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There is only one military force capable of securing the economic corridors leading from Syria and Iraq to the Gulf region. I don't know if this news is true, but it's a fact that the navy, in addition to the air force, will increase its presence in the region. The project being prepared is the...

If the KSA-Pakistan-Turkiye tripartite defense mechanism is strongly institutionalized, it is highly likely that we will have a permanent naval task force and perhaps even a command in the North-West Indian Ocean seas extending from the Horn of Africa to the Oman Sea. I say this without...

I've seen and read my brother, who writes under the name Bogeyman, on various forums for almost 15 years, including his previous different pseudonyms or nicknames. I'm also aware of his online posts and activities since 2016, when a series of military operations against the PKK and ISIS began...

From 2008 to 2011, negotiations were conducted with the terrorist organization under the support of the EU, with the main mechanism taking place in Oslo, and this process was kept secret from the public. In 2009, the first attempt to open the process to the public, the Habur fiasco, occurred...

This tweet presents the Treaty of Sevres as an unimplemented agreement. It wasn't unimplemented; they forcet it, but they couldn't sustain it. Every region you see on the map was occupied; even in the area designated as left to the Turkish people, the ports, sea routes, and railways were...

The three founding countries form a strong foundation with their capacities, historical backgrounds, and geopolitical characteristics. However, while these three are founding states, the alliance will soon enter a process of expansion once the necessary institutional framework is established...

The fact that the aircraft's external dimensions (length, wingspan, height) have been reduced by millimeters while its MTOW jumps to 34,750 kg is, in my opinion, one of the biggest pieces of evidence of the internal volume optimization. Many things weren't functional on the PO (proof of...

Larger surface area than the F-22 (and probably a greater radome), longer than the Su-57, and wider than the J-20... KAAN’s 4 tail stabilizer surfaces alone likely have a larger total surface area than an F-16’s wings area. No wonder it looks so majestic during taxi tests

Hulusi Akar's latest statement in Washington has shifted this debate from "will it happen" to "how and how fast." Akar said Türkiye is returning to the program, that it is not merely a buyer but a production partner and will fulfil its manufacturing responsibilities, and that the process is now...

What I understand from Fuat Oktay's statements: - Technically, there is full agreement with WH regarding the solution. It is expected that the congress will be notified after the necessary arrangements are made. At this point, the work seems to have been largely completed because the highest...

We are on the verge of a leap forward in both combat aviation and anti-access, area denial capabilities. While building this infrastructure, we have sometimes taken blows and sometimes dealt blows in a vast area stretching from Libya to the Caucasus, from the Black Sea to the Horn of Africa, but...

"Turkiye did not pay $2.5 billion for the S-400s. The project included the firm purchase of one system and an option for a second system that was never purchased. We only purchased the first system. An estimated payment of between $1.25 and $1.5 billion was made."

IMO, In a possible delay scenario, we'll see plenty of footage of T/F-110, err, i mean Güçhan's ("Bring me Mazlum!") igniting sequences.

The transfer of second-hand military systems would never be equal to the initial acquisition costs. That's acceptable. But, for example, if this deal were with Qatar; it could be offset against the 'bare aircraft' price that Türkiye has to pay for 24 EFTs, or perhaps we could even acquire...

Üstad, if a transfer to the United Arab Emirates or Qatar occurs, how will the offsetting work? Will Turkiye receive military systems in exchange for the S-400 system, will another debt issue arise, or will these countries commit to funding certain projects or companies in Türkiye?