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Jan 22, 2025 | 
dailysabah.com | Anıl ŞAHİN
The Turkish naval forces have recently entered an important modernization process with the increasing capabilities of the Turkish defense industry. With these activities, which are also referred to as "Blue Homeland Modernization" by those involved, the "Power Transfer Capability" of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) will be subject to a significant increase.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
dailysabah.com | Anıl ŞAHİN
Teknofest, one of the world's largest aviation festivals, was held in Adana this year. Organized for the first time in 2018, Teknofest is an important arena for the Turkish defense and aerospace industry.
It is noteworthy that more and more Turkish-made military aircraft are taking the stage in the air shows organized within the scope of Teknofest.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Tunç Demirtaş |Ismail Numan Telci |Anıl ŞAHİN
I n response to escalating tensions with the Maldives, India has announced plans for a new naval base named INS Jatayu, to be located on Minicoy, the southernmost island in the Lakshadweep archipelago. The move comes as relations between New Delhi and the Maldives have strained, with geopolitical considerations and recent diplomatic incidents contributing to the frictions.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Tunç Demirtaş |Ismail Numan Telci |Anıl ŞAHİN
In a press statement on Sunday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan lauded the Antalya Diplomacy Forum as an internationally recognized brand and a distinguished intellectual platform in the field of diplomacy. Fidan highlighted the forum’s evolution into a global brand, emphasizing its regional ownership perspective.
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Feb 28, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Ismail Numan Telci |Tunç Demirtaş |Anıl ŞAHİN
R elations between Turkey and Egypt have been particularly strained in the aftermath of the 2013 military coup against then president Mohamed Morsi, with tensions manifesting themselves in multiple areas. Positioned on opposing sides, particularly on issues in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean, the two countries have made efforts to counterbalance each other diplomatically, economically, and militarily in key conflict zones in the Middle East and Africa.
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Feb 26, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Anıl ŞAHİN
The KAAN fighter jet, developed as part of the National Fighter Aircraft Program, made its maiden flight on February 21, 2024. This was the first time the Turkish public witnessed the flight of a manned fighter jet developed entirely with domestic resources. The contract for the KAAN development project was signed between Turkish Aerospace Industries and the Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB) in August 2016.
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Yucel Acer |Ismail Numan Telci |Anıl ŞAHİN
The magnitude of the number of Palestinians killed or injured as a result of Israel’s attacks on Gaza since October 7 and the pattern of Israel’s actions have led to the widespread conviction that Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza.
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Feb 19, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Zafer Meşe |Anıl ŞAHİN
Although modern German foreign and security policy has periodically evolved at critical junctures in the international system, especially after the unification of Germany, overall, the country has elicited respect in the eyes of the international community as a power with a considerable anti-militarist and “multilateralist” tradition. However, as of October 7, 2023, Germany has begun to gradually lose credibility in the global public opinion.
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Büşra Zeynep Özdemir |Tunç Demirtaş |Ismail Numan Telci |Anıl ŞAHİN
As global gas demand is predicted to increase in 2024, geopolitics again plays a decisive role. The north hemisphere is almost halfway through the winter and extreme colds have already severely affected some parts. The U.S. just experienced a deep freeze with snowstorms offering scenes resembling science fiction movies. In another major gas demand spot, severe weather created chaos and caused Northern Europeans to stay at home.
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Feb 14, 2024 | 
politicstoday.org | Emre Karaca |Ismail Numan Telci |Anıl ŞAHİN |Alp ARSLAN
The October 7 attack symbolized a significant day in history: the surprise attack by the Egyptian and Syrian armies in the Yom Kippur War exactly 50 years before led to an analogy between the two attacks. The October 7 operation by Hamas ended up in defeat for the Israelis as a result of their misinterpretation of intelligence data. “Israel fell victim to overconfidence, which leads to arrogance and complacency.
