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Turkey has successfully tested its first national long-range missile, dubbed "Bora," in the Black Sea province of Sinop, Defense Minister Fikri Işık stated on May 11.

Turkey's TAI wants to build cooperation with Boeing in the U.S. company's new plans to develop a mid-range aircraft, TAI President and CEO Temel Kotil said on May 8. 

Speaking to state-run Anadolu Agency, Kotil said he has already written to Boeing regarding the issue. 

Turkey hopes to sign a major defense export deal with Saudi Arabia, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on April 26, describing the potential deal as one of the biggest for the country's defense industry.

Istanbul's Kuleli Military High School will be transformed into a museum, Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said, adding that the historical part of the building will be given to the Culture and Tourism Ministry for transformation. 

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık is preparing to press legal charges against main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul deputy Eren Erdem after the latter claimed that the minister met with a key figure in Turkey's failed July 2016 coup attempt, Adil Öksüz, just a day before the putsch.

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık criticized his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos for his April 16 visit to Eşek Island (Agathonisi in Greek), the sovereignty of which is disputed, vowing that Turkey will not become a part of a "Greek show" in the Aegean but will also not allow any fait accompli.

An investigation will be opened regarding a ceremonial guard of honor for main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu at a military base in the northwestern province of Balıkesir on April 13, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said yesterday.

An investigation will be opened following main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's visit to a military base in the western province of Balıkesir on April 13, where he was greeted by a guard of honor, Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on April 24.

Turkey's talks with Russia about the purchase of the S-400 air missile defense system have reached a "final stage," although this does not mean a deal will be signed immediately, Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on April 21.

Işık also told a news conference that NATO countries have not presented a "financially effective" offer on an alternative defense system. 

Turkey's first amphibious tank landing ship has passed its trials, according to a defense industry official.