Not since the days of the Ottoman Empire has the Turkish military had such an extensive global footprint. Under its ambitious president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey sent troops to Libya to turn ...

Burhan Ozbilici—AP Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan are dispersed with shots in the air by the military at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 16, 2016.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned Israel's military actions in Syria, accusing the country of being a ...

With limited hardware and risk-averse foreign policy, Ankara has limited leverage against Israeli air strikes on Syrian ...

A Turkish military officer who was assigned to NATO speaks about escaping the country's purge after spending 16 months in jail. We're about to hear from a man who was jailed for 16 months in ...

Turkey’s ongoing military assault in Syria has left more than 100 Kurdish forces dead, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed Thursday morning, a day after his troops launched airstrikes and ...

Turkey’s military once ousted civilian leaders, and it now shapes President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s moves in Syria and against Kurdish insurgents at home.

Two Turkish military helicopters collided in midair on Monday, causing one of them to crash and killing six military personnel on board, officials said. The second helicopter landed safely.

Editor’s note: This story was updated at 5:50 p.m. EST with additional information. The Pentagon said Thursday the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters ...

More than two dozen ex-Turkish military officers are in the U.S. seeking asylum — afraid they'll be jailed if they return home. They say they were falsely accused of taking part in a 2016 coup.

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