Turkish military
Top judicial body launches probe into raid on Turkish military's top secret room
The Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK) has granted permission for a legal review of the 2010 raid on the room where the Turkish military?s top secret documents were held.
The HSYK?s 3rd Chamber issued the decision after the investigation which triggered the raid was dropped by a prosecutor in Ankara for lack of evidence last week, Hürriyet has learned.
Turkish military starts training missions in Iraq, Syria
Turkish Special Forces are training Sunni forces in Iraq, as well as Turkmens in Syria, Turkish officials have confirmed.
The training mission was first revealed by Asil Nujaifi, the governor of Mosul, in an interview with Anadolu Agency on March 15.
Turkish military starts training missions in Mosul, Syria
Turkish Special Forces are training Sunni forces in Iraq, as well as Turkmens in Syria, Turkish officials have confirmed.
The training mission was first revealed by Asil Nujaifi, the governor of Mosul, in an interview with Anadolu Agency on March 15.
It's the people, not the AKP, who sent the military to the barracks
If the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) had opted to continue the democratic reform process rather than opting for authoritarian rule after 2010, it would have been recalled in the future as a government that left an immensely positive legacy behind. Unfortunately, it has been destroying with its own hands the progressive legacy it had built after over a decade in power.
Kurdish figures' names to be given to schools in southeastern province
The names of historic Kurdish figures will be given to a number of schools in the southeastern Turkish province of Batman, Provincial Director of National Education Mehmet Çelik has said.
'About face' ? Turkey scraps notice of ? 10-month military drill between Greek isles!
The Turkish government did an "about face" on Monday from its original plan to reserve a large chuck of the northern Aegean for a military drill - purportedly in regions between Greek islands - and until the end of the year!
Turkish exercise notice over Aegean Sea fuels tension with Greece
An aviation notice issued by Turkey for a 10-month military drill in the Aegean Sea has sparked reaction from the Greek government, which reportedly complained about the move to international organizations over a "violation of Greek integrity and flight safety."
Soldier suffering mental breakdown kills three
A soldier has shot three of his fellow soldiers to death with a rifle in the eastern Turkish province of A?r?, after suffering a mental breakdown.
A Turkish soldier shot dead three of his fellow soldiers while on duty on Feb. 26, in the southeastern province of A?r?.
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First we take the tomb (then we take Damascus)
The curious reader asked: ?If Russia said, ?We don?t like the location of our U.S. embassy ? the area is too dangerous? and they sent out 500 troops to seize a piece of land in a better area of Washington, what would the world call this?
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Defense Ministry lends full support to chief of staff in polemic with opposition politician
The Turkish Defense Ministry and Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz have declared their full support for Chief of General Staff Necdet Özel, who was slammed by Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahçeli for his part in the Feb. 21 "?ah F?rat" overnight military operation into neighboring Syria.