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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.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara stands ready to facilitate direct contacts between Moscow and Kyiv, emphasizing Black Sea navigational safety and congratulating the leader on his birthday and election success.

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.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that Ankara stands ready to facilitate direct contacts between Moscow and Kyiv, emphasizing Black Sea navigational safety and congratulating the leader on his birthday and election success.

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Türkiye, Syria military chiefs discuss ties, regional issues

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Türkiye, Syria military chiefs discuss ties, regional issues

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Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu held a telephone conversation with his Syrian counterpart Maj. Gen. Ali Noureddine al-Naasan on Saturday to discuss bilateral relations and regional security matters, according to a statement from the Turkish General Staff shared on the NSosyal platform.

Telephone diplomacy

Chief of General Staff Gen. Selcuk Bayraktaroglu spoke with his Syrian counterpart Maj. Gen. Ali Noureddine al-Naasan on Saturday to address bilateral relations and regional issues, the Turkish General Staff said. The two military chiefs exchanged views during the telephone conversation, according to the statement posted on the domestic social media platform NSosyal.

The Turkish General Staff provided no additional details regarding the specific agenda items or the duration of the exchange.

Defense relations

Saturday's contact marks another high-level communication between the defense establishments of the two neighboring countries. Ankara maintains military coordination with Damascus on border security matters.

Titles :selcuk bayraktaroglu ali noureddine al-naasan türkiye syria turkish general staff nsosyal military relations