Tag: Hulusi Akar

33 Turkish troops killed in airstrike in Idlib

Turkey retaliated against Syrian government targets after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held an urgent top-level security meeting in Ankara

February 28, 2020

Turkey denies attacking US troops in northeastern Syria

Turkey's Defense Ministry said in a statement that the incident on Friday was "self-defence" as its troops had been targeted by mortars fired by YPG fighters located near a US observation post.

October 12, 2019

Amid crisis, US-Turkey discuss defence, security

US Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan met Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and discussed bilateral issues related to defence, security and economy

April 17, 2019