I know I'm always more on the sceptic side of things, but the development phase of the air defence systems seems to be short/fast. Which makes me wonder if they will reach the quality and reliability of existing systems that have decades of r&d in them. Of course we will never know until there's...
https://www.crisisgroup.org/content/turkeys-pkk-conflict-visual-explainer
Interesting numbers and visuals about the casualities in the conflict and how they have shifted more and more towards Northern Iraq, after the failed peace initiative of the AKP government that cost hundreds of lifes.
Why would we have to do anything first of all and second why would we need to gain legitimacy in the Muslim world?
Turkey is a country, a secular country. We do (or did) politics because they serve the interest of the Turkish people, whether they are Muslim, Atheist or Christian - Turk, Kurd...
The only thing that is and also the EEZ with Libya and what its going to eventually lead to (hopefully) is negotiation and the final resolution to our both countries EEZ issues.
I'm against dividing any country, was just talking about better representation in Iraq. They were one of the most effected groups of the ISIS insurgency, especially the Shia Turkmens.
With the right pressure and attention of the Turkish public, the Turkmens in Iraq could easily get a much better representation and quality of life. The elephant in the room, why they do no receive as much attention as lets say Palestinians is maybe sectarianism, if you ask me.
Erdogans government is running on a tight schedule. Every couple years they will try to mend ties with the EU, USA then become best friends again with Iran, Russia - get screwed, try other things and countries and start back at the EU and USA. Is there any strategy behind this? Maybe someone a...
There was a JV together with a Chinese company and Zorlu, worth 4.5bn
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-zorlu/turkeys-zorlu-holding-signs-4-5-billion-battery-deal-with-chinas-gsr-capital-idUSKCN1G90Q7
2029 - first block deliveries, not 5th generation but something between 4-5, one filo means one squadron I guess.
from 2031 the full 5th generation variation of the TF-X/MMU
and in the further future addition of 6th generation features and deliveries.
Good price that will fund many more projects, than they could have ever achieved. Hope to see more of these successful Turkish companies, not only in gaming but also B2B software.