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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 526

Hulusi Akar

Defense Minister Benny Gantz (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C) and Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in Ankara on October 27, 2022. (Turkish Press Office)
October 27, 2022, 6:56 pm
Gantz meets Erdogan, Turkish counterpart: ‘Clear signal for positive developments’
Defense minister thanks Turkey’s leader for authorities foiling attempted Iranian attacks over the summer; countries look to renew defense ties, in highest-level summit in years
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) attends a conference in Tel Aviv, October 26, 2022. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) during a CICA summit, in Astana, Kazakhsta, October 13, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90 ; Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 27, 2022, 7:03 am
Gantz to meet Turkey leader Erdogan during landmark Ankara trip Thursday
Jerusalem says meeting at presidential residence comes in addition to talks with Turkish counterpart in bid to renew defense ties, in highest-level summit in Turkey in years
By Emanuel Fabian
Defense Minister Benny Gantz touches down in Ankara, Turkey, ahead of a meeting with his counterpart Hulusi Akar, October 26, 2022. (Elad Malka/Defense Ministry)
October 26, 2022, 7:54 pm
Gantz takes off for Turkey to meet counterpart in first official trip for a decade
Official says no weapons deals expected, as defense chiefs meet in bid to renew ties following a year of warming relations
By Emanuel Fabian
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (left) during a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels, October 12, 2022, and Defense Minister Benny Gantz (right) at a conference in Rishon LeZion, October 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys; Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
October 20, 2022, 6:03 pm
Israeli, Turkish defense chiefs to meet for first time in a decade amid thaw
Gantz will travel to Ankara next week in bid to renew defense ties following a year of warming relations
By Emanuel Fabian
A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 bomber taking off from the Hmeimim airbase in the Syrian province of Latakia. (AFP Photo/Kosomolskaya Pravda/Alexander Kots)
March 1, 2020, 4:37 pm
Syria says 2 warplanes downed by Turkey as tensions soar
Ankara confirms incident, says it also hit Syrian air defenses after its drone was downed; 4 crew members reportedly eject safely over Idlib
By COSTAS KANTOURIS and andrew wilks
An F-35 fighter plane flies over the White House on June 12, 2019, in Washington DC (Eric Baradat/AFP)
June 18, 2019, 4:41 pm
US-Turkey dialogue continues despite spat over F-35, S-400
NATO’s European commander says top officials from both countries may discuss issue at alliance meeting next week
By ToI Staff and Agencies
S-400 Triumf missile defense system at the Russian Hmeimin military base in Latakia province, in the northwest of Syria, on December 16, 2015. (Paul Gypteau/AFP)
June 16, 2019, 12:06 pm
Erdogan says he expects delivery of Russian S-400s to start in July
After Putin talks, Turkish president gives indication of timeframe for missile defense system’s arrival, which may lead to Washington kicking Ankara out of F-35 fighter jet program
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends the Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
June 14, 2019, 1:03 pm
Turkey warns of retaliation to potential US sanctions over purchase of S-400
Washington says it may kick Ankara out of F-35 fighter jet program for deal with Russians; Turkish foreign minister: We won’t bow to ‘ultimatums’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Presidency shows Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a welcome ceremony in Tehran on October 4, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / Iranian Presidency / HO)
October 4, 2017, 2:09 pm
Erdogan visits Iran amid warming ties, shared worries
Two countries support rival camps in Syrian war but united in opposing Kurdish independence moves
By Marc Jourdier
Turkey's Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar, center, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, left, and Russia's Chief of Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, Turkey, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (Turkish Military, Pool Photo via AP)
March 8, 2017, 12:53 am
Heads of Turkish, US, Russian militaries meet on Syria tensions
Each backs a different side in six-year civil war, raising fears of possible clashes between their forces in war-wracked country
By Suzan Fraser and Bassam Mroue
Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos prepares to throw a wreath over the area of the Imia Islets in the Aegean Sea from a helicopter on February 2, 2017 in memory of three Greek Air Force officers who lost their lives during a crisis between Greece and Turkey back in 1996. (Stringer/Eurokinissi/AFP)
February 5, 2017, 6:34 am
Tensions flare between uneasy allies Greece and Turkey
Long-time foes clash over disputed Aegean island and Greece’s asylum to Turkish officers implicated in anti-Erdogan coup
By Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Konstantinovsky Palace outside Saint Petersburg, August 9, 2016. (AFP Photo/Alexander Nemenov)
September 15, 2016, 4:39 pm
Russian army chief in Turkey to discuss Syrian conflict
Meeting between top generals represents highest-level military contact between Moscow and Ankara since crisis in relations
By AFP
A Turkish army tank stationed near the Syrian border, in Suruc, Turkey, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016. (AP Photo)
September 12, 2016, 3:07 pm
Turkey army chief vows to press on with Syria operation
Offensive against Islamic State and Kurdish forces to continue until borders secured and ‘all terrorists’ routed
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media Saturday, July 16, 2016 in Istanbul, after a military coup against his government failed. (screen capture: YouTube)
July 16, 2016, 2:57 pm
What pushed the putsch against Erdogan — and what now?
Doomed coup attempt by small number of the military could shore up president’s power; some speculate it was a false flag operation for that exact goal
By Raziye AKKOC
People celebrate on a tank after they took over military position on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul on July 16, 2016, folowing a failed army coup. (AFP PHOTO/Yasin AKGUL)
July 16, 2016, 12:10 pm
Turkey declares military coup a failure, says over 100 plotters killed
Interim army chief says 90 others ‘martyred’ in putsch attempt, as Western-backed Erdogan urges Turks to stay on the streets as deterrent against any ‘new wave’ of rebellion
By Agencies
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