Aksaz Naval Base

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Tuesday said that Ankara wants to settle differences in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean and Cyprus through dialogue and good neighborly relations, however stressing that it will do everything to safeguard the rights of the Turkish people, the state-run Anadolu agency reports.

The Turkish defense minister on Dec. 22 said his country bought Russian missile defense system in line with national interests as Moscow responded positively and Turkey made its planning accordingly.

A total of 87 soldiers at a military barracks in the southwestern resort district of Marmaris were hospitalized in the Aegean province of Muğla over a period of three days after suffering from nausea and vomiting, Doğan News Agency reported on June 29. 

Turkish authorities have staged a major anti-drug operation off the Suez Canal and seized over a ton of heroin on a ship called "Commander Tide." 

Two admirals who had been wanted as fugitives after the failed coup attempt of July 15 were caught late on Sept. 7 in Istanbul, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Two French soldiers, who assaulted one person and stole his wallet, were arrested in the touristic town of Marmaris in Turkey's southwestern province of Mu?la on March 29.

The victim Koral Kolbüken filed a complaint against the soldiers, identified only as Cedric R., 28, and Loic R., 29, who were reportedly intoxicated during the attack.

Sevil Erku?sevil.erkus@hurriyet.com.trA U.S. destroyer has visited a Turkish naval base and participated in a joint exercise with the Turkish Navy in the Eastern Mediterranean, following Russia's recent military advances in Syria.