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A community portal about Turkey with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey, is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in Southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. In addition, it borders the Black Sea to the north; the Aegean Sea to the west and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara that is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia, thus making the country transcontinental. Due to its strategic location straddling Europe and Asia, Turkey has been a historical crossroad between eastern and western cultures.

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Lockheed steps up efforts to sell Turkey missile defense systems

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Along with increasing risks emanating from countries in Turkey's neighborhood has come increasing competition amongst the world's leading defense companies for contracts to build elaborate defense systems that will reduce threats to Turkey's security. Lockheed Martin, the world's largest defense contractor, is teaming up with Raytheon in Turkey's tender for the acquisition of long-range missiles and hoping to become the company that will ultimately supply Turkey with what it says is the ultimate line of defense against enemy airborne threats: the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC 3) missile defense system. However, the challenges posed -- not only by the effects of the ongoing economic crisis ... Read Full Story

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Turkey stymied by problems with Israeli Heron UAVs

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The difficulty in overcoming continuing problems with Israeli-made Heron unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) being tested in Turkey is becoming a major concern for the Turkish air force, which is keen to acquire such technology for combating terrorism, a Turkish defense official has told Sunday's Zaman. Frustrated with long delays and a never-ending run of difficulties encountered with the Herons, Turkish defense officials have turned to rival suppliers, hoping that the air force will get more reliable models tested to endure difficult intelligence and reconnaissance missions over tough terrain, particularly in Turkey's mountainous Southeast. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) officials reject claims about the failures in ... Read Full Story

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US sale remains unclear

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While it remains unclear whether the US will be ready to export Turkey the unmanned aerial vehicles it wants to purchase, Washington's decision will give a clear indication about the status of future US arms sales to Turkey The Turkish military is looking to acquire armed and effective unmanned aerial vehicles in the fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, and Ankara has souhgt U.S. MQ-9 Reapers, which the U.S. military has been using in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is, however, not clear whether President Barack Obama's new administration will be willing to export this very powerful system to Turkey. Read more Read Full Story

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Turkey accelerates missile acquisition projects

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Turkey accelerated its various missile projects last Thursday when the country's military procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry (SSM), issued two separate tenders for the acquisition of low and medium altitude air defense missile systems. The SSM issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) on Sept. 25 for the acquisition of Turkish Low Altitude Air Defense Missile System (T-LALADMIS). "The T-LALADMIS RFP has been issued in order to receive proposals for the direct procurement of 18 self-propelled (wheeled or tracked) armored low altitude air defense missile systems including support equipment, training equipment, spare parts, training, other relevant services and documents and to receive ... Read Full Story

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Simrad Sonar chosen for Turkish new type patrol boats

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Kongsberg Maritime AS, a wholly owned Kongsberg Gruppen ASA company specialising in development of high end hydroacoustic technology has signed a contract with the Turkish company HAVELSAN A.Þ.for delivery of Simrad SP92MKII commercial sonars to the New Type Patrol Boat Project for the Turkish Naval Forces Command. The contract, valued at approx. 30 MNOK is for 16 boats and was won in an open international competition. Delivery is scheduled from 2009 until 2014. The new patrol boats are being built by main contractor Dearsan Shipbuilding Yard whilst HAVELSAN A.Þ. is employed as the main sub contractor for the Combat Systems. Read more Read Full Story

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