TÜRKIYE'S FIRST DOMESTICALLY DEVELOPED FIFTH-GENERATION STEALTH FIGHTER JET KAAN DOESN'T COMPARE TO THE F-16 BUT COMPETES WITH THE F-22, SU-57 AND J-20, CHIEF ENGINEER EMRE YABAN SAYS, NOTING THAT ONLY FOUR COUNTRIES HAVE MANAGED TO DEVELOP FIFTH-GENERATION AIRCRAFT COMPARABLE TO IT.

Turkiye will seek an Interpol red notice for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek says. 🔴 More on

TÜRKIYE'S DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS SAYS IT SUPPORTS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LASTING PEACE IN THE REGION, WITH THE SOLE PATH LYING IN NETANYAHU ABANDONING HIS 'AGGRESSIVE AND COERCIVE POLICIES' AND RESPECTING INTERNATIONAL LAW, ADDING THAT IT WILL CONTINUE COOPERATION WITH THE SYRIAN GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH PEACE, STABILITY AND PROSPERITY AND WILL 'NEVER ALLOW SYRIA TO BE DESTABILIZED'. - SOURCES

TÜRKIYE'S DIRECTORATE OF COMMUNICATIONS SAYS THE ALLEGATIONS PUT FORWARD BY THE ISRAELI PRIME MINISTRY 'LACK SERIOUSNESS' AND AIM TO LEGITIMIZE ISRAEL'S UNLAWFUL AIRSTRIKES TARGETING THE SOVEREIGNTY AND TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF SYRIA, ARGUING THE ACCUSATIONS STEM FROM NETANYAHU'S INTENT TO CONTINUE HIS 'EXPANSIONIST AND DESTABILIZING POLICIES' AHEAD OF ELECTIONS IN ISRAEL. - SOURCES

Türkiye has requested permission from the US to “retransfer” to Ukraine tens of thousands of cluster munition rockets, missiles, and artillery projectiles that have been in Türkiye’s stockpiles for decades. These types of cluster munitions are notorious for their record of not hitting their targets and hurting civilians. They should never be used.

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UAE-Türkiye Dialogue Amidst U.S. “Economic D-Day” ICOD- 19:42, 09/04/2026 (General Access SITREP) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today, where they discussed efforts to resolve the ongoing regional conflict between the U.S. and Iran. This communication comes amidst the most recent rollout in the past week of U.S. Iran-related sanctions that targeted a number of Turkish and UAE Iran-linked banking networks. Since the packages were announced by the U.S. Treasury, both the UAE and Türkiye have made a point to publicly acknowledge joint support for their banking ties that have deepened significantly in the past decade. However, rather notably, the two’s immediate reaction to the announcement of U.S. sanctions differed greatly. The UAE put out a number of public comments and statements vowing to take “immediate” action to investigate the alleged Iranian-linked banking networks. Türkiye on the other hand, at least publicly, largely disregarded the announcement by the U.S., with the specific designated entity themselves, Golden Global Bank, responding by rejecting the credibility of the sanctions and promising legal action. Unlike the UAE, Türkiye has yet to put out public statements at the government-level promising, or at least previewing, corrective actions.

New: Türkiye's efforts to buy F-35s from the US are "at a standstill," we're told, as people familiar with the talks describe its efforts to offload its S-400 to UAE as stalled. With @LMorganbesser and @ShelbyTalcott: