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Since the foundation of the Republic, Turkey has been a major battleground for espionage on all sides. Some obviously against us and some involving other actors against each other. I somehow support the idea of ‘kids playing at the playground under the watchful eyes of an adult’ rather than...

I was just gonna refer to Merzifonlu’s and your post and gonna suggest what a great move it would be although sounds like fantasy at first look. Definitely out of the box thinking. I love it. One or two caveats though 1 - Can you trust Putin or any successor to leave occupied Ukrainian...

And add to that a coach who has demonstrated lack of vision, lack of tactical management on turf, enough brain capacity to create even a basic competitive team from a well above average squad. The distance between lines, the pathetic situation of defense and forward lines had to endure...

I read the news at the given link. Horrible Turkish translation btw. It does not imply that Turkey manufactures missiles for Ukraine. In fact, it’s the other way around! What I gathered is that various Greek news sources claim that Ukrainian engineers flock to Turkey and to aid of Erdoğan and...

Well, my 5th gen preferably will dictate the rules and distance of the engagement and yes my pilot would be an idiot engaging in a close quarter fight with his opponents before exhausting his bvr and other A2A engagement options and he should be grounded and then taken off combat missions, if he...

I tried earlier to explain why Kaan must have a gun on a basic principle that it was still a fighter And @Windchime, later on, unrelated to my post, put up more modern tactical concerns about the dogfight, saying “ACM, AOA (and to an extent instantaneous turn rate) based point and shoot is far...

The US has signaled that it wouldn’t stand on their way if the users wish to supply Ukraine with F16s. Meanwhile, Mr. Zelensky made a quick stop at Saudi Arabia to attend the Arab Summit briefly and meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman before his visit to Japan where G7 meeting will take...

i am aware of the integral EW suite and some avionic upgrades but was just wondering if some of the mentioned EW carried any visible structural extensions. Your answer to my question is no and that’s good enough for me. Thank you (y)

Could anyone please help me regarding Özgür F16? I tried really hard to spot any distinctive features to distinguish Özgür F16s from any other in TurAF service (other than that horrible, outdated pixelated camo anppearance) and couldn’t find anything to that end. Are there any and if so, could...

So far, almost everybody agrees that it was a batch manufactured for BD. I also remember, however, one or two disagreeing and claiming they were a BD batch and destined for BD.

I’d say I knew that and it just came out like that but it’s too late for that now I guess :LOL: Stand corrected uncle (y)

Sweet music to my ears

Top of my head, they can stay in Turkish or other friendly nations ports indefinitely 🤔

Just for clarification, are you referring to Milgem project ships or defense contracts with Malaysia when you say “more”?

This is good enough to get @Fuzuli NL going 😁

There you said it yourself. They have soul! They are pieces of craftsmanship whereas modern ones are mass manufactured utilitarian machines.

Citroen! A real automobile icon! I still remember what 007 ordered for breakfast: Toast, fresh figs (when in Turkey do as Turks do! Duh!) and Turkish coffee! Oh Mr. Bond, how more can you get Turkish :LOL:

With all due respect sir, the vintage Cuban cars actually happen to be “Turkish style” :cool: Seriously though, when I was a kid, my favorite among those vintage “dolmuş” cars was the De Soto For the simple reason of this most beautiful hood ornament That figure head mesmerized me for...

Es Es and Fethi Heper! They completed each other so well. 1/2 century later whenever someone says EsEs I remember Fethi Heper. Beautiful city, good local culture and huge football town. Respect 🫡

This guy, whoever he is, my hero. We all know that Turkish football is dominated by the “Three Bigs of Istanbul” but also oddly enough the entire population of all different geographic regions of the country despite their unique cultures are somehow devoted fans of one those “Three Bigs” So...