

Azerbaijan and Turkey discuss military cooperation

The Azerbaijani Defense Minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov, met with the Turkish minister of national security, Ismet Yilmaz, in Istanbul. The sides noted the development of military …

Kadyrov invites speaker of Turkish parliament to Chechnya

Kadyrov invites speaker of Turkish parliament to Chechnya

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, held a telephone conversation with the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Ismet Yilmaz. Ismet Yilmaz thanked the President of the Akhmad Kadyrov Fund, Aymani Nesiyevna Kadyrova for financing …

Ismet Yilmaz: new constitution should be adopted in Turkey

Ismet Yilmaz: new constitution should be adopted in Turkey

The primary task of the new Turkish Parliament is adoption of a new constitution, new speaker of the parliament Ismet Yilmaz said. Turkish opposition has always opposed such a proposal, believing that a new constitution will lead to a …

Turkish parliament needs speaker

Turkish parliament needs speaker

The counting board of the Turkish parliament says that neither of the four candidates to take the post of the speaker of parliament elected on Tuesday got enough votes in the second round, RIA Novosti reports. Turkish Defense

Turkey's ruling party names candidate for parliament speaker

Turkey's ruling party names candidate for parliament speaker

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party nominated the Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz for parliamentary speaker, Trend reports with reference to Turkish TV channel TRT Haber. As Vestnik Kavkaza reported, the Minister for EU …