Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) announced on Wednesday that the KAAN, Türkiye's indigenous fighter jet, will be powered by Turkish engines in 2028. Speaking at the 16th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF-2023), Turkish Aerospace CEO Temel Kotil said, "KAAN is currently flying with the F110 engine, and work is ongoing to upgrade this fighter jet." KAAN, a fighter jet of the fifth generation developed by Turkish Aerospace, is being upgraded to replace Türkiye's fleet of F-16 fighter jets. According to Kotil, international interest in ATAK-2 fighter aircraft and helicopters has exceeded expectations, particularly in Persian Gulf countries.
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Turkish President Erdoğan met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Ankara on July 27. Erdoğan asked Wang Yi to convey his warm greetings to President Xi Jinping. Erdoğan said that Türkiye and China are countries with global influence, and the importance of cooperation between the two countries goes beyond bilateral relations and added: “The Turkish side, which adheres to the one-China principle and believes that China's development is not a threat, wishes to continue maintaining close high-level contacts with the Chinese side;...
Türkiye is set to expediate talks with the European Union on customs union and visa liberalization, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday, adding there has been positive feedback from the bloc over Türkiye's accession process. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters on his flight from Vilnius, Lithuania following the NATO summit on July 11-12, where he dropped months of objection and backed Sweden's bid to join the military alliance, state-run TRT broadcaster reported. "There is a positive opinion about the revitalization of our European Union membership process. We will accelerate the negotiations for the modernization...
A news report from Anadolu Agency stated that Türkiye rescued 84 refugees on a boat pushed into Turkish waters by Greece. According to the news report published on April 4, the Turkish coast guard discovered the rubber boat carrying refugees west of Çanakkale, off the coast of Ayvacık, and launched a rescue operation the day before. It was reported that 84 refugees, mostly from Afghanistan, were pushed by Greek Coast Guard boats into Turkish waters, where they were rescued by Turkish Coast Guard boats and taken to the Ayvacık foreigner transfer centre. Greece, along with Italy, is one of the...
Approximately 209.8 Million Passengers Have Travelled Through Mega Airport Since Its Opening As Anadolu Agency reported, İstanbul Airport, which was officially opened on October 29, 2018, the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, has served approximately 1.5 million planes to date. The first flight to İstanbul Airport took place on June 21, 2018, when the Presidential TC-ANK plane landed on the first runway, which is 3,750 metres long and 60 metres wide. According to data compiled by the Anadolu Agency, approximately 209.8 million passengers have passed through the mega airport since its opening. İstanbul Airport welcomed 95,205 passengers in 2018 and 51.9 million passengers in 2019. Tens of...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Saturday that his government would focus on reducing inflation to single digits from the current nearly 40 percent. "The uncertainty of the election time is now over. Our hand is stronger," Erdoğan told Turkish exporters during a meeting of the Turkish Exporters Assembly in Istanbul. "We will reduce the inflation, which has been a headache also for the world, to single digits... Our new economic leadership will prioritize this issue," he said. Türkiye's annual inflation fell to 39.59 percent in May after hitting a 24-year high of 85.51 percent in October last year,...
The 13th Session of the Economic Cooperation Council (ECO) High-Level Working Group on İslamabad-Tehran-İstanbul (ITI) freight train was held in Türkiye with a focus on enhancing infrastructure and transport capacities as well as the revision of the financial participation of the private sector and the Islamic Development Bank in this railway corridor. The meeting was co-organized by the Government of Türkiye and ECO Secretariat and was attended by the delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pakistan and Türkiye as well as representatives of the ECO Trade and Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank and private sector. ...
Kuwait has concluded a contract worth $367 million with Turkish defence firm Baykar to buy its TB2 drones through direct negotiations between the two governments, the Kuwaiti army said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement did not reveal how many drones would be delivered to Kuwait or when. International demand for Baykar's TB2 drones soared after they featured in conflicts in Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan and interest in them increased further following their use by Ukraine's military to thwart Russian forces. The State of Kuwait would be the 28th country in the world to conclude a contract for the Bayraktar...
In his remarks he made following a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan stated that Azerbaijan and Türkiye would organise 16 joint military exercises this year. Noting that Baku and Ankara will maintain their common foreign policy stance, Aliyev also added that the unity of Azerbaijan and Türkiye was important for the development, stability and security of the region.