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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 500

Turkish Air Force

Pro-Erdogan supporters wave Turkish flags as they gather during a rally against the military coup at Kizilay Square in Ankara, on July 25, 2016. (AFP Photo/Adem Altan)
August 2, 2016, 5:27 am
Turkey admits some crackdown dismissals may be ‘unfair’
Prime minister vows to ‘make a distinction between those who are guilty and those who are not’
By Fulya Ozerkan and Rachel O'Brien
A man holds up a photo of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a pro-Erdogan rally in Taksim Square in Istanbul on July 22, 2016, following the failed military coup attempt of July 15. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
July 31, 2016, 1:25 am
Erdogan seeks constitutional change to control army, spy agency
Post-coup crackdown continues as Turkish president says he will propose law further boosting his power
By AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, greets supporters as he arrives for the inauguration of the Bayzid I Mosque (Yildrim Bayezid) at the Esenboga International Airport in Ankara, on June 23, 2016. (Adem Altan/AFP)
June 28, 2016, 3:45 am
Erdogan hopes for ‘quick’ return to normal Turkey-Russia ties
In bid to restore relations, Turkish leader expressed ‘regret’ over downing of Russian fighter plane last year
By AFP
In this Oct. 22, 2015 file photo, a Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hmeimim airbase in Syria. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov, File)
January 31, 2016, 5:13 am
Turkey issues warning to Russia over alleged airspace violation
Erdogan warns continued Russian overflights would force Moscow to ‘endure the consequences’
By Suzan Fraser
A Russian jet plunges to the ground after being shot down by Turkey near the border with Syria on November 24, 2015. (screen capture: Anadolu Agency)
November 24, 2015, 1:02 pm
Tensions flare as Turkey downs Russian jet on Syria border
Moscow confirms jet shot out of sky, denies it violated Turkey’s airspace; Syrian rebels reportedly capture one pilot
By Stuart Williams and Fulya Ozerkan
Illustrative image of a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet. (CC BY-SA Tim Felce, via Wikimedia)
November 24, 2015, 10:51 am
Russia says Turkey downs jet near Syrian border
Turkey says warplane violated its airspace; pilots ejected
By AP, AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative image of a Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet. (CC BY-SA Tim Felce, via Wikimedia)
October 16, 2015, 4:18 pm
Turkey shoots down drone at border with Syria
Ankara says aircraft, whose country of origin is yet unclear, did not heed warnings to turn back
By AP
Illustrative image of Turkish soldiers standing guard near the Turkish-Syrian border, on September 4, 2015. (AFP/Ozan Kose)
September 13, 2015, 12:53 pm
Three Turkish police killed by PKK
Fighting in country’s southeast shows no signs of abating
By AFP
A picture taken from the Turkish side of the border with Syria shows a Turkish soldier watching as smoke rises from the Syrian town of Kobani, on June 27, 2015. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)
September 2, 2015, 1:55 am
Shots fired from Syria kill Turkish soldier
Attack comes from Islamic State-controlled area as Ankara steps up its strikes on jihadist forces across border
By AP
Illustrative photo of a US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle flying over northern Iraq on September 23, 2014, after conducting airstrikes in Syria. (AFP/US Air Force/Senior Airman Matthew Bruch)
August 13, 2015, 1:03 am
US jets launch first anti-IS Syria strikes from Turkey
Ankara’s involvement in campaign against jihadists enters new phase, with Turkish bombing raids expected next
By Fulya Ozerkan and Stuart Williams
A Turkish Air Force warplane takes off from the Incirlik Air Base, on the outskirts of the city of Adana, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, July 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
From the WebAugust 9, 2015, 3:41 am
‘Turkish airstrikes killed my siblings while I fought IS’
Mamend Rasul describes devastation brought to Iraqi Kurdish village by Turkish airstrikes against PKK, The Telegraph reports
By Richard Spencer
People gather atop the aircraft steps at a Syrian passenger plane that was forced by Turkish jets to land at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (photo credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
October 11, 2012, 12:12 pm
After civilian plane grounded, Syrian minister bashes Turkey’s ‘air piracy’
Russia demands explanation from Ankara for holding Moscow-Damascus airliner on Wednesday
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
People gather atop the aircraft steps at a Syrian passenger plane that was forced by Turkish jets to land at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (photo credit: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
October 10, 2012, 8:30 pm
Turkey grounds Syrian plane en route from Moscow
Ankara suspected aircraft carried arms for Assad; inspectors find military communications equipment
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
Illustrative photo of an F-16. (photo credit: CC BY Ronnie Macdonald, Flickr)
October 9, 2012, 11:59 am
Turkey deploys fighter jets to reinforce base at southern border
Move comes amid mounting tensions with warring Syria
August 2, 2012, 5:54 pm
Turkish planes and helicopters pound Kurdish forces from air
Rebels were reportedly planning to capture town of Semdinli, near country’s borders with Iran and Iraq
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