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August 2021 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- Taliban discussing running Kabul airport with Turkey, Qatar: France Press TV 31 Aug 2021 -- France says the Taliban are in talks with Qatar and Turkey about operating the Kabul airport, a report says, after the last American troops left the war-raved Afghanistan.
- Turkish Officials Say Deportation Centers Packed With Afghan Refugees VOA 31 Aug 2021 -- Under a small bridge more than 100 kilometers from the Turkish border with Iran, a small group of boys and young men waits quietly for a smuggler.
- Turkey expands drone fleet with locally made UAVs Press TV 30 Aug 2021 -- Turkey has expanded its fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles with locally made armed drones amid President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's efforts to achieve military self-sufficiency.
- Turkey Ready to Normalise Relations With Armenia, Erdogan Says Sputnik 29 Aug 2021 -- Turkey is ready to gradually develop relations with Armenia after hearing Yerevan's conciliatory statements, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu US Dept. of State 28 Aug 2021
- Turkey says received request from Taliban to operate Kabul airport Press TV 27 Aug 2021 -- Turkey says it has received a request from the Taliban in Afghanistan to operate the international airport in Kabul, shortly after Ankara reversed a decision to provide security for the airfield at the behest of the United States due to the deteriorating security situation in the country.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar DoD 27 Aug 2021
- Turkey, Taliban in airport 'technical support' talks: Report Press TV 25 Aug 2021 -- The Taliban militant group has reportedly initiated talks with Turkey to see whether the country would give the group "technical assistance" at the Kabul International Airport once all foreign forces leave Afghanistan by the end of August.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu US Dept. of State 24 Aug 2021
- Turkish, Greek Leaders Say They Won't Accept Afghan Migrant Wave RFE/RL Gandhara 21 Aug 2021 -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Afghanistan as concern mounts over a new migration wave to Europe.
- Erdogan Reiterates Interest in Securing Kabul Airport, Faces Criticism VOA 21 Aug 2021 -- Despite earlier reports that Turkey had dropped plans to secure Kabul's international airport, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Turkey is ready to talk with the Taliban about what role, if any, Turkey would play in Afghanistan.
- Turkish warplanes target PMU hospital in northern Iraq: Security source Press TV 18 Aug 2021 -- Turkish warplanes have reportedly bombarded a military hospital belonging to forces of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) — or Hashd al-Sha'abi — resistance group in Iraq's northern Nineveh Province.
- Turkey Steps Up Efforts to Avert Afghan Refugee Exodus VOA 16 Aug 2021 -- With the Taliban seizing control of Afghanistan, Turkey seeks to avert a refugee exodus, with the country already hosting over four million refugees, with about 120,000 of them from Afghanistan, according the United Nations.
- Blast kills 3 Turkish soldiers in northern Iraq Press TV 16 Aug 2021 -- Turkey's Defense Ministry says three Turkish soldiers have been killed in an explosion in northern Iraq.
- NATO Allies stand together against wildfires NATO 12 Aug 2021 -- Albania, Greece, North Macedonia and Turkey have received support from their NATO Allies in dealing with devastating wildfires faced since July. The assistance provided included the delivery of ground and air assets most needed to help contain the spread of the fires.
- Turkey's Role in Management of Kabul Airport to Be Decided Soon, Minister Says Sputnik 12 Aug 2021 -- The role of the Turkish military in the future management of the international airport in Kabul will be decided in the coming days, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday.
- Turkey says 13 suspected members of Gulen movement arrested as they attempted to cross into Greece Press TV 08 Aug 2021 -- Turkey says its security forces have detained 13 individuals over their suspected affiliation to the banned Gulen movement while they were attempting to flee to neighboring Greece.
- Moscow Appreciates Ankara's Stand on S-400, Maintains Contact to Boost Defence Cooperation Sputnik 05 Aug 2021 -- Moscow appreciates Turkey's position on the purchase of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems and sees significant potential for boosting defence cooperation with Ankara, as relevant departments are already in contact on this issue, Russian Foreign Ministry's Fourth European Department Director Yuri Pilipson said.
- Iraqi legislator warns against Turkey's attempts to 'seize control of Mosul, annex it' Press TV 05 Aug 2021 -- An Iraqi lawmaker has condemned Turkey's ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region against purported positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group, stating that Ankara intends to seize control of the strategic northwestern city of Mosul and annex it to its own territory.
- Turkey: US triggering major refugee crisis by encouraging Afghans to travel to 3rd states Press TV 04 Aug 2021 -- Turkey has slammed as "irresponsible" a US-declared program to offer potential resettlement to Afghans who served American occupation forces or worked for US-based organizations through third countries, including Turkey, insisting that the move would generate a "great migration crisis" in the region.
- 'Irresponsible Decision': Turkey Says US' Refugee Programme for Afghans Could Cause 'Major Crisis' Sputnik 04 Aug 2021 -- Turkey has warned that America's new 'Refugee Admissions Program Priority 2 (P-2)' could result in an exodus of Afghans fleeing the insurgency-ravaged country. The new visa regime requires Afghan applicants to be in a third country to be granted a US refugee visa. Turkey already plays host to most refugees globally.
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