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Turkish Aerospace Industries CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said Spain plans to purchase 15 additional Hurjet trainer aircraft after signing a deal for 30 of the Turkish-made supersonic jets, with deliveries to the European nation scheduled to begin in 2028.ASELSAN announced that its GOKALP Counter-UAV System successfully destroyed a target drone using a hit-to-kill interceptor during a live demonstration at the company's Ogulbey Technology Base, marking the entry of a fully mobile and cost-effective solution into Türkiye's autonomous air defense portfolio.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday criticized the existing global order and the United Nations, warning that binding international accords and judicial rulings are increasingly ignored while the UN system lacks legitimacy for failing to reflect the will of the global community.Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday that Ankara has finalized preparations to submit the Mecca defense agreement to parliament for approval, stressing that the pact provides for mutual defense and does not authorize attacks or troop deployments to other countries.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai for discoveries explaining how molecular asymmetry essential to life emerges through autocatalysis, resolving a century-old mystery about homochirality with significant implications for drug development.

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Thousands gather for AK Party congress in Ankara

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Thousands gather for AK Party congress in Ankara

Second extraordinary congress will elect AK Party’s new chairman, who will likely be Turkey's next PM

Thousands of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party members started gathering at the Arena Sports Hall in capital Ankara early Sunday to elect their third new leader, who is also likely to be the next prime minister.

The AK Party on Thursday announced the name of current Minister of Transport, Maritime and Communications Binali Yıldırım as the party's chairmanship nominee.

AK Party Deputy Chairman and spokesman Ömer Çelik made the announcement in Ankara, saying “our esteemed friend" Yildirim was chosen by a “huge consensus" within the party.

Earlier this month, outgoing Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu announced that he would not stand again for the AK Party chairmanship.

Yildirim and Davutoglu arrived at the Arena Sports Hall along with their families. Both leaders threw flowers into the crowd after their arrival, who were warmly received by AK Party members from all over the country.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had praised the consensus among AK Party members in choosing their nominee.

A total of 1,470 delegates are set to vote in Sunday's congress. The two-round election is expected to finish by 4 p.m. local time (1300GMT).

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