Ankara expects the delivery of the F35 fighter jets from the U.S. in November, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said. "Despite some statements, F-35 process goes smoothly; our pilots, maintenance team continue …
The process of deploying Russian advanced S-400 air defense missile systems in Turkey will begin in October, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said at a meeting with editors of the Anadolu news agency, TASS reports. …
The Turkish Defense Ministry continues talks with the Pentagon to resolve the issue of the fifth-generation F-35 US fighters delivery and the acquisition by Turkey of Russia’s S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems. A relevant statement was …
Yesterday, the meeting of the acting US Secretary of Defense, Patrick Shanahan, and the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Hulusi Akar, took place. The relevant message posted on the Pentagon website. As noted in the statement, in …
Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will make a visit to Ankara today upon the invitation of Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar. The ministers are expected to hold talks focused on the latest …
Turkish police detained 48 air force pilots in Ankara in an anti-terror investigation into the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). Four lieutenants, three colonels and four majors are among the detainees. The pilots are …
Turkey’s counter-terrorist operation in Syria's Manbij will start at the right time, Turkey’s defense minister Hulusi Akar said. "The current Syrian problem areas are Manbij and east of the …
Turkey continues to cooperate closely with Russia to implement the agreements on the Syrian province of Idlib reached by the presidents of both countries in September last year, Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on …
A Turkish delegation, featuring Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, will visit Russia on December 29, spokesman for the Justice and Development Party Omer Celik …
Turkish Armed Forces are ready for the beginning of new anti-terrorist operations in northern Syria against PYD/YPG, the Syrian wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the country's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar …
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Ankara had completed preparations for the operation against Kurds in Syria east of the Euphrates River. Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan …
Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that Turkish army is preparing for a military operation in Syria. "Now we have Manbij and the east of the Euphrates in front of us. We are working intensively on this …
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that the pilots of the helicopter, which crushed on a street in Istanbul's Sancaktepe neighborhood, did everything possible to prevent civilian deaths. The Turkish minister …
Russia and Turkey agreed to continue working together to ensure stability in Syrian cities of Idlib and Tell Rifaat
Turkish and Russian defense ministers discussed latest situation in Syria's norhwestern Idlib and Tal Rifaat in a phone conversation on Saturday, according to Turkish official sources, Anadolu agency reported. The sources who spoke …
Russia's Defense minister Sergei Shoigu and Turkey's minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar have discussed further work on the Idlib demilitarized zone and the situation in Syria in Sochi. …
Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov sent letters of condolences to Turkey's Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar and Chief of the General Staff, Army General Yasar …
Turkey's national defense minister met on Saturday with his Russian counterpart in Istanbul ahead of a four-way Syria summit to be held in the city on Saturday, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkey's Hulusi Akar and Russia's …
Two more Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jets will be delivered to Turkey from the United States in March next year, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. Akar said the F-35 programme was …
The installation of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems in Turkey will begin in October 2019, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said. He also said that personnel would be sent to Russia to receive training …
