Tag: Turkey army
Turkey kills 160 to 200 Syrian Kurdish militants in airstrikes
Turkish warplanes struck Syrian Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria and killed up to 200 militants, state media quoted the military as saying Thursday.
The...
Turkey army chief vows to press on with Syria operation
Turkey’s top army chief on Monday said the offensive in neighbouring Syria would continue until the country’s borders were completely secured and “all terrorists”...
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, opening new line of attack
Turkey and its rebel allies opened a new line of attack in northern Syria on Saturday, as Turkish tanks rolled across the border and...
Turkish military officer seeking asylum in United States
A Turkish military officer on a US-based assignment for North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) is seeking asylum in the United States after being recalled...
Turkey expels nearly 1,400 personnel from armed forces
The Turkish government dismissed nearly 1,400 military personnel for suspected links to a cleric it blames for an attempted coup, state media said on...
Former Turkish air force chief confesses to plot coup: State media
Former Turkish air force chief Akin Ozturk has confessed to prosecutors his role in plotting the coup that attempted to topple the government over...
Turkey dismisses almost 9,000 officials after failed coup
Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said...
Turkey army ridicules talk of ‘anti-Erdogan coup’
Turkey’s military on Thursday angrily denied suggestions it could be planning a coup against the increasingly controversial President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Certain media outlets have...
