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    Turkey could join Shanghai bloc: President Erdoğan

    The United States applied for observer status
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    Turkish Peace Operations in Syria (Operation Olive Branch) Updates & Discussions

    Turkey is not against Kurds - they are against the PKK and their affiliates. Look how much help the Turks are giving to the Kurds, both in Iraq and Syria. When Saddam attacked the Kurds with chemical weapons, Turkey opened its borders and gave aid and refuge to escaping Kurds. And when it comes...
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    Presidential system in Türkiye.

    If you have a strong and fair President then this might be a better system; but what happens if your leader is weak or unfair? Even during Ottoman history, the "success" of the Empire depended on the strength of the ruling leader; for this reason I think checks and balances are needed...
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    Turkish Missile Programs

    Azerbaijan maybe??
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    Turkey Setting Sails on Big Naval Ambitions

    It means it will be the third operator of the Juan Carlos type ship.
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    SOM Cruise Missile

    It states that 300km range missile will be launched by F-4 variant 2020s and F -16 block 40s......... I don't think it states that the 300km range version will be in use by the year 2020.
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    Poll: About Merging threads

    I would just like to comment on the possibility of merging threads. Although there are quite a few "sticky threads", I believe that if the threads were to be merged, it would become much more difficult to follow developments. To be honest, it is already difficult to wade through threads that...
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    Turkey aiming for nuclear weapons ?

    what you have written is not correct
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    Former Saudi consultant reveals a plan to establish 'Great Kurdistan'

    development/regional-challenges-opportunities-view-saudi-arabia-israel/p36615#transcript
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    Turkey's View of Israel

    ???
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    Nigeria shows interest in T-129 gunship

    If it's true that the U.S. prevented the sale of helicopters to Nigeria ............Does this mean that the U.S. will prevent the sale of theT-129 as well? Since theT129 is powered by two LHTEC T800-4A turboshaft engines
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    Date set for Cyprus peace negotiations to resume: UN

    No disrespect to you but I hope you are wrong. You are correct to say that the Turkish Cypriots voted "yes" to the Annan Plan, while not ideal, there were several reasons why the Turkish Cypriots voted yes, some include; - under this plan they would still administer control over their own areas...
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    Date set for Cyprus peace negotiations to resume: UN

    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- @revojam revojam said ----- (Quote) "Unity of Cyprus would certainly weaken Turkish influence without a doubt.Why? Simple because currently...
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    Date set for Cyprus peace negotiations to resume: UN

    Any re-unification of the island would strengthen, or at the very least, legitimise Turkish influence - which amounts to the same thing! The reason I say that reunification will benefit Turkey, is simply because it would not be possible to reach any agreement that would jeopardise Turkey's...
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    IDEF'15 | 5-8 May 2015 | İSTANBUL-TÜRKİYE

    Translation -- "Murat Özpala says that Hürkuş won't be at the IDEF exhibition, due to its ongoing intensive test programs.
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    T-LORAMIDS Tender | Updates & Discussion

    I think Turkey will wait to see if the USA will use the "G"-word, on April 24th, before announcing its decision for the winner of T-LORAMIDS.
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    T-LORAMIDS Tender | Updates & Discussion

    There have been "threats" of similar sanctions on any company that co-operates with another US sanctioned company. ----( I am not allowed to post links yet -- please just google the headlines below )--- Turkey distancing from missile deal with China Some companies have already refused...
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    T-LORAMIDS Tender | Updates & Discussion

    I know, but they have everything to do with T-Loramids. First part of my post was meant to show how they could sanction Turkish companies and the second part was supposed to show how they might choose to sanction Turkey. My post #992 - Using the Chinese FD2000 as a "stand alone system" will...
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    T-LORAMIDS Tender | Updates & Discussion

    Maybe I didn't make it clear, sorry. - I mentioned Aselsan/Roketsan in post # 998.........:-)
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