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Just a quick correction this is the A-129 This is the T-129 more powerful engines and Turkish avionics.

AH-1Z Viper to be exact after 2015. Comparing it to older variants of Cobras is apples and oranges its a highly upgraded version that the USMC uses.

Not true i have said this many times. We have full rights to our variant this was part of the deal made with Augusta. We can export it to any country except Italy and the U.K. Also T-129 is armed with Turkish weapons. See here UMTAS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and here Roketsan...

Overall at this point most Turks do not support EU membership. What is preventing us from joining are other European states. Like France and Germany who do not believe Turkish integration would be possible into the EU because of our Muslim majority and immigration along with cultural...

Hard Facts. Also pretty sure CIA agents don't count as "technical embassy staff" especially armed ones. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/28/cia-agent-diplomat-pakistan-raymond-davis

I am guessing you still think he is a diplomat and has immunity right ? Even after the U.S. has publicly said he was a CIA operative and NY times editors said they already knew but did not publish anything on the matter because of requests from the Obama Administration. Calling it all...

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- President Barack Obama spoke with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday about the violence in Libya, the White House said. The two leaders discussed ways to hold the Libyan government "accountable" for its actions, according to a White House statement...

Sunday, February 27, 2011 ÜMİT ENGİNSOY ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News Turkey's large investments in Libya and the ongoing presence of many Turks in the North African country prompted Ankara to oppose UN Security Council-backed sanctions, analysts say Turkey’s vocal objection...

TuAF C-130s and C-160s evacuating at Tripoli

That wasn't what i was referring to but that is something the army certainly did. What i was emphasizing is stability(by the military) as the top priority and i was referring to the political atmosphere of it. It doesn't take much in situations like this for people to come in power all you need...

The army is there for stability and if you looked during the protests they supported the protests. In situations such as these you have a big void open up and its important that the ones that fill this not necessarily keep any of Mubarak's policies in place but keep Egypt constitutional...

I generally fly with THY mainly because of the food.

In addition to the above which consist of the ship portion there is also a air portion of the operation. Which right now is consisting of two C-130s and two C-160s and these(Along with chartered flights and Turkish Airlines flights) have been evacuating out of Tripoli. The ships are evacuating...

Turkey evacuates nearly 15 thousand from Libya Turkey had evacuated so far nearly 15 thousand people, including Turkish citizens and foreign nationals, from Libya, Turkish FM Davutoglu said Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday said Turkey had evacuated so far nearly 15...

An Afghan Commando, from 3rd Company 6th Command Kandak, prepares to enter a compound during close quarter battle training at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan Jan. 1, 2011. Afghan Commandos, from 3rd Company 6th Command Kandak, prepare to enter a house during close quarter battle...

Turkish Army Otokar Cobra APC in Afghanistan.

Turkey military prepares contingency plans for Libya evacuation - Monsters and Critics Istanbul - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked the military to prepare contingency plans to evacuate Turkish citizens from strife-torn Libya, local media reported Friday. At an...