A military transport aircraft belonging to Turkey crashed on November 11, 2025, near Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border. The Lockheed C-130 cargo plane, carrying 20 Turkish personnel, was flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey when it lost contact with air traffic
On November 7 2025, the Turkiyen authorities announced that arrest warrants had been issued for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other senior Israeli officials, accusing them of “genocide and crimes against humanity” in relation to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. The prosecution office in Istanbul said the list of suspects includes Israel’s Defence […]
Turkey and the United Kingdom have signed a defence agreement worth £8 billion (about US $10.7 billion) for the supply of 20 Eurofighter Typhoon jets. The deal was finalised during UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s visit to Ankara, where he held talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Strategic Significance The agreement marks the first fresh […]
Azerbaijan’s sudden outburst over its failed SCO membership bid would almost be amusing if it weren’t such a familiar story. Baku claims that India unfairly blocked its path to becoming a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, painting itself as the shocked victim of geopolitical bullying. But strip away the theatrics, and the real […]
Turkey has announced a full suspension of trade with Israel. All Turkish ports have been closed to Israeli ships, and Turkish-flagged vessels are banned from docking at Israeli ports. The decision reflects Ankara’s escalating response to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. Airspace Restrictions In addition to trade measures, Turkey has shut its airspace to Israeli […]
On the evening of August 10, 2025, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Sındırgı district in Balıkesir province, Turkey. The quake occurred at a shallow depth, worsening its impact. Its tremors were felt even in Istanbul, around 200 kilometers away, causing widespread shock and concern. Casualties and Structural Damage Tragically, an elderly woman lost her […]
Turkish media has reacted with alarm after unverified reports surfaced that India “unofficially” offered its indigenously developed long-range land-attack cruise missile (LR‑LACM) to Greece. This dramatic claim comes amid shifting defence tie dynamics in the Indo-Pacific and Mediterranean regions, as India deepens military cooperation with Greece—whose maritime dispute
Indian Army’s Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Capability Development & Sustenance), Lt Gen Rahul R Singh, has revealed that during Operation Sindoor, China passed real-time intelligence to Pakistan regarding India’s critical deployment vectors. Singh discussed this at a FICCI forum in New Delhi on July 4, stating Pakistan gained situational awareness of India’s troop and















