Strategic Review Turkey

Saudi Delegation under defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud visited Baykar and TUSAŞ Facilities to inspect Kaan and Kizilelma Programms. It's a Sign that Saudi Arabia show interest for the turkish Programms to gain independence from western Weapon Deliveries. Another important step Saudi Arabia took in this Direction was the Signment of an MOU with three turkish Defence Companies Aselsan, BaykarTech and Fergani with SAMI(Saudi Arabia Military Industries). SAMI will manufacture Akinci UCAV, ASELFLIR-500 & 600, MURAD AESA Radar in Saudi Arabia. The Cooperation with Fergani is aimed at joint Development of Space Systems. Sources: https://turdef.com/article/sami-signs-mou-with-turkish-defence-firms https://youtu.be/teGcQDZm6Tw?si=K_vSc1P0mpNJdT31

On the 27th September in 2021 Greece and France signed a mutual Defence Agreement. This Agreement include Article 2, that tey aid each other in Case of an armed on their Territory. The Agreement was made after Tensions between Greece and Turkey in the eastern Mediterran rose high in second half of 2020.  <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8134220077089686" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> The Agreement also include the delivery of 24 Rafale Fighter Jets to Greece and three to four Frigates of the Bellhara Class. This mean Greece profit in two Ways from this Agreement: 1: Greece likey secured direct french military Support in Case of an armed Conflict with Turkey. 2: Greece got Access to advanced french Weaponary to modernise it's armed Forces. The greek - french mutual Defence Agreement have one weak Point, it does not apply to the EEZ(Exclusive Economic Zone). In the International L

Introduction: Turkey is located in a Region were different Conlicts are located, like middle East, Caucasus, Ukaine and the Conflict with Greece/Cyprus over the Aegean and exploration Rights for Hydrocarbon in the eastern Mediterran. The military Footprint of Turkey is also increasing, like the Presence in Somalia, Libya and Katar. This Presence mean more Influence and a stronger dipomatic Footprint. On the other Side there is an increasing  Chance to get involved in local Conflicts. In 2014 there was an Report from different german Newspapers, that german Intellagece Agency(BND) found Signs that Turkey work on a secret nuclear Programm. It is also claimed that the Electronics for the pakistani nuclear Programm were coming from Turkey. The turkish ballistic Missile Programm  Since 1997 when Turkey purchased WS-1 MLRS Rockets from China under a tech - Transfer Agreement, the Technology were developed further. Turkey startet also to develop ballistic Missiles, based on chinese B-611 ball

<script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-8134220077089686" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> According to former Air Force General Erdoğan Karakuş, Turkey is capable to produce ballistic Missiles with a Range up to 3000 km. Here for example the Missile is deployed in western Anatolia, all the Area which are covered by the blue Circle are in Range of that Missile. The Missile the former General is meaning will likely be Cenk, the Succesor of Tayfun SRBM in the MRBM Category. A note aside, the red and yellow - green Circle show the Range of SRBM Missiles, 300 - 1000 km.