Turkish Armed Forces

The Greek coast guards harassing a Turkish-flagged merchant ship which was traveling in line with the international maritime law in the south of the Samos Island of the Aegean Sea, immediately left the area following arrival of the Turkish Armed Forces, said security sources on April 9. 

A Turkish military aircraft carrying medical aid departed from the capital Ankara for Italy and Spain, the countries worst hit by the novel coronavirus in Europe.

Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül has announced that all judicial proceedings have been suspended until April 30, as part of measures taken to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The intense Turkish military presence in the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus is proof that Turkey has emerged as a critical player on the international scene, according to its defense minister, Hulusi Akar.

In comments translated into Greek, Akar added that Turkey owes this position in the international arena to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The Turkish military launched Operation Spring Shield in Idlib in response to the Assad regime attack on Feb. 27, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on March 1.

The defense minister noted that the only goal of the operation is self-defense against the Assad regime soldiers and units that attack Turkish troops in the area.

Turkey's army chief Yaşar Güler on Feb. 28 held a phone conversation with his U.S. counterpart Gen. Mark Milley, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) said.

The two discussed recent developments, the TSK said in a tweet, without giving further details.

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Feb. 26 received his Jordanian counterpart Yousef al-Huneiti, according to a statement from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

Views were exchanged on bilateral and regional defense and security issues, the statement said.

Turkey's Chief of General Staff Gen. Yaşar Güler also attended the meeting.

No further details were provided.

Main opposition SYRIZA slammed the government over its management of relations with Turkey and demanded that it respond to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's statement that he hopes that Greece does not approach Aegean islands the sovereignty of which Ankara disputes, just as the Greek military this year did not approach the Imia islets on the anniversary of the crisis that brought the tw

A Turkish opposition party leader on Feb. 4 urged the government to respond in force to a deadly attack on Turkish soldiers in Syria's Idlib province by Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Turkey's presidential commission examining state of emergency appeals said on Jan. 31 that 80 percent of applications concerning measures taken after a defeated coup attempt in July 2016 has been concluded.