Nurettin Canikli

Turkey has won a tender to procure four corvettes for the Pakistan Navy, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said.

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said on June 23 that some foreign election observers "behave like spokespeople of radical political structures."

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım on June 19 harshly criticized a U.S. Senate decision to block F-35 sales to Turkey.

US Secretary of Defence James Mattis (L) shakes hands with Turkish Defence Minister Nurettin Canikli prior to a meeting of NATO defence ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on June 7, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Virginia Mayo

Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli

A new 105-millimeter lightweight towed howitzer weapon system, which will raise largely due to the Turkish Armed Forces' logistical and tactical maneuverability, has been indigenously produced, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli announced on May 5, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on March 7 said a domestically produced protection system would be used for tanks in Turkey’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch.”

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli is set to meet with his U.S. counterpart Jim Mattis at 8:00 p.m. (UTC+03:00) during the NATO Defense Ministers Meeting scheduled to take place in Brussels on Feb. 14, state-run Anadolu Agency reported.

Some weapons belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) went missing during the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and are now being searched for, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said.

Turkey’s military operation in the Afrin district of Syria could finish in 15 days at most if Turkey wasn’t concerned about the civilians there, Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said in the Turkish Parliament.