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Azerbaijan's defense minister meets Turkish colleague

Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov, who is on a working visit to the fraternal country at the invitation of the Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkiye Hulusi Akar, in order to watch …

Russian and Turkish Defense Ministers hold phone talks

Russian and Turkish Defense Ministers hold phone talks

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu spoke by phone with Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and they discussed the security of navigation in the Black Sea in connection with the issue of grain exports from Ukraine, the Russian …

Türkiye 'neutralizes' 16 PKK terrorists in Syria

Türkiye 'neutralizes' 16 PKK terrorists in Syria

Turkish security forces have "neutralized" at least 16 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Syria, the country's National Defense Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said on Twitter that the terrorists were targeted in a …

Akar: Turkey ready for another operation in Syria

Akar: Turkey ready for another operation in Syria

Turkey’s armed forces are ready for another cross-border operation in northern Syria, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Tuesday. "The Turkish armed forces are ready for any tasks [in northern Syria]," …

Turkey and Pakistan discuss defense and security cooperation

Turkey and Pakistan discuss defense and security cooperation

Yesterday, a meeting took place between Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. The diplomats met in Karachi after the ceremony of launching the Badr corvette of the Turkish project …

Turkey launches cross-border anti-terror operation in Iraq

Turkey launches cross-border anti-terror operation in Iraq

Turkey has launched a fresh cross-border anti-terror operation against the PKK terrorist group’s hideouts in northern Iraq, the country’s national defense minister said Monday. Operation Claw-Lock, in which commando and …

Turkey tests first domestic mine hunting sonar

Turkey tests first domestic mine hunting sonar

Turkey’s first national mine hunting sonar, the Nusrat-1915, is set to enter the inventory of the country's Naval Forces Command in the third quarter of this year. Developed with an indigenous design by the defense firm …

Turkish FM to visit Israel

Turkish FM to visit Israel

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar will visit Israel in late April, Hürriyet reported. Çavuşoğlu has been briefing AKP lawmakers about the government’s …

Russian and Turkish defense ministers hold phone talks

Russian and Turkish defense ministers hold phone talks

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu held a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar on Thursday to discuss the situation in Ukraine, the Russian Defense Ministry has said. "On the Turkish side’s …

Ankara reports no threat to shipping in the Black Sea

Ankara reports no threat to shipping in the Black Sea

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that there is no threat to navigation in the Black Sea after the discovery of drifting mines. "At the moment, there are no problems with shipping," Anadolu Agency quotes Akar as …

Turkey neutralizes mine detected in Black Sea

Turkey neutralizes mine detected in Black Sea

Turkish specialists successfully neutralized on Monday a mine discovered in the Black Sea near the border with Bulgaria, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. "Underwater defense teams neutralized the mine …

Turkish authorities confirm mine found in Bosphorus

Turkish authorities confirm mine found in Bosphorus

The Turkish Ministry of Defense's head, Hulusi Akar, confirmed that it was a mine that was found in the Bosphorus. He made the corresponding statement on the TRT TV channel. "According to the study results, it was an old-type …