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4 March

Members of Aurat March Lahore and the Progressive Students Collective (PSC) stage a protest demonstration outside the US Consulate at Shimla Pahari in Lahore, Pakistan, on March 3, 2026.

Turkey Says Iran’s Indiscriminate Bombings Is ‘Wrong Strategy’

Iran's indiscriminate retaliatory attacks on targets across the Gulf states are the "wrong strategy," Turkey's top diplomat said.

2 March

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

‘900 Rounds Per Minute’: Turkey Debuts Machine Gun Lighter Than a Medium Dumbbell

Turkish defense firm KALEKALIP is betting that speed and mobility will define the next phase of infantry firepower.

Feb- 2026 -

27 February

Commentary

Charbel A. Antoun

Israel’s Next Strategic Rival: The Saudi–Turkish Alliance

What could reshape Israel’s qualitative military edge is not a new alliance against it, but a Saudi–Turkish defense industry built beyond the Washington's control.

26 February

Asia Pacific

A Turkish naval patrol boat in an undisclosed location in the Black Sea

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey to Export Armed Patrol Boats to Southeast Asia in First Regional Sale

Turkey will export two armored, weaponized multi-purpose patrol boats to a Southeast Asian country, marking its first sale of this class of naval platform to the region.

26 February

Sea

Inder Singh Bisht

Turkish Navy Commissions Sancar Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle

The Turkish Navy has commissioned the locally developed Sancar armed unmanned surface vehicle into operational service, strengthening its unmanned naval warfare capabilities.

23 February

Africa

An independence monument, depicting a hand holding a map of the disputed region, in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Can Access Minerals, Military Bases in Somaliland, Minister Tells AFP

Somaliland is willing to give the United States access to its minerals and military bases, a minister has told AFP, as the breakaway region of Somalia seeks international recognition.

19 February

Americas

Rojoef Manuel

Turkey’s ULAQ Global to Localize Drone Boat Production in Saudi Arabia

Turkish defense firm ULAQ Global Autonomous Systems has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to jointly develop and produce unmanned surface vessels in the kingdom.

19 February

Europe

Soldiers join NATO exercises in northern Germany on February 18, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

NATO Trains Storming Baltic Beach to Deter Russia

Thousands of NATO troops including from Spain and Turkey joined an exercise on Germany's Baltic coast that defense officials labelled a show of readiness to deter Russia.

18 February

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