Zeki Aktürk

The Defense Ministry has rejected claims of a ceasefire agreement with PKK or YPG, operating under the label SDF, following a statement from the U.S. State Department.

Defense Ministry's press and public relations advisor, Zeki Aktürk.

Defense officials have said Türkiye is taking robust measures against terrorist groups attempting to exploit the situation in Syria following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Türkiye has pledged to prevent PKK and YPG from exploiting the instability caused by renewed clashes in Syria between opposition forces and the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkey will conduct a naval exercise in the Aegean, Mediterranean and Black Sea between October 21 and 25, Turkish Defense Ministry spokesperson Zeki Akturk said on Thursday. 

Turkish security forces "neutralized" a total of 50 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq and northern Syria over the past week, near Türkiye's border, said the country's National Defense Ministry on Thursday.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to take action following controversy over a graduation ceremony at the National Defense University's (MSÜ) land forces academy.

"Some exploiters came forward and drew their swords during the recent graduation ceremony," Erdoğan said at an event in the northwestern city of Kocaeli on Sept. 7.

The Defense Ministry has launched an investigation into the oath-taking ceremony held by newly commissioned lieutenants at the National Defense University's (MSÜ) land forces academy.

"The incident is being investigated from all aspects," Zeki Aktürk, press and public relations advisor for the ministry, said at a press conference on Sept. 5.

Türkiye's security forces have "neutralized" 73 terrorists over the past week, including those operating across the border in northern Iraq and Syria, Defense Ministry reported on Thursday.

Turkish security forces "neutralized" 64 PKK/YPG terrorists in northern Iraq and northern Syria over the past week, the country's Defense Ministry said Thursday.