Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, General Staff Chief Gen. Yasar Guler and commanders of the country's air, naval and land forces have started their visit to the southeastern city of Sanliurfa to inspect preparations for setting up a safe zone in northeast Syrian and a coordination center for joint operations at the Syrian border, local media reported on Friday

Two Turkish CN-235 surveillance planes entered Greece's airspace over the Aegean Sea amid ongoing tensions between Ankara and Athens over Turkey's drilling operations off Cyprus' coast, local media reported, citing defense sources

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu denied on Thursday that his country was on its way out of the United States' F-35 fighter jet program following a spat over Russian missile purchases