Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar was quoted by the official Anadolu news agency as saying that "so far 471 targets have been struck and 254 terrorists were neutralized in the operation", while the Kurdish YPG which strongly denies any involvement in the Istanbul bombing says that 30 civi
Ankara [Turkey], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The situation in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone has stabilized after the meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday.
Kabul [Afghanistan] August 26 (ANI): Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Thursday informed that the country plans to withdraw its troops as soon as possible from war-torn Afghanistan.
Ankara [Turkey], July 27 (Sputnik/ANI): Six people, including four soldiers, died and 27 soldiers were injured as a result of a bus accident in Turkey's southern province of Mersin, Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Monday.