Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
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Nov- 2021 -16 November
Russia Offers Turkey Help Developing Next-Gen Fighters
Russia has offered its help in developing next-generation combat jets for the Turkish military, a top Russian defense official revealed.
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Oct- 2021 -29 October
Turkey Pressing US for F-16 Fighters After F-35 Plan Killed
The United States is discussing Turkey's request to buy F-16 fighters after a deal for more advanced F-35s was scrapped, officials said.
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27 October
Turkey Extends Syria, Iraq Missions by Two Years
Turkey's parliament extended the military's mandate to launch cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq by two more years.
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18 October
If F-16 Talks Fail, Turkey May Buy Russian Fighter Aircraft
If Turkey's talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters fall through, Ankara may purchase the latest generation of Russian fighters.
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18 October
Erdogan Says Talks Under Way With US to Buy F-16s
Turkey is in talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters, two years after it was kicked off the F-35 program for purchasing a Russian missile defense system.
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12 October
Erdogan Signals New Military Push Into Syria
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that Turkey was preparing to launch a new military operation in Syria, where its forces are under attack from Kurdish militants backed by the United States.
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Sep- 2021 -15 September
Afrin’s Syrian Kurds Continue to Pay Price of Turkey’s Occupation
Throughout Syria's Turkish-occupied territories, a cycle of violence has become common as Turkish-backed opposition groups are turning to exploiting citizens, particularly Syrian Kurds and Yazidis.
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Aug- 2021 -23 August
Turkish Bombardment Kills Two in Iraq: Local Official
Two civilians were killed in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region by a Turkish army bombardment as forces battled the Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels.
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18 August
3 Dead as Turkey Raids North Iraq Clinic: Security, Medics
Three people were killed when a Turkish air raid hit a clinic in northwest Iraq.
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Jun- 2021 -7 June
Top Kurdish Official Killed in Turkish Operation in Iraq: Erdogan
A senior official from Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party was killed in a Turkish intelligence operation in Iraq, President Erdogan said Sunday.
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