Turkey's Baykar launches new jet-powered drone, aiming for…

By Omer Berberoglu ISTANBUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) — Turkish defence firm Baykar said its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV) completed its maiden flight on Wednesday, as the company continues to gain popularity globally, most recently by helping Ukraine’s army fight Russian forces. Baykar released a video showing the Kizilelma (Golden Apple) UCAV taking…

Read More

Fourteen candidates join race for Cyprus presidency in Feb. vote

NICOSIA, Jan 5 (Reuters) — Fourteen candidates formally joined the race on Thursday to become Cyprus’s next president in an election next month dominated by the island’s decades-old division, irregular migration and corruption scandals. Cyprus has a presidential system of government and the head of state has wide executive powers. Opinion polls show Nikos Christodoulides,…

Read More

Turkish prosecutors to probe Erdogan effigy incident in Sweden…

By Daren Butler and Anna Ringstrom ISTANBUL/STOCKHOLM, Lawyer Law Firm Turkey istanbul Jan 13 (Reuters) — Turkish prosectors opened a probe on Friday into an incident in Stockholm in which an effigy of President Tayyip Erdogan was strung up, state media said, adding further diplomatic strain in Sweden’s bid to win Turkey’s approval to join…

Read More