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December 2021 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- Erdogan Urges 'All Turkish Citizens' to Keep Their Savings in Lira...Again Sputnik 31 Dec 2021 -- Since 2018, Turkey's national currency has been in a downward slide due to a combination of factors, such as geopolitical tensions with the West, shrinking currency reserves, growing debt and Ankara's reluctance to raise interest rates to tackle inflation.
- Erdogan urges Turkish people to save in lira Press TV 31 Dec 2021 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Turks to keep all their savings in lira, as the country's domestic currency has lost over 40% of its value this year.
- Turkey to Work on Domestic Air Defence System to Replace S-400, Patriot, Reports Say Sputnik 28 Dec 2021 -- Turkey will continue developing new air defence systems as part of domestic missile defence projects in 2022, which could substitute Russian S-400 and the US Patriot air defence complexes, national media reported on Tuesday.
- Turkey Says Its Mid-Range Air Defenсe System Ready for Deployment Sputnik 27 Dec 2021 -- Turkey's medium-range air defence system Hisar O+ is ready for deployment for use by the country's armed forces after passing the final test, Turkish Presidency of Defenсe Industries (SSB) chief Ismail Demir said.
- Taliban Deny Deal With Turkey, Qatar to Jointly Run Kabul Airport Sputnik 25 Dec 2021 -- The Taliban (under UN sanctions for terrorism) denied on Saturday that a deal had been reached with Qatar and Turkey that would allow the two to jointly run airports in Kabul and other Afghan cities.
- Central Asia: Getting Pulled From All Directions At The Crossroads Of Eurasia RFE/RL 24 Dec 2021 -- Not long after Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan gained independence in late 1991, they started reminding the world that they were located in the heart of the Eurasian continent, the crossroads of civilizations for centuries.
- Turkey, Qatar Agree to Jointly Run Kabul Airport, Present Plan to Taliban VOA 24 Dec 2021 -- Taliban officials in Afghanistan confirmed Friday that they had discussed plans with a joint delegation from Turkey and Qatar for firms from the two countries to run airports in Kabul and other Afghan cities.
- Officials From Turkey, Qatar To Present Plan To Run Kabul Airport To Taliban RFE/RL Gandhara 23 Dec 2021 -- Turkish and Qatari officials are traveling to Afghanistan to present plans to Taliban leaders for companies from their countries to run Kabul's international airport, as the global community looks for ways to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to the country.
- Iran, Russia, Turkey reject any military solution to Syrian conflict IRNA 22 Dec 2021 -- Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey - as guarantors of the Astana format - issued a statement in the end of the 17th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format on Wednesday noting that there could be no military solution to the Syrian conflict.
- Joint Statement by the Representatives of Iran, Russia and Turkey on the 17th International Meeting on Syria in the Astana Format, Nur-Sultan, 21-22 December 2021 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2021
- Erdogan vows to fight inflation, higher interest rates despite growing skepticism Press TV 20 Dec 2021 -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to rein in the country's alarmingly surging inflation and reaffirmed his support to low interest rates.
- Armenia, Turkey To Appoint Special Envoys In Bid To Normalize Ties RFE/RL 14 Dec 2021 -- Neighbors Turkey and Armenia have announced that they will appoint special envoys on mending relations that have been strained for decades.
- Turkey Successfully Tests World's First Laser-Equipped Drone - Photo Sputnik 11 Dec 2021 -- Turkey has successfully tested the world's first-ever drone that has laser weapons, Turkish politician Aykut Erdogdu said.
- Turkey and Qatar Leaders Meet Amid Growing Isolation VOA 06 Dec 2021 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan starts a two-day visit to close ally Qatar on Monday. Afghanistan and economic support for Turkey's crisis-ridden economy are expected to be on the agenda of talks between the two countries' leaders.
- Turkish military forces dispatch new reinforcements to northwestern Syria to prop up allied militants Press TV 06 Dec 2021 -- Turkish forces have sent new military reinforcements to Syria's northwestern province of Idlib to prop up their allied Takfiri militants as they seek to consolidate their grip on areas under their control.
- Telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 03 Dec 2021 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the latter's initiative.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2021
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 01 Dec 2021
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