Fabricated and designed by Turkish engineers and specialists, the world’s first eight-bed hospital made its debut in Turkey's southwestern resort town of Bodrum.
'Turkey will continue to evaluate other alternatives,' says Defense Industries Presidency head Ismail Demir criticising US' announcement to remove Turkey from the F-35 programme.
Professor Edward Erickson says Turkey’s S-400 acquisition is a ‘political problem’ rather than a military problem for the US but doesn’t think Turkey’s role in NATO will be affected by the F-35 issue.
Driver lost control of steering wheel, vehicle plunges off-road in Van province, killing 15 migrants and injuring over 20 others, says Van province governor.
The US move to remove Turkey from its F-35 jet programme can be a major setback to NATO, as other world powers race to catch up on military aircraft technology.
The 17th plane carrying the hardware for long-range air defence system arrived in Turkey's capital Ankara on Thursday.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking at the Aspen Institute's annual security forum in the United States, said he was concerned at Turkey's expulsion from the F-35 programme.
"We call on the United States to reverse this decision. It's a mistake that will cause irreparable damage to our strategic relations," a statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Amid potential US sanctions over the purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems, Turkey now receives threats from EU members for its drilling operations in the Mediterranean Sea.
In the terror group's latest attack on Monday, two siblings, eight-year-old Ayaz Guloglu and four-year-old Nupelda Gulogl, lost their lives after stepping on an explosive planted beforehand by the PKK.
Due to frequent terrorist attacks, the residents of Ulukaya village in eastern Mus province were forced to migrate to find safe havens in other areas. The final nail came when the village was set on fire by PKK terrorists in 1993.
"I've had a good relationship with President [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan," US President Donald Trump told reporters during a Cabinet meeting.
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