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Oct- 2021 -

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.

18 October

Middle East

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

15 October

Europe

Greek Hydra-class frigates take part in a military exercise in the eastern Mediterranean on August 26, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

US, Greece Expand Defense Ties Amid Mediterranean Tensions

Greece expanded a defense agreement with the US days after ratifying a separate deal with France in a tacit signal to Turkey following high tensions.

12 October

Middle East

Photo of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey.

Staff Writer With AFP

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.

8 October

Europe

Spike missile launches from a Typhoon MLS-NLOS

Joe Saballa

Greece to Acquire Spike Missiles for AH-64D Attack Helicopters

Greece will acquire Israeli-made Spike NLOS missiles to bolster its defense capabilities and military presence in the Aegean and Evros.

8 October

Europe

Havelsan and Transvaro's kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle "Fedei" capable of neutralizing enemy drones.

Joe Saballa

Turkish Firms Develop Kamikaze ‘Drone Killer’ UAV

Turkish defense contractors Havelsan and Transvaro have developed a new kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle capable of neutralizing enemy drones.

8 October

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukraine to Produce Turkish Armed Drones: Minister

Ukraine will build a factory to produce Turkish armed drones that Kiev previously bought to use against pro-Russian separatists in the east.

Sep- 2021 -

15 September

Middle East

A tank belonging to Turkish soldiers and rebel Free Syrian Army fighters is seen in the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin, in northwestern Syria, after they took control of the city from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), on March 18, 2018

Rebecca Anne Proctor

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.

1 September

Middle East