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Turkish Armed Forces

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TAF Releases Statement on Smugglers
TENSION ON SYRIA BORDER
TAF Releases Statement on Smugglers
Tensions have risen as smugglers attempted to transgress the border between Syria and Turkey last night. According to Turkish Armed Forces, clashes have resumed till early morning.
26 August 2013
Another Deadly “Joke” in Turkey’s Barracks
Another Deadly “Joke” in Turkey’s Barracks
One soldier on compulsory drafting has reportedly been killed while “jokingly” pointing rifles with another fellow private in the southeastern district of Lice, Diyarbakır.
13 August 2013
TAF Releases Statement on Ergenekon Verdict
TURKISH ARMED FORCES
TAF Releases Statement on Ergenekon Verdict
Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) released a statement on yesterday’s Ergenekon trial verdict, saying that “they were feeling and sharing the grief of their longtime co-workers and their family members”.
6 August 2013
Clashes in Roboski
Clashes in Roboski
Early this morning, Turkish Armed Forces and PKK have engaged in a series of clashes outside the southeastern border village of Roboski.
3 June 2013
Army's New Discipline Act Still Flawed, Activists Say
Army's New Discipline Act Still Flawed, Activists Say
Tolga İslam, an activist from Soldier Rights Initiative, expressed his concerns on Turkish Army's amended discipline act, saying that there are more practices to be removed other than disciplinary cell penalties.
4 February 2013 Ekin Karaca
Non-Commissioned Army Officer Attempts to Commit Suicide
Non-Commissioned Army Officer Attempts to Commit Suicide
A non-commissioned army officer has been hospitalized after a failed attempt to shoot himself in his Tatvan district apartment this morning.
30 January 2013
Turkish Army's Civilian Staff Have Issues
Turkish Army's Civilian Staff Have Issues
Human right advocate Ahmet Kahveci told bianet on the mobbing cases that Turkish Military's contracted civilian staff faced including disciplinary penalties, being forced to athletic trainings and assemblies.
29 January 2013 Ekin Karaca
8,000 Private Soldiers Quit Turkish Army in 2011
8,000 Private Soldiers Quit Turkish Army in 2011
"In 2012, approximately 8,000 contracted private soldiers quit the Turkish Army which required the deployment of compulsory drafted civilians into the clash zone in the southeastern Turkey,"Esef Merdoğlu, a retired army staff association chair, told bianet.
16 January 2013
Karadayi Freed Pending Trial
Karadayi Freed Pending Trial
Charged with his involvement in 1997 ousting of government, Turkey's ex-military chief has been released pending a trial last night.
4 January 2013
Turkey's Ex-Military Chief Detained for Coup Involvement
Turkey's Ex-Military Chief Detained for Coup Involvement
Turkey's ex-military chief Ismail Hakki Karadayi has been detained in Istanbul over his involvement in the coup in February 1997 that ousted the country's first Islamist-led government.
3 January 2013
TIMELINE: What Happened in Roboski?
ROBOSKI MASSACRE
TIMELINE: What Happened in Roboski?
December 28 marked as the first anniversary of Roboski Massacre, where 34 Kurdish civilivians on the southeastern border lost their lives after a Turkish military air strike. While the official investigation has yet to transform into prosecution, the beloved ones of Roboski victims demand for justice.
31 December 2012
LGBTs Contest New Army Discipline Act
LGBTs Contest New Army Discipline Act
LGBT organizations protested the discipline act draft proposed by Turkish Armed force, saying that army's definition of homosexuality as "unnatural relationship" cannot be accepted.
29 November 2012 Gökçe Bilge Kazıcı
Non-Professionals Excluded from Clash Zones, Army Says
Non-Professionals Excluded from Clash Zones, Army Says
Turkish Army said it decided to exclude its non-professional staff--civilians on compulsory drafting--from clash zones with PKK in the southeastern Turkey.
22 November 2012
General Staff: 88 Troops, 373 PKK Militants Die in 2012
General Staff: 88 Troops, 373 PKK Militants Die in 2012
The Turkish General Staff announced that 373 militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) had died as a consequence of military operations during the past six months, while 88 troops also lost their lives within a period of nine months.
13 September 2012
Displaced Villagers Unwilling to Return for Fear of More Clashes
CLASHES IN KURDISTAN
Displaced Villagers Unwilling to Return for Fear of More Clashes
The Governor’s Office in the southeastern province of Hakkari announced the end of some of the most fierce clashes in recent times between government forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK,) but villagers displaced by the conflict are unwilling to return back to their homes for fear of more violence to come.
12 August 2012
Statements of The General Staff on World Press Freedom Day
Statements of The General Staff on World Press Freedom Day
The General Staff was silent for a long time. They preferred to break their silence on World Press Freedom Day and stated that media was trying to exhaust TSK by news, comments and claims.
4 May 2012
Request to Release 163 Military Officers Dismissed Again
SLEDGEHAMMER TRIAL
Request to Release 163 Military Officers Dismissed Again
The General Staff Directorate criticized the continuation of the detention of 163 staff members of the Turkish Armed Forces. "We have difficulties to understand the continuation of the 163 active and retired staff members of the Turkish Armed Forces", it was announced.
7 April 2011
Espionage, Blackmailing and Prostitution within the Military
Espionage, Blackmailing and Prostitution within the Military
The investigation into "espionage and blackmailing in the military" will be taken to court in April. Allegedly, a criminal organization within the military illegally obtained a huge amount of classified information to be sold to foreign governments, the indictment states.
25 February 2011
Lieutenant Sentenced for Causing 4 Soldiers' Death
RIGHT TO LIFE
Lieutenant Sentenced for Causing 4 Soldiers' Death
The Military Court sentenced Lieutenant Tümer to 9 years and 2 months imprisonment on the grounds of "causing death by deliberate negligence". Tümer is being held responsible for the deaths of soldiers Yaman, Öztürk, Altın and Bulut'un because he had pulled the pin from a hand grenade and handed it to one of them.
23 November 2009 Tolga Korkut
Ten Dead Soldiers: Seven Questions for the General Staff
Right to Life
Ten Dead Soldiers: Seven Questions for the General Staff
The General Staff is remaining silent on the hand grenade "punishment" that killed four soldiers and on the accusation that a land mine that killed six soldiers in Hakkari belonged to the army rather than the PKK.
28 August 2009
Military Silent on Ownership of Deadly Mine
Military Silent on Ownership of Deadly Mine
The explosion of a mine that killed six soldiers and wounded eight on 27 May convinced PM Erdoğan not to meet with the DTP. However, there are now claims that it was an army land mine.
28 August 2009 Tolga Korkut
The Grenade Pin that Killed İbrahim, İbrahim, Ali Osman and Mesut
Nadire Mater Writes
The Grenade Pin that Killed İbrahim, İbrahim, Ali Osman and Mesut
After a lieutenant punished a soldier by forcing him to hold a grenade with the pin taken out, four soldiers died. The public was initially told that they had died in an accident...
27 August 2009 Nadire Mater
Freedom of Expression
Court Acquittal for Criticism of Turkish Armed Forces
Journalist Rahmi Yıldırım hopes that his acquittal will set a precedent for breaking down other taboos.
27 July 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Military Prosecution: Document Not Prepared by General Staff
Plan against AKP and Gülen
Military Prosecution: Document Not Prepared by General Staff
The military prosecution has decided that there is no proof that the controversial document was prepared in the General Staff or that the signature belongs to Colonel Çiçek.
24 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Prosecution Showing No Haste in Hearing Colonel Çiçek
CONSPIRACY PLAN AGAINST AKP AND GÜLEN
Prosecution Showing No Haste in Hearing Colonel Çiçek
Senior General Staff Officer Colonel Dursun Çiçek is still on duty after having been accused of signing an "Anti-Reactionary Plan" 11 days ago.
24 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
Columnists Call for Truth to Emerge
Plan Against AKP and Gülen
Columnists Call for Truth to Emerge
Alleged military plans to defame the AKP and the religious Gülen movement have caused a stir in the Turkish media.
16 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
"Turkish Army Needs to Become Transparent"
Alleged Plans against AKP and Gülen
"Turkish Army Needs to Become Transparent"
Retired military judge Kardaş comments on allegations that army made plans against the ruling AKP.
15 June 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
"Cleared Land Should Go to Mine Victims"
Mine Clearing Debate
"Cleared Land Should Go to Mine Victims"
People in Nusaybin, a border district with Syria, believe that locals rather than private companies, should make use of any land cleared of mines.
27 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
“I Am Also Victim of Ergenekon…”
Former Chıef of Staff Büyükanıt
“I Am Also Victim of Ergenekon…”
Former Chief of Staff Büyükanit appeared in a political talkshow on Channel D and talked to journalists Birand and Akar.
8 May 2009 Erol Önderoğlu
"Detained Generals Innocent until Proven Guilty" Says Gen. Başbuğ
Statement by Chief Of Staff
"Detained Generals Innocent until Proven Guilty" Says Gen. Başbuğ
Chief of Staff General Başbuğ expressed "support for democracy" and criticised the media for damaging the image of the Turkish Armed Forces.
30 April 2009
Turkish Armed Forces Don’t Let All Media Watch
The selective accreditation system of the Turkish Armed Forces means that several media organs are excluded from their public events, including the recent annual evaluation speech of Chief of Staff İlker Başbuğ.
17 April 2009
Children Exposed to Racist Propaganda Movie
A "documentary" on the events of 1915 prepared by the Turkish army incites protest by NGOs and individuals. The nation-wide showing of the propaganda material in schools will instill hatred in a whole generation they warn.
18 February 2009
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