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August 2023 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- Taliban Sign Multibillion-Dollar Afghan Mining Deals VOA 31 Aug 2023 -- Afghanistan's Taliban announced Thursday they have signed more than $6.5 billion worth of mining contracts with local and foreign companies from China, Iran, Turkey and Britain.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Stresses Importance Of Reviving Grain Deal In Meeting With Lavrov RFE/RL 31 Aug 2023 -- Turkey's foreign minister has emphasized how important reviving the Black Sea Grain Initiative is to global food security during a meeting in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
- "We have corrected to a large extent our technology-related deficiencies in defense industry" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 31 Aug 2023 -- Addressing the Air War College Commencement and Flag Handover Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: "We have corrected to a large extent our technology-related deficiencies in defense industry with the important moves we have made in the recent period."
- "The Republic of Türkiye is now much stronger with all its political, economic and military capabilities" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2023 -- Speaking at Victory Day Concert, President Erdoğan said: "Today, the Republic of Türkiye is much stronger and much more advanced than it was a quarter century, half a century, a century ago, with all its political, economic and military capabilities. When we say that we will make Türkiye one of the 10 largest, strongest and most prosperous states in the world, we count on this infrastructure, this level, this equipment."
- "Increasing the Turkish Armed Forces' deterrence is essential, not optional, for our country" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 30 Aug 2023 -- Addressing the Army War College Commencement and Flag Handover Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: "Increasing the Turkish Armed Forces' deterrence is essential, not optional, for our country. Therefore, we have taken many steps of historic importance to further strengthen our military over the past 21 years."
- Syria-Türkiye: UN completes 200th cross-border aid mission since February quakes UN News 29 Aug 2023 -- The United Nations on Tuesday announced that it has conducted 200 cross-border missions delivering aid into northwest Syria from Türkiye since the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries in February.
- Turkish Foreign Minister Says 'No Alternative' To Ukraine-Russia Grain Deal During Kyiv Visit RFE/RL 25 Aug 2023 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said during a visit to Kyiv that there is "no alternative" to the original Ukraine-Russia grain deal that was brokered by his country and the United Nations but which collapsed after Moscow pulled out of the agreement last month.
- President of Ukraine had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye President of Ukraine 25 Aug 2023
- "We are determinedly taking the steps aimed at overcoming the problems caused by inflation" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 24 Aug 2023 -- Addressing AK Party's provincial heads, President Erdoğan said: "We are determinedly taking the steps aimed at overcoming the problems caused by inflation in our citizens' lives. We have started to see the positive outcomes of the measures we have taken."
- "We have mobilized all the means of our state for the reconstruction of the earthquake zone" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 23 Aug 2023 -- Speaking at the Adıyaman Urban Transformation Project Groundbreaking Ceremony, President Erdoğan said: "We have mobilized all the means of our state and nation for the reconstruction of the earthquake zone and for the fulfillment of the needs of quake victims. We have constantly followed the process by visiting the region at various times."
- No: 203, 22 August 2023, Press Release Regarding the United Nations Security Council Press Statement on the Construction of the Pile-Yiğitler Road Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Aug 2023
- "UN Peacekeeping Force soldiers' intervention in the TRNC is never acceptable to us" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 21 Aug 2023 -- Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "The physical intervention by soldiers of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in the sovereign territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) is never acceptable to us."
- No: 200, 19 August 2023, Press Release Regarding the Extension of the U.S. Decision to Lift the Arms Embargo on the Greek Cypriot Administration Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2023 -- "Following the decision of the United States to lift the arms embargo against the Greek Cypriot Administration in September 2020 and the expansion of the scope of the said decision in 2022, we condemn that the U.S. has now extended that decision's duration for one year as of 1 October 2023."
- No: 201, 19 August 2023, Press Release Regarding the Intervention of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus in the Construction of the Pile-Yiğitler Road in the Territory of the TRNC Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 19 Aug 2023 -- "We find unacceptable and strongly condemn the physical intervention yesterday (18 August) by soldiers of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in the sovereign territory of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) with the aim of preventing the construction of the Pile-Yiğitler road."
- UN: Deal reached with Syria to reopen main border crossing from Türkiye UN News 09 Aug 2023 -- A deal has been reached with the Government of Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Türkiye to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.
- Syria's Assad says will not meet Erdogan, insists on Turkish troops withdrawal Press TV 09 Aug 2023 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has once again ruled out the possibility of a meeting with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, insisting on the withdrawal of Turkey's occupation forces from his country.
- Turkiye Continues Dialogue With Western Countries on Grain Deal Resumption - Source Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Ankara continues its dialogue with Western partners on the resumption of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and continues an interdepartmental dialogue with Russia as well, a source in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's administration has told Sputnik.
- "We have achieved the greatest progress in democracy and development in Türkiye's history" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 07 Aug 2023 -- Addressing citizens following the Presidential Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan said: "We have achieved the greatest progress in democracy and development in Türkiye's history. By prioritizing investment, employment and production, we have developed and strengthened Türkiye."
- Saudi Arabia, Turkiye Sign Agreement to Localize Attack Drones Manufacturing Sputnik 07 Aug 2023 -- Saudi Arabian state-run defense company SAMI has announced that it signed a strategic agreement with Turkish drone-maker Baykar on Sunday to localize the manufacturing of Bayraktar Akinci combat drones.
- One killed as Turkey launches drone strike against PKK targets in northern Iraq Press TV 06 Aug 2023 -- At least one person has been killed and another injured in a Turkish drone strike in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, as Ankara ramps up its cross-border raids in the Arab country.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 05 Aug 2023
- Prime Minister along-side Turkish Vice President jointly launch PNS Tariq in Karachi Pakistan PM 02 Aug 2023 -- Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, along-side Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, jointly launched PNS Tariq Corvette, at a ceremony held today in Karachi Shipyard & Engineering Works, Karachi.
- Turkey Urges Russia To Avoid Escalation After Drone Strikes Damage Ukrainian Ports RFE/RL 02 Aug 2023 -- Russian drone strikes damaged grain facilities at the Ukrainian ports of Izmayil and Odesa overnight, authorities said on August 2, prompting Turkey to call on the Kremlin to avoid escalating the already high tensions in and around the Black Sea.
- Putin to Erdogan: Grain Deal Meaningless Without Fulfilling Obligations to Russia Sputnik 02 Aug 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a phone conversation on Wednesday that the Black Sea Grain Initiative lost its meaning due to a complete absence of progress on implementation of the agreement's part that concerned Russia, the Kremlin said.
- Russia to return to Black Sea grain deal if demands met: Putin People's Daily 03 Aug 2023 -- Moscow will return to the Black Sea grain deal if its interests are secured, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday.
- Telephone conversation with President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan President of Russia 02 Aug 2023 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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