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September 2022 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- No: 300, 30 September 2022, Press Release Regarding Russia's Annexation of Some Regions of Ukraine Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2022 -- "Türkiye did not recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea in an illegitimate referendum in 2014 and has emphasized its strong support to Ukraine's territorial integrity, independence and sovereignty on every occasion."
- No: 299, 30 September 2022, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attack Targeting an Education Institute in Kabul, Afghanistan Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 30 Sep 2022
- Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 29 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin talked by telephone with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Russia Says Sanctions Prevent It From Maintaining Gas Pipeline To Turkey, Balkans RFE/RL 29 Sep 2022 -- Russia says Western sanctions are preventing it from maintaining a crucial natural-gas-export pipeline that supplies Turkey and the Balkans, potentially worsening Europe's energy crisis.
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Ukraine 28 Sep 2022
- Turkey summons Greek envoy over US military buildup in Aegean islands Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Turkey has summoned the Greek ambassador to protest the deployment of US-made armored vehicles to two disputed Aegean islands near the Turkish coast, which Ankara insists must remain demilitarized in line with international treaties.
- Turkish military shells villages in Syria's Hasakah, casualties reported Press TV 27 Sep 2022 -- Turkish military forces and their allied militants have reportedly launched an artillery attack on several villages in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, leaving a number of civilians dead or injured.
- Turkey Signals Possible Rapprochement With Syria VOA 26 Sep 2022 -- Recently there have been signs of reconciliation between Turkey and Syria, which have been at odds for more than a decade as Ankara supported Syrian rebel forces fighting Damascus.
- PM meeting with President Tayyip Erdoğan: 21 September 2022 Gov.UK 22 Sep 2022 -- The Prime Minister met the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, at the UN General Assembly on 21 September.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's participation in a Russia-Iran-Turkey trilateral ministerial meeting in the Astana format and consultations with UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 21 Sep 2022
- Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu US Dept. of State 20 Sep 2022
- Erdogan Says Finding 'Dignified Way Out' For Both Sides Could End War In Ukraine RFE/RL 20 Sep 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a diplomatic solution that gives Russia and Ukraine a "dignified way out" of the crisis sparked by Russia's invasion.
- Lifting arms embargo on Cyprus could lead to insecurity in Mediterranean, Turkey warns Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- Turkey's foreign ministry has strongly condemned a US decision to lift an arms embargo on Cyprus, warning that the measure could undermine the peace and stability of the Mediterranean.
- Erdogan says Turkey targets SCO membership, will take steps in 2023 India summit Press TV 17 Sep 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country "targets" joining in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and will take further steps to be a member of the Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
- Meeting with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 16 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin held talks in Samarkand with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Prime Minister's meeting with President of the Republic of Türkiye H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit India PIB 16 Sep 2022 -- 1. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 16 September 2022 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.
- Xi meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye PLA Daily 16 Sep 2022 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye on Friday morning at Forumlar Majmuasi Complex in Samarkand.
- Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl’s Meeting With Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sedat Onal DoD 15 Sep 2022
- Erdogan, Putin Set to Meet at Eurasian Security Meeting in Signal to West VOA 15 Sep 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Uzbekistan Thursday to attend a meeting of Eurasian security group, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Erdogan is attending at the invitation of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes as Erdogan's relations with Putin are under growing scrutiny by its Western allies as they seek to tighten sanctions on Russia.
- Seven Ships Leave Ukraine Under Istanbul Grain Deal, Turkish MoD Says Sputnik 13 Sep 2022 -- Seven more ships have left Ukrainian ports under the Black Sea grain deal, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- Four Turkish soldiers killed in clashes with PKK militants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region Press TV 12 Sep 2022 -- At least four Turkish soldiers were killed after they engaged in fierce exchanges of gunfire with members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
- Zelenskiy Meets CEO Of Turkish Drone Maker, Discusses Construction Of Factory In Ukraine RFE/RL 10 Sep 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on September 9 met with the head of Turkish defense firm Baykar and praised the company's contributions to the Ukrainian armed forces.
- Turkey-Greece Tensions Could Disrupt NATO Unity, Experts Warn VOA 10 Sep 2022 -- Turkey and Greece, both NATO members, have been at loggerheads for decades over territorial and airspace claims in and over the Aegean Sea. As the historic rivals escalate their war of words, analysts warn about the risk of current tension spilling into NATO business at a time when there is a need to focus on unity against Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.
- QA-25, 8 September 2022, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç, in Response to a Question Regarding the Report Released by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Human Rights Situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Sep 2022
- Erdogan: Senior Daesh Leader Has Been Captured in Turkey Sputnik 08 Sep 2022 -- Turkey, a US and NATO ally, has been accused by the US' Kurdish allies in eastern Syria of providing a "safe zone" for Daesh* and other terrorist groups in the parts of northern Syria Turkey has occupied.
- Turkey's Erdogan In Serbia On Balkan Tour To Boost Mutual Travel, Decry 'Adversity' RFE/RL 07 Sep 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade on the middle leg of a Balkan tour that has already taken him to Bosnia-Herzegovina and finishes up in Croatia.
- No: 279, 5 September 2022, Press Release Regarding the Terrorist Attack in the Vicinity of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kabul Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 05 Sep 2022
- Fleeing Afghans Who Reach Turkey Get No Respite From Violence, Persecution RFE/RL Gandhara 05 Sep 2022 -- Many Afghans who fled their native country after the Taliban seized power saw Turkey as a safe haven in their road to escape persecution and violence.
- Turkey: Statement by the Spokesperson on remarks by the President against Greece European External Action Service (EEAS) 05 Sep 2022 -- The continuous hostile remarks by the political leadership of Turkey against Greece and the Greek people raise serious concerns and fully contradict much needed de-escalation efforts in the Eastern Mediterranean called for in the Conclusions of the European Council from March and June 2021 and June 2022.
- Turkish military helicopter crashes in Iraq's northern Kurdish region, one killed Press TV 05 Sep 2022 -- At least one person has been killed and seven others were rescued after a Turkish military helicopter crashed in northern Iraq, as Ankara is involved in an ongoing military operation against purported positions of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group in the Arab country's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.
- Turkish Military Helicopter Crashes in Northern Iraq During Operation, MoD Says Sputnik 05 Sep 2022 -- A Turkish military helicopter crashed in northern Iraq during the resupply mission, with seven of the eight crew members rescued, Turkey's Ministry of National Defence said on Monday.
- Turkish court orders pro-Kurdish member of parliament jailed on terrorism charge Press TV 04 Sep 2022 -- A Turkish court has ordered the pre-trial jailing of a pro-Kurdish member of parliament, accusing her of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant group.
- Turkey Can Mediate In Ukraine Nuclear Plant Standoff, Erdogan Tells Putin RFE/RL 03 Sep 2022 -- Turkey can mediate in a standoff over Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant which is occupied by Moscow's troops, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in a phone call on September 3.
- Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 03 Sep 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Turkish military forces, allied militants shell strategic town in northern Syria Press TV 03 Sep 2022 -- Turkish military forces and their allied militants have reportedly renewed shelling on a Kurdish-controlled town in Syria's northern province of Raqqah in a bid to advance in that strategic area, as Ankara is purportedly preparing for a new cross-border offensive in the Arab country.
- PM call with President Erdoğan: 2 September 2022 Gov.UK 02 Sep 2022 -- The Prime Minister spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan this afternoon.
- Erdogan: NATO Cannot Be Strong Without Turkey Sputnik 02 Sep 2022 -- Greece's position on some controversial issues, including congratulations expressed by NATO to Turkey on the anniversary of its victory in the War of Independence, can't weaken the ties between the alliance and Ankara since the organization will never be strong without the latter, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
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