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I would love to see those on our ankas
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Pakistan Navy’s lead ship of the Zulfiquar Class of Guided Missile Frigates, PNS Zulfiquar & TCG Gökçeada from Turkey’s Navy participated in Operation Mediterranean Shield in the eastern Mediterranean Sea & a PASSEX was conducted between the two navies. Pakistan and Turkey are committed to maritime security in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Two PMA cadets graduate from Turkish Military Academy
Thu, 2 Sep 2021, 9:16 PM
ANKARA, Sep 2 (APP): The fraternal Pakistan-Turkey relations witnessed another milestone on August 30 as two cadets of the Pakistan Military Academy graduated from the Turkish Military Academy Ankara at an impressive ceremony.
Both the gentlemen cadets have reached Pakistan to join their duties as officers of Pakistan Army.
According to a press release issued by Pakistan Embassy here on Thursday, this was for the first time that Pakistani cadets attended the five-year long training programme, although Pakistan military officers regularly attend courses in Turkish military academies and vice versa.
The Pakistani cadets pursued their training programme under the agreement signed during the 13th High Level Military Dialogue Group meeting held in Ankara in 2015.
Bilateral defence cooperation is the hallmark of the strong Pakistan-Turkey fraternal ties. Both sides have strong defence cooperation covering training, exchange visits and co-production of defence equipment.
The graduating young cadets Abdullah Nawaz Abbasi and Ali Adeel Zafar in their remarks expressed their immense pleasure and honour to have graduated from Turkey’s prestigious military institution.
They conveyed their gratitude to their Turkish instructors and staff for making them proud soldiers capable of meeting future challenges. They wowed to work hard for promoting Pakistan-Turkey brotherhood.
Thu, 2 Sep 2021, 9:16 PM
ANKARA, Sep 2 (APP): The fraternal Pakistan-Turkey relations witnessed another milestone on August 30 as two cadets of the Pakistan Military Academy graduated from the Turkish Military Academy Ankara at an impressive ceremony.
Both the gentlemen cadets have reached Pakistan to join their duties as officers of Pakistan Army.
According to a press release issued by Pakistan Embassy here on Thursday, this was for the first time that Pakistani cadets attended the five-year long training programme, although Pakistan military officers regularly attend courses in Turkish military academies and vice versa.
The Pakistani cadets pursued their training programme under the agreement signed during the 13th High Level Military Dialogue Group meeting held in Ankara in 2015.
Bilateral defence cooperation is the hallmark of the strong Pakistan-Turkey fraternal ties. Both sides have strong defence cooperation covering training, exchange visits and co-production of defence equipment.
The graduating young cadets Abdullah Nawaz Abbasi and Ali Adeel Zafar in their remarks expressed their immense pleasure and honour to have graduated from Turkey’s prestigious military institution.
They conveyed their gratitude to their Turkish instructors and staff for making them proud soldiers capable of meeting future challenges. They wowed to work hard for promoting Pakistan-Turkey brotherhood.
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Nice to see Turkey playing a vital role in this area
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I actually enjoyed these two guys' speeches.Both in english and in Turkish. They seem to be very smart lads. First time I heard Turkish with Pakistani accent,I think. He was pretty good.
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The Turkish Armed Forces' new joint-headquarters also dubbed as **Turkish Pentagon**: Crescent Star.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks to "strike fear" into Turkey's enemies as the country breaks ground on a massive "Crescent Star Compound" intended to serve as the new home for the defense ministry.
The planned compound, already dubbed by local media as the "Turkish Pentagon," also will house the armed forces chief of general staff as well as land, air and naval command headquarters. Around 15,000 personnel will work in the complex measuring 13 million sq. meters with indoor space of 890,000 sq. meters. The giant crescent- and star-shaped buildings will be in line with Turkey's flag.
"We will be establishing a structure here which will strike fear to our enemies with its standing and give confidence to our friends," Erdogan said at the ceremony. "I believe that monumental structures like the presidential complex [and] Crescent Star project are also symbols of our nation, displaying power while serving their fundamental purpose."
Erdogan has been showcasing military accomplishments to boost his popularity at home as rising inflation, massive wildfires, floods and a flow of refugees from Afghanistan took a toll on his approval rating in August. The groundbreaking on Monday coincided with Victory Day, commemorating the Turkish War of Independence nearly a century ago.
Erdogan bargained with the contractors live on TV and secured a promise of completing the complex before the slated presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2023.
An artist's rendition of the new defense compound was shown at the groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 30. (
Turkey's intelligence agency, known as MIT, neighbors the planned compound outside of the capital, Ankara. The chief of general staff and force commanders currently are scattered around central Ankara.
Since a 2014 amendment in the MIT law, Turkey has bolstered clandestine operations abroad, ranging from covert renditions overseas to assassinating alleged terrorists with drones.
Floods and wildfires killed around 100 people nationwide in August. Videos on social media and local media showing large groups of Afghan refugees racing across Turkey's border caused a public uproar and ignited a fresh debate on the handling of refugees. Turkey already hosts over 4 million refugees, mostly Syrians, the most worldwide according to the United Nations.
Local pollster Metropoll pegged Erdogan's approval rate at 38% in August, his lowest since June 2015.
Erdogan's recent touting of Turkey's military included his attendance Sunday at the first handover ceremony for a new generation of armed drones built by local defense company Baykar.
The new Akinci drone -- meaning "raider" in English -- has a payload capacity of 1.5 tons, tenfold above the company's famed drone TB2 used actively in military theaters such as Syria, Azerbaijan and Libya. This reaches the level of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones. Akinci also can fly higher than the TB2.
Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technical officer of family-owned Baykar, is widely seen as the brain behind Turkey's drone program. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated engineer is also Erdogan's son-in-law.
Turkey has signed drone export agreements with more than 10 countries, Erdogan said at the Sunday ceremony.
"Ten years ago, they were not even selling us these vehicles," he said, referring to the U.S. Erdogan said Turkish drones 'changed the game on the field and opened a new era,' adding that Akinci puts Turkey among the top three drone powers globally.
On Aug. 15, Erdogan attended the launch ceremony of the first corvette built in Turkey for Pakistan's navy, joined by his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi. Turkey will deliver four corvettes to Pakistan through 2025, with two of them to be jointly produced in Pakistan under a deal that includes technology transfers.
Erdogan also attended the International Defense Industry Fair on June 17 in Istanbul, which drew foreign delegations that included African leaders, ministers and generals despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute and author of multiple books focusing on Erdogan, spoke with Nikkei Asia.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan looks to "strike fear" into Turkey's enemies as the country breaks ground on a massive "Crescent Star Compound" intended to serve as the new home for the defense ministry.
The planned compound, already dubbed by local media as the "Turkish Pentagon," also will house the armed forces chief of general staff as well as land, air and naval command headquarters. Around 15,000 personnel will work in the complex measuring 13 million sq. meters with indoor space of 890,000 sq. meters. The giant crescent- and star-shaped buildings will be in line with Turkey's flag.
"We will be establishing a structure here which will strike fear to our enemies with its standing and give confidence to our friends," Erdogan said at the ceremony. "I believe that monumental structures like the presidential complex [and] Crescent Star project are also symbols of our nation, displaying power while serving their fundamental purpose."
Erdogan has been showcasing military accomplishments to boost his popularity at home as rising inflation, massive wildfires, floods and a flow of refugees from Afghanistan took a toll on his approval rating in August. The groundbreaking on Monday coincided with Victory Day, commemorating the Turkish War of Independence nearly a century ago.
Erdogan bargained with the contractors live on TV and secured a promise of completing the complex before the slated presidential and parliamentary elections in June 2023.
An artist's rendition of the new defense compound was shown at the groundbreaking ceremony on Aug. 30. (
Turkey's intelligence agency, known as MIT, neighbors the planned compound outside of the capital, Ankara. The chief of general staff and force commanders currently are scattered around central Ankara.
Since a 2014 amendment in the MIT law, Turkey has bolstered clandestine operations abroad, ranging from covert renditions overseas to assassinating alleged terrorists with drones.
Floods and wildfires killed around 100 people nationwide in August. Videos on social media and local media showing large groups of Afghan refugees racing across Turkey's border caused a public uproar and ignited a fresh debate on the handling of refugees. Turkey already hosts over 4 million refugees, mostly Syrians, the most worldwide according to the United Nations.
Local pollster Metropoll pegged Erdogan's approval rate at 38% in August, his lowest since June 2015.
Erdogan's recent touting of Turkey's military included his attendance Sunday at the first handover ceremony for a new generation of armed drones built by local defense company Baykar.
The new Akinci drone -- meaning "raider" in English -- has a payload capacity of 1.5 tons, tenfold above the company's famed drone TB2 used actively in military theaters such as Syria, Azerbaijan and Libya. This reaches the level of U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drones. Akinci also can fly higher than the TB2.
Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technical officer of family-owned Baykar, is widely seen as the brain behind Turkey's drone program. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated engineer is also Erdogan's son-in-law.
Turkey has signed drone export agreements with more than 10 countries, Erdogan said at the Sunday ceremony.
"Ten years ago, they were not even selling us these vehicles," he said, referring to the U.S. Erdogan said Turkish drones 'changed the game on the field and opened a new era,' adding that Akinci puts Turkey among the top three drone powers globally.
On Aug. 15, Erdogan attended the launch ceremony of the first corvette built in Turkey for Pakistan's navy, joined by his Pakistani counterpart Arif Alvi. Turkey will deliver four corvettes to Pakistan through 2025, with two of them to be jointly produced in Pakistan under a deal that includes technology transfers.
Erdogan also attended the International Defense Industry Fair on June 17 in Istanbul, which drew foreign delegations that included African leaders, ministers and generals despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute and author of multiple books focusing on Erdogan, spoke with Nikkei Asia.
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Turkey will sell air defense systems to Ukraine
by The Frontier Post
ANKARA (Agencies): The Ukrainian state-owned company Ukrspetsexport has signed a contract with the Turkish corporation Aselsan for the modernization of some air defense systems and their integration with Turkish mobile command posts (Command & Control), the press service of Ukrspetsexport reports.
The newsletter says: “T-his contract is another step towards deepening cooperation between our countries in the field of military-technical cooperation. Today, Aselsan AS is a powerful manufacturer of defense products in the Republic of Turkey. This company not only manufactures defense products, but is also engaged in research and development work and the introduction of high-tech developments.”
It all comes down to the fact that Turkey wants to sell its Korkut self-propelled anti-aircraft cannon systems (ZPK) of dubious quality to Nezalezhnaya. These ZPKs include a combat vehicle equipped with a three-barreled 35mm anti-aircraft cannon and a self-propelled command post. Of course, we are not talking about a radical improvement of the Ukrainian air defense / missile defense system, since these complexes are intended for direct / close protection of objects or units of ground forces from an air attack. But, the very precedent of Turkey’s active participation in arming Ukraine with anything is important.
by The Frontier Post
ANKARA (Agencies): The Ukrainian state-owned company Ukrspetsexport has signed a contract with the Turkish corporation Aselsan for the modernization of some air defense systems and their integration with Turkish mobile command posts (Command & Control), the press service of Ukrspetsexport reports.
The newsletter says: “T-his contract is another step towards deepening cooperation between our countries in the field of military-technical cooperation. Today, Aselsan AS is a powerful manufacturer of defense products in the Republic of Turkey. This company not only manufactures defense products, but is also engaged in research and development work and the introduction of high-tech developments.”
It all comes down to the fact that Turkey wants to sell its Korkut self-propelled anti-aircraft cannon systems (ZPK) of dubious quality to Nezalezhnaya. These ZPKs include a combat vehicle equipped with a three-barreled 35mm anti-aircraft cannon and a self-propelled command post. Of course, we are not talking about a radical improvement of the Ukrainian air defense / missile defense system, since these complexes are intended for direct / close protection of objects or units of ground forces from an air attack. But, the very precedent of Turkey’s active participation in arming Ukraine with anything is important.
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Government of Turkey, TİKA Karachi continues to support special kids of Pakistan. This Football and Cricket Facility is first of its kind and uniquely designed for the visually impaired and hard to hear kids.
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Interestingly the Turks modeled their program very closely on what India did with the Dhruv and LCH. Basically, India is using the Dhruv and LCH combo to build a massive rotary attack and utility force at a relatively low cost.
The Pakistan Army Aviation may have caught onto the idea and looked to see if they can emulate it at a comparable level. In fact, in 2015, they even tested the Z-19 attack helicopter (i.e. based on the Z-9), but that model didn't work out.
This is the T625 utility helicopter. Ultimately, both the T625 and T629 are supposed to use the identical engines, rotors, transmission and other critical parts.
There's a military variant in development which, probably, is tied to the TS1400 and other inputs related to the T629. We could see both the military T625 and T629 fly at around the same time (2023-2024). No doubt this provides a great opportunity for Pakistan as well.
The Pakistan Army Aviation may have caught onto the idea and looked to see if they can emulate it at a comparable level. In fact, in 2015, they even tested the Z-19 attack helicopter (i.e. based on the Z-9), but that model didn't work out.
This is the T625 utility helicopter. Ultimately, both the T625 and T629 are supposed to use the identical engines, rotors, transmission and other critical parts.
There's a military variant in development which, probably, is tied to the TS1400 and other inputs related to the T629. We could see both the military T625 and T629 fly at around the same time (2023-2024). No doubt this provides a great opportunity for Pakistan as well.
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