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December 2022 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- Turkey to Discuss With US Purchase of F-16 Fighters in January, Defense Minister Says Sputnik 31 Dec 2022 -- The Turkish delegation will hold talks with the US authorities on the purchase of F-16 fighter jets in January, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
- Turkiye agrees to fully withdraw troops from Syria: Syrian media IRNA 31 Dec 2022 -- Turkey has agreed to a complete pull-out of its troops from Syria after a recent meeting between defense ministers of Russia, Turkiye and Syria in Moscow, according to a report published in Syrian media.
- Turkey Agrees to Withdraw Troops From Syria Should Damascus Take Political Steps Sputnik 31 Dec 2022 -- The withdrawal of Turkish troops from Syria requires steps in the political process, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday.
- Russian FM Lavrov & Turkey's Cavusoglu Hold Phone Talks on Syrian Peace Settlement Sputnik 31 Dec 2022 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed coordination of steps in the settlement of the Syrian conflict during a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
- Russian, Syrian, Turkish defense ministers discuss Syrian crisis during talks in Moscow People's Daily 29 Dec 2022 -- The defense ministers of Russia, Syria and Türkiye discussed the situation in Syria during talks held in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
- Turkish Court Upholds Conviction of Osman Kavala US Dept. of State 28 Dec 2022 -- "The United States is deeply troubled and disappointed by a Turkish court's decision to uphold the conviction of Osman Kavala today."
- Syrian, Turkish, Russian defense ministers hold talks, first time since 2011 Press TV 28 Dec 2022 -- The defense ministers of Syria, Turkey and Russia held surprise talks in Moscow on Wednesday to discuss the crisis in the Arab country, the first high-level contact between the three sides since 2011.
- QA-32, 23 December 2022, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Tanju Bilgiç, in Response to a Question Regarding the Ongoing Hydrocarbon Activities of the Greek Cypriot Administration in the Eastern Mediterranean Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 23 Dec 2022
- Türkiye says more steps needed for Sweden's NATO membership People's Daily 23 Dec 2022 -- Sweden has not taken enough "concrete steps" to extradite people that Ankara sees as terrorists and freeze their assets, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, as Sweden tries to convince Trkiye to ratify its bid to join NATO.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu US Dept. of State 22 Dec 2022
- Turkey Accuses Greece of Trying to Intercept Turkish F-16 Jets During NATO Training Sputnik 20 Dec 2022 -- The Greek Air Force tried to intercept Turkish fighter jets during a NATO exercise over the Aegean Sea, with Turkey giving an appropriate response, the Turkish Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
- Sweden's NATO Bid in Limbo as Top Court Slaps Down Turkish Extradition Request for 'Gulenist' Journo Sputnik 19 Dec 2022 -- Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bid has been ratified by 28 of the bloc's 30 members, with Turkey and Hungary holding up the process. Ankara has given the Nordics a series of conditions for support for their membership in the bloc; observers in Stockholm and Helsinki have grumbled about the demands' implications for their sovereignty.
- Finland Mulls Relaxing Arms Export Rules to Turkey to Secure NATO Bid Sputnik 19 Dec 2022 -- Earlier this year, Finland and Sweden abandoned their policy of military non-alignment and rushed to become NATO members. They also abandoned their principle of not sending weapons to warring nations by arming Ukraine during Russia's ongoing special operation. However, Ankara's opposition has been the main stumbling block to their NATO bid.
- Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud and Illegally Exporting Defense Articles to Turkey US Dept. of Justice 15 Dec 2022 -- A Massachusetts man was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for a scheme to illegally export defense technical data to foreign nationals in Turkey in connection with the fraudulent manufacturing of parts and components used by the U.S. military, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act. The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) later determined that some of the parts were substandard and unsuitable for use by the military.
- Ukrainian president holds talks with French, Turkish leaders People's Daily 12 Dec 2022 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that he had separate conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- Presidents of Türkiye, Ukraine discuss expanding scope of grain deal People's Daily 12 Dec 2022 -- Presidents of Türkiye and Ukraine on Sunday discussed expanding the scope of the grain deal and the Ukraine-Russia conflict over the phone, the Turkish presidency said in a statement.
- Putin, Erdogan discuss energy cooperation, grain export deal over phone People's Daily 12 Dec 2022 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed cooperating in the energy sector and the Black Sea grain export deal during a phone conversation on Sunday.
- Erdogan Discusses War, Grain In Separate Calls With Zelenskiy, Putin RFE/RL 11 Dec 2022 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and related grain and energy issues in separate phone calls with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts, officials of the nations involved said.
- Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 11 Dec 2022 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
- No: 373, 10 December 2022, Press Release Regarding the Political Consultations between Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Sedat Önal and Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 10 Dec 2022 -- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye Ambassador Sedat Önal and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Vershinin held political consultations on 8-9 December in Istanbul.
- Facing Poverty and Hostility, Refugees in Turkey Mull Return to War-Torn Syria VOA 09 Dec 2022 -- Amid rampant inflation and an economic crisis in Turkey, and with an election scheduled in 2023, political rhetoric is turning against Syrian refugees in the country. Many are considering returning to their homeland, which is still ravaged by civil war.
- U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Turkish Businessman Over Iran Oil Trade RFE/RL 09 Dec 2022 -- The United States has blacklisted prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan for allegedly operating a trading network that facilitated oil sales on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
- 15 oil vessels blocked at Turkish Straits amid EU sanctions on Russian oil People's Daily 09 Dec 2022 -- Fifteen oil tankers were banned from passing through the Turkish Straits due to a lack of proper insurance amid the European sanctions on Russian oil, Türkiye's maritime authority said on Thursday.
- Moscow and Ankara Keep in Touch Over Maritime Traffic Issue Off Turkish Coast, Source Says Sputnik 08 Dec 2022 -- Moscow and Ankara keep in touch over the maritime traffic issue off the Turkish coast, where a number of oil tankers have stuck, measures will be taken if needed, a source familiar with the situation told Sputnik on Thursday.
- Report: CIA Warned Turkey That Strikes Against Syria Threaten US Troops Sputnik 08 Dec 2022 -- Turkey has been bombing parts of Syria and Iraq since November 20, a week after a terrorist attack in Istanbul that the Turkish government says was carried out by Kurdish militants.
- READOUT: Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo's Call with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal US Treasury 07 Dec 2022 -- On Wednesday, December 7, Deputy Secretary Adeyemo spoke with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal to discuss the United States and Turkey's shared goal to end Russia's unconscionable war of choice.
- Damascus rejects Ankara's offer for meeting with Turkish President Erdogan, Top AKP official says Press TV 07 Dec 2022 -- A senior member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) says Damascus has turned down Ankara's request for a meeting between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after more than a decade of bitter enmity since the outbreak of Syria's conflict.
- Turkey Still 'Attractive' For Central Asian Women Migrants Despite Economic Woes RFE/RL 04 Dec 2022 -- Musharraf Qosimova has worked as a cleaner and babysitter for a young family in the resort city of Antalya since moving to Turkey in search of a better income nearly seven years ago.
- PM call with President Erdoğan of Türkiye: 2 December 2022 Gov.UK 02 Dec 2022
- Türkiye calls for U.S. understanding of possible operation in Syria People's Daily 02 Dec 2022 -- Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar called on the United States on Thursday to show understanding for a possible new Turkish ground operation in northern Syria.
- Kurdish militants halt joint operation with US after Turkish strikes Press TV 02 Dec 2022 -- A spokesman for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) says all joint military operations with the US-led coalition have been put on hold as a result of Turkish bombardment on its area of control in northern Syria.
- Turkey Deploys 280-Tonne Distribution Chamber in Black Sea to Collect Gas, Reports Say Sputnik 01 Dec 2022 -- Turkey has deployed a 280-tonne chamber at a depth of 2,200 meters (1.4 miles) in the Black Sea to collect gas from sea wells, Turkish press reported on Thursday.
- Turkish strikes cause 'significant damage' to Syrian oil facilities: Minister Press TV 01 Dec 2022 -- Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Bassam Tohme says Turkish airstrikes against purported positions of the US-backed Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the northeastern part of the country have caused "great damage" to oil installations.
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