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December 2023 - Turkey Special Weapons News
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- Turkiye Doubles Down, Urges US to Keep F-16 Promise - Reports Sputnik 28 Dec 2023 -- The NATO member country is hoping to buy 40 F-16 jets from the United States, but the deal still needs the approval of US lawmakers.
- "We will continue anti-terror operations until the last terrorist no longer poses a threat to our country" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 28 Dec 2023 -- Addressing mukhtars at the Presidential Complex, President Erdoğan said: "59 terrorists have been neutralized in the operations carried out since December 22. We will determinedly continue our operations until the last terrorist no longer poses a threat to our country and nation."
- PM Netanyahu on Turkish President Erdogan's Remarks Israel - Prime Minister 27 Dec 2023 -- "Erdogan, who is committing genocide against the Kurds and who holds the world record for imprisoning journalists who oppose his regime, is the last person who can preach morality to us."
- Netanyahu is 'no different' than Adolf Hitler, Turkey's president says Press TV 27 Dec 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's actions in the war-torn Gaza Strip are "no different" than those of Nazi Germany's Adolf Hitler.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 27 Dec 2023
- Turkiye Inching Toward Final Vote on Sweden's NATO Bid After Key Committee Backing Sputnik 27 Dec 2023 -- Turkiye's Foreign Affairs Committee has endorsed Sweden's bid, setting the stage for a final vote in the Turkish Parliament as Sweden aimed at meeting Ankara's conditions for approval.
- Turkish parliamentary committee okays Sweden's NATO bid People's Daily 27 Dec 2023 -- The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee on Tuesday approved Sweden's NATO bid following deliberation, a first step necessary for putting it to a full parliament vote.
- Turkey parliament's foreign affairs committee approves Sweden's NATO bid Press TV 26 Dec 2023 -- The Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee has approved Sweden's bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), putting Stockholm one step closer to membership in the US-led Western military alliance.
- "We will continue to defend our future" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Dec 2023 -- Speaking at a commemoration for Mehmet Akif Ersoy in Ankara, President Erdoğan said: "As long as the attacks on our independence continue, we will continue to defend our future. Although we pay prices in material and spiritual terms, we will by no means relinquish our will to live freely in our own homeland."
- "Neither terror barons nor those who hold the reins of these traitors can stop us from our path" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Dec 2023 -- Speaking at the opening ceremony of Sabiha Gökçen Airport's 2nd runway, President Erdoğan said: "We will allow neither the terror barons in Qandil and Syria nor those who hold the reins of these traitors to stop us from our path. I would like to reiterate a reality here; the old Türkiye, where the politics in the country was shaped through terror, is no more."
- QA-13, 22 December 2023, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli, in Response to a Question Regarding the "Maritime Spatial Planning" Approved by the Council of Ministers of the Greek Cypriot Administration on 20 December 2023 Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2023
- Turkish parliament to discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week People's Daily 23 Dec 2023 -- Turkish parliament's foreign affairs committee said on Friday that it would discuss Sweden's NATO bid next week.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye Hakan Fidan Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2023
- Syriac Christmas Message Stirs Debate in Turkish Parliament VOA 22 Dec 2023 -- Turkey's parliament erupted in controversy this week when the nation's only Assyrian lawmaker delivered a Christmas message in his native Syriac language, offending other legislators who believe that only Turkish should be spoken in the national assembly.
- Announcement on the Türkiye and US High Level Defence Group Meeting Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 22 Dec 2023 -- The U.S. High Level Defense Group meeting was held in Wasington DC on 21 December 2023 with the participation of delegations from Turkish Ministry of National Defence and the US Department of Defense.
- United States - Türkiye High Level Defense Group Meeting DoD 21 Dec 2023 -- Celeste Wallander, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, co-chaired the U.S.-Turkish High Level Defense Group (HLDG) meeting in the Pentagon on December 21.
- Turkiye's Fidan Urges US's Blinken to Involve Israel Into Gaza Settlement Talks - Reports Sputnik 17 Dec 2023 -- Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan during his phone talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for bringing Israel to the negotiation table on the settlement of the Palestine-Israel conflict in the Gaza Strip, a diplomatic source in Ankara told Sputnik on Sunday.
- Secretary Blinken's Call with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 17 Dec 2023
- Rustem Umerov invited Turkey to join the Maritime Coalition to strengthen security in the Black Sea Ukraine MOD 15 Dec 2023
- "Israel is now heading towards isolation" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 15 Dec 2023 -- Speaking to reporters on his way out of Hz. Ali Mosque in Istanbul, where he performed the Friday prayer, President Erdoğan said: "Israel is now heading towards isolation. This isolation will only further grow in the days ahead."
- Readout of President Biden's Call with President Erdoğan of Türkiye The White House 14 Dec 2023
- Iran and Turkiye calls for International pressure on Israel to accept ceasefire ISNA 12 Dec 2023 -- Amirabdollahian spoke with Hakan Fidan on the phone and exchanged views on issues on the agenda in the bilateral and regional ties most notably the Zionist regime's ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Iran, Turkiye call for imposing pressure on Israeli regime to stop Gaza war IRNA 12 Dec 2023 -- Foreign ministers of Iran and Turkiye have underlined the need for developing diplomatic efforts to put pressure on the Israeli regime to accept a ceasefire and stop onslaught in the Gaza Strip.
- Iran to Turkey: 'Maximum efforts' needed to stop Gaza genocide, provide aid Press TV 12 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan, called for "maximum efforts" to end the Israeli regime's genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
- "The brutality of the Israeli administration's oppression and massacres in Gaza would make all humanity feel ashamed" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 09 Dec 2023 -- Addressing the World Human Rights Day event in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "The brutality of the oppression and massacres committed in Gaza by the Israeli administration, which receives unlimited support from Western countries, would make all humanity feel ashamed."
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan US Dept. of State 09 Dec 2023
- "Those who remain silent to the killings of journalists in Gaza have no right to talk about any other issue" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 08 Dec 2023 -- Addressing the TRT World Forum, President Erdoğan said: "Global media cartels seek to disregard the atrocity in Gaza and to legitimize the journalist massacre under the pretext of Hamas. We reject this unconscientious attitude that destroys the human dignity, let alone press freedom and media ethics. Those, who remain silent, today, to the killings of journalists in Gaza, can have no right to talk about any other issue, tomorrow."
- No: 311, 8 December 2023, Press Release Regarding Adoption of Some Confidence Building Measures Between Azerbaijan and Armenia Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 08 Dec 2023
- "We want to turn the Aegean into a sea of peace and cooperation" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 07 Dec 2023 -- Speaking at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Mitsotakis of Greece, President Erdoğan said: "We want to turn the Aegean into a sea of peace and cooperation. We aspire to set an example to the world with the joint steps we will take as Türkiye and Greece."
- Leaders of Turkey and Greece Agree to Increase Cooperation VOA 07 Dec 2023 -- Greece and Turkey made significant progress toward mending relations Thursday, as leaders of the neighboring countries agreed to several cooperative measures after years of tension.
- Erdogan warns Israel of 'heavy price' if it targets Hamas members in Turkey Press TV 06 Dec 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Israel of a "heavy price" if the Tel Aviv regime carries out its alleged plot to target members of the Palestinian Hamas resistance group on Turkish soil.
- No: 308, 6 December 2023, Press Release Regarding Israel's Illegal Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territories Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 06 Dec 2023
- The Turkish Air Force Began NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission in Romania Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Defence 06 Dec 2023 -- Türkiye deployed fighter jets to Romania to participate in NATO's enhanced Air Policing mission.
- Persian Gulf leaders, Erdogan call for end to Israel's 'blatant aggression' in Gaza Press TV 05 Dec 2023 -- Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel's "blatant aggression" against the Palestinian people.
- "Israel mustn't get away with its crimes" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 05 Dec 2023 -- Addressing the 44th Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council, President Erdoğan said: "The loss of lives of 17 thousand innocent Palestinians, most of them children and women, is a crime against humanity, a war crime. Israel mustn't get away with the crimes it has committed."
- Turkish intelligence official warns Israel: Targeting Hamas officials abroad will have 'serious consequences' Press TV 04 Dec 2023 -- Turkey has issued a strong warning to Israel, saying the regime would face Ankara's serious action if it tries to target key figures of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas who are based outside Gaza, including in Turkey.
- "Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 04 Dec 2023 -- Addressing the opening event of the 39th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC in Istanbul, President Erdoğan said: "We must display a very clear stance against Israel's policies of depopulating Gaza. I would like to once again remind the Israeli administrators, who pursue different ambitions, of the fact that Gaza is a Palestinian land. Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and will remain so forever."
- Erdogan says Netanyahu, 'the butcher of Gaza', must be tried in ICC Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called "the butcher of Gaza," must be tried in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for committing war crimes in the besieged Palestinian territory.
- QA-12, 2 December 2023, Statement of the Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding a Social Media Message Posted by the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Dec 2023
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