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Babacan: We deserved all these deputies and they are all halal. We are very sure about this and we feel very comfortable. Without us, the CHP would not have won so many deputies and would not have received so many votes. (YRP, which got about 3 per cent of the votes, got 5 deputies. DEVA, which...

It was announced that the 3rd ordinary congress of IYIP will take place on 24-25 June. There is a serious intra-party opposition, it will probably be IYIP's most difficult congress.

BREAKING The New York Turkish House was attacked. It is said that all front and side windows of the Turkish House of the Turkish Embassy in New York were broken. The New York Turkish House is right across to the United Nations building. This is one of the best protected streets in New York. But...

Numan Kurtulmuş and Ümit Özdağ held a meeting. At the press meeting, Özdağ emphasised that consultations would continue and the policies they deemed faulty. Meanwhile Kılıcdaroğlu is currently at the headquarters of the Adalet Party, a member of the ATA alliance. After the meeting, the Adalet...

We will announce our position on the second round of the presidential elections at a press conference tomorrow at 17.00 (today, 3 hours later). We have come to the end of our consultations. When meetings and consultations are completed, we will clarify our decision and share it with the beloved...

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu: "(Syrians) We are entering into an engagement with the regime, we have taken a decision for the infrastructure of this. Why did I go to Russia for a meeting in Moscow during the election time. We discussed the issue of migration there. We are preparing the...

Vecdet Öz, the leader of the Adalet Party: "We had an election. That election was concluded. The national will gave us 5 percent of the votes. The election continues. We had to make a decision. There is no pressure on the national will. We say; this is what we think. The reason for the...

Turkish politics in a nutshell

Instead of looking for second-hand frigates from the US, UK etc., the Ministry of Defense should have given our private shipyards the opportunity to run a secondary warship program independent of MILGEM.

TPAO started drilling activities at the Martyr Aybüke Yalçın-2 (ŞAY-2) well in Gabar Mountain. Approximately 100 wells will be drilled in the zone within 2 years. The Field Development Plan is underway and there is a positive expectation that the total economic reserve size at Gabar will...

There is Qatari military fund behind BMC, I don't know how far the arms of these men extend like an octopus. Also, as you know, subsystem planning is the invisible side of such tenders for defense enthuaists, I dont have enough information about the tender details. Therefore, I am not sure that...

Levent Gültekin's 'Erdoğan' expectation: I have watched all of Mr Tayyip's speeches. I say this very carefully by looking at his face, demeanour and facial expressions. I got the impression that Erdoğan will adopt a softer leadership position in the new period. Two days ago, he was saying in...

Developments in Muharrem İnce case: Three people arrested within the scope of the investigation launched ex officio following allegations shared on social media by Memleket Party Chairman Muharrem Ince have been charged with "violating the privacy of private life" and "unlawfully obtaining...

The companies' products will be weighed both technically and in terms of their after-sales services and the financial options that can be created for the purchase. I think this could be a very valuable tender, because it could mean that their products will be evaluated by an independent...

Northop still has a very special place for me because of their innovative approach and crazy designers. I think if Northop had a leading role in the main combat platforms and not mostly a supporting role, US combat aviation would be 20 years ahead of where it is today. However, until these...

KE will be a fighter platform that will be largely made of advanced composite materials. It will use the same level coating at least, and ED systems even if scaled. The most important issue that we can consider as a disadvantage may be the power it can give to the systems, but when we think...

I was imagining AKBABA as a bigger missile, I think it has a silhouette quite close to the existing AGM-88 HARMs. In this case, there is still no shared geometry for a Ramjet-propelled anti-radiation missile.

Although there were many question marks at the beginning, BMH aviation has a business model that is well-established and managed by a highly qualified team. And it looks like it will be backed by the full power of existing aviation clusters such as OSTIM/OSSA. The fact that this business model...

BMH Aviation co-founder and investor Hakan Celikoglu: Turkiye has a well-developed aerospace industry that has invested $7 billion in infrastructure. We have about 70 international supplier companies with AS9100 certification. This certificate represents the highest international quality...