Translation: An admiral to be recruited: preferable completed his/her compulsory military service knows how to swim knowledge on Office programs not related to Atatürk's reforms Applications to the Ministry of Defence. This is not funny any longer. I am not laughing.
The Turkish Navy Superior To The Russian Black Sea Fleet?
While I was down with a severe case of flu, the editor of the fox2magazine.net (one of the few military related Greek websites I find it worth reading) send me a very interesting article from Russian origin. Apparently the Russians played a war game with the scenario of a armed conflict between Russia and Turkey. And we won. A war game for a... Continue Reading →
The Sledgehammer Keeps Crushing The Turkish Armed Forces
Today is the first diversionary of the arrests made by the third wave of the Sledgehammer case. If you have heard it all ready, the Sledgehammer is the name of the of an alleged Turkish secularist military coup plan which reportedly dates back to 2003. The trial for the criminal case has just started in 16 December 2010. But during the 2010... Continue Reading →
Top Four Commanders Of Turkish Armed Forces Resigns
I am very unhappy. Yesterday, 29 July 2011 was day that will not be forgotten easily. The top 4 commanders of Turkish Armed Forces, the Chief of the General Staff of Turkish Armed Forces General Kosaner, the Commander of Army General Ceylaoğlu, the Commander of Navy Admiral Yiğit and the Commander of the Airforce General... Continue Reading →
Another Arrest In Sledgehammer
Yesterday, Air Force General Bilgin Balanlı was arrested. He is accused to be a part of the alleged Sledgehammer conspiracy. He is the highest ranking officer to be arrested in this case (yet) According to news reports his main crime might be to order periodic areal reconnaissance flights over a large farm turned into a private village... Continue Reading →
>The Blocking Of The Blogger
>As you might know since the beginning of March Turkish bloggers are having a very difficult time to reaching their beloved blogger blogs. This is so because as a court in Diyarbakır ruled that access to blogger and to all the blogs it hosts should be blocked. The ruling of the court is based on... Continue Reading →
>Greed Is A Sin. Blocking Blogger, Not Yet.
>Today almost thousands blogger users in Turkey had a very nasty shock. Their beloved blogs were out of their reach as a court in Diyarbakır ruled that access to blogger and to all the blogs it hosts should be blocked.The reason for this court rule is just plain greed.The decision of the court is based on a... Continue Reading →
>Sledgehammer And Turkish Navy
>Last week 10thHigh Criminal court of Istanbul issued arrest warrants for 163officers of Turkish Armed forces in connection with the Balyoz (Sledgehammer) case.106 of the officers,arrested, are currently serving in the armed forces. Some of themwere arrested last year again in connection with the Balyoz case butlater they were released as the court decided it... Continue Reading →
