US Asks Turkiye to Hand over S-400 to Ukraine
The US offered to Turkiye to send the S-400s to Ukraine. Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu announced that Turkiye rejected the offer regarding the S-400s.
Çavuşoğlu News
Weapon / Missile
Bilateral Relations
Air
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Invisible Ties: F-16, Sweden's and Finland's access to NATO
US Ambassador to Turkiye Jeffry Flake made statements about the sale of the F-16 and Sweden and Finland's membership step in NATO.
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Defence Minister Visits UK
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, was invited by his British counterpart Ben Wallace to visit the United Kingdom.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkiye and Libya Signed Hydrocarbon Agreement
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that a MoU was signed between Turkiye and Libya in the field of hydrocarbons.
Bilateral Relations
Israel and Turkiye Back on the Track
Israel and Turkiye have decided to fully restore diplomatic relations and return each other's ambassadors and consul generals.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
British Ministers visit Turkiye to Deepen Relations
British Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace visited Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara.
Regional / Strategy
Russian Vessels cannot Cross Turkish Straits due to Montreux
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that three Russian warships wanted to cross the Straits, but Turkiye demanded Russia withdraw the request.
Bilateral Relations
Çavuşoğlu: Russian Ships Returned due to the Montreux
Following the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu’s statements on the Montreux Convention, there was a concern about the possible outcomes of such action.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkey will block some Russian warships from entering straits
Turkish Foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stated that Turkey would block some Russian warships from crossing the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles straits.
Country
SSI Organizes Export Strategy Conference
SSI organised the "Global Strategies for the Defence and Aviation Industry Conference'21" in Antalya to address the strategies to increase export.
Country
Failed Assassination Attempt in Libya
An armed militia group reportedly attempted to storm the Presidential Council's headquarters at Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, late May 7.
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