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Turkey wants to develop the most powerful destroyer in the Mediterranean theater

August 25, 2021September 6, 2021

Since his accession to power in 2003, RT Erdogan, first Prime Minister from 2003 to 2014, then President of the Republic of Turkey since that date, has undertaken a vast national effort in favor of the armies, with a budget which has 20 years from $7 billion to more than $20 billion, despite a Turkish lira devalued by 80% of its value over the same period. Concomitantly, it undertook to develop a vast and robust national defense industry, with the emergence of several national and global players such as the missile manufacturer Roketsan or the drone manufacturer Baykar. In the naval field, the effort has been organized…

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Is the Mediterranean again an area of concentration of forces?

February 24 2021May 6th

Traditionally, when we think of geographical areas under tension where many military forces are present, it is common to refer to the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, or more recently to the Western Pacific, especially around the China Sea. . On the other hand, the Mediterranean, and in particular the eastern Mediterranean, which was between the Second World War and the end of the 60s one of the most active areas militarily speaking, has since slipped, in the overall perception, towards the status of a secure area, allowing a significant commercial traffic. But for the past decade, many nations bordering the Mediterranean, as well as others there…

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Is Turkey struggling to find partners for its defense programs?

November 20, 2020November 24, 2020

The development of the Turkish defense industry has been one of the strategic objectives of President RT Erdogan since he came to power in 2003. As such, he has granted very significant tax advantages to investors engaging in this way, and has often mobilized significant public funds to set up the necessary industrial infrastructure. Of course, such investments required results to match. And in recent years, the Turkish industry has become more and more visible in international defense exhibitions, to the point of beginning to be considered very seriously as a potential competitor by players in this sector. Among…

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