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US defence giant Sikorsky won Thursday a tender for the joint manufacture of helicopters for the Turkish army worth $3.5 billion (2.4 billion euros), Anatolia news agency quoted officials as saying.

2011-04-21T17:38:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/11/29/Turkish_hates_Israel_cables_aaae

Turkey's Islamist-rooted prime minister "simply hates Israel" on religious grounds, US cables released by WikiLeaks say, reflecting growing US misgivings over Ankara's foreign policy.

2010-11-29T18:22:15ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/10/18/Turkey_says_anti-missile_should_single_b407

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey expressed some reservations on Monday about NATO's planned anti-missile system, saying it wanted more technical details and that it should not be presented as a defense against fellow Muslim state Iran.

2010-10-18T15:56:20ZReuters US Online Report Politics NewsTulay Karadeniztag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/28/Iraq_defence_minister_Ankara_with_cfe0

Iraq's defence minister met with Turkish officials in Ankara on Tuesday, a spokesman said, a day after Turkey said it wanted to extend a mandate for air strikes on Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq.

2010-09-28T16:45:13ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/09/03/military_chief_holds_talks_Turkey_d467

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen was to hold talks with Turkish officials Friday after the US combat mission in neighbouring Iraq formally ended, officials said.

2010-09-03T13:06:49ZAFP American EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/08/08/Turkish_government_army_agree_posts_9264

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - The Turkish government appointed General Erdal Ceylanoglu as commander of the land forces on Sunday, CNN Turk reported, apparently defusing a row that was brewing between the government and military leadership.

2010-08-08T20:31:32ZReuters US Online Report World NewsAyla Jean Yackleytag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/07/16/Turkey_unveils_drone_plane_first_9630

Turkey unveils first Turkish-made unmanned surveillance plane, hopes to export it. ANKARA, Turkey ? Turkey on Friday unveiled its first drone airplane, a surveillance craft able to fly for 24-hour stretches over the rugged mountains where Kurdish rebels are waging a deadly insurgency.

2010-07-16T14:51:29ZAP NewsSELCAN HACAOGLUtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/07/14/Turkey_form_professional_army_fight_9244

Turkey considering forming special military unit to guard border, fight Kurdish rebels. Turkey is working on plans for a specially trained military unit to man troublesome outposts along the Turkish-Iraqi border and fight autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels, the defense minister said Wednesday.

2010-07-14T11:02:36ZAP NewsSUZAN FRASERtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/30/Turkey_asks_deliver_attack_helicopters_6683

Turkey asks US to speed up delivery of attack helicopters to fight separatist Kurdish rebels. The Turkish defense minister has asked the United States to speed up the delivery of new attack helicopters to fight separatist Kurdish rebels in the Turkey's mountainous southeast.

2010-06-30T14:13:24ZAP NewsStafftag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/07/Israel_normalisation_without_international_probe_2438

Normalisation of ties with Israel is out of the question if it rejects an international inquiry into the deadly raid on Gaza-bound aid ships, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday.

2010-06-07T10:31:02ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/04/Turkey_reduce_economic_military_ties_8895

Turkey will reduce economic and defence ties with Israel, but bilateral cooperation will not be entirely frozen after the Gaza ship raid, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Friday.

2010-06-04T11:03:37ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/04/Turkey_reduce_economic_military_ties_8894

Turkey will reduce economic and defence ties with Israel, but bilateral cooperation will not be entirely frozen after the Gaza ship raid, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Friday.

2010-06-04T10:43:44ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/06/01/Turkeys_says_Israel_should_punished_0789

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called Tuesday for Israel to be punished for storming a Turkish aid ship and said "nothing would ever be the same" in relations between the two allies.

2010-06-01T14:01:46ZReuters US Online Report World NewsPinar Aydinli and Tulay Karadeniztag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/14/Turkeys_Jews_urge_calm_after_2951

Israel says Turkey ties warm after defense minister visits Ankara but analysts are skeptical. Israel's defense minister said Sunday that a daylong visit to Turkey had helped end an ugly diplomatic feud but analysts expressed skepticism that the trip would ease tensions rising since Israel's Gaza war.

2010-01-17T20:22:47ZAP NewsIAN DEITCH and SUZAN FRASERtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/17/Israel_Turkey_pledge_cooperation_chill_5437

Israel's defence minister held fence-mending talks in Turkey on Sunday, securing a commitment to military cooperation but failing to cajole Ankara into curbing its criticism of Israeli policies, officials said.

2010-01-17T19:53:54ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/17/Turkey_says_Israel_ally_while_5124

ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Israel will remain allies as long as their interests align, Turkey's Defense Minister said after talks with Israeli counterpart Ehud Barak on Sunday aimed at mending frayed relations.

2010-01-17T18:26:20ZReuters US Online Report World NewsDan Williamstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/17/Israels_Barak_seeks_mend_fences_5436

Turkey and Israel pledged Sunday to maintain military cooperation as the Jewish state's defence minister visited Ankara after a serious diplomatic row, eager to mend fences with a key Muslim ally.

2010-01-17T17:45:46ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/17/Israels_Barak_mend_fences_with_5435

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak began a one-day visit to Turkey Sunday in the wake of a severe diplomatic row between the two countries, eager to mend fences with a Muslim ally sliding away.

2010-01-17T08:49:24ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/17/Israels_Barak_heads_Turkey_after_5434

Israel's Defence Minister Ehud Barak travelled to Turkey on Sunday in the wake of a diplomatic row between the two military allies sparked by a controversial Turkish TV series.

2010-01-17T07:32:28ZAFP Global EditionAFPtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2010/01/15/Turkish_activists_demand_Barak_tried_5827

Turkish human rights activists Friday asked a prosecutor to order the arrest of Israel's defence minister for genocide over the Gaza war when he visits this weekend, the Anatolia news agency reported.

2010-01-15T14:44:54ZAFP Global EditionAFP