February 15th, 2012 at 8:00 am » Comments (7)

Considering that Turkey has already purchased technology from the K2 tanks and K9/K10 self propelled artillery from South Korea this makes sense to invite them in the development of a new fighter jet as well: The government will discuss next week Turkey’s participation in South Korea’s fighter jet development plan. The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) on Wednesday said that it will send a negotiating team to Turkey from February 22nd to 25th to talk about the matter. In addition, the administration will also send a delegation on Monday to
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February 17th, 2011 at 1:10 pm » Comments (0)

Wearied by long marches on foot, a Turkish U.N. solider sits astride a mule he took from an enemy soldier in Korea on May 5, 1951. He ambushed the advancing Chinese and grabbed the mule for use in directing stragglers to the rear in ruins of Uijongbu during the recent communist offensive. (AP Photo/Robert Schutz) # [Boston Herald] You can read about the most famous Turkish Korean War commander General Tahsin Yazici at the link.

October 3rd, 2008 at 10:07 pm » Comments (6)

Here is an interesting story about a Turkish Korean War veteran who has returned to Korea to receive a prostetic for an injury received during the war: Tavsan lost his left leg in the Korean War and has relied on an artificial limb ever since. When he revisited Korea for the first time in 55 years at the invitation of the Korea Disabled Veterans Organizations in September last year, the officials of the organization felt Tavsan walked in a peculiar way. “We first thought it was his shoes, a very
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May 29th, 2008 at 4:16 pm » Comments (5)

Korea ties with Middle East military power Turkey continues to expand: South Korea and Turkey on Tuesday signed an agreement on mutual logistics support, enabling smooth exchanges of military munitions during times of peace or war, the Defense Ministry said. The agreement, officially called a memorandum of understanding, was signed by South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Kim Jong-cheon and the visiting deputy commander of Turkey’s joint forces, Gen. Ergin Saygun. “The two countries have discussed issues related to logistics cooperation, such as supplying munitions for their overseas missions in Iraq
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March 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm » Comments (3)

The Turkish Korean War Legacy The Turkish Brigade was not spared the ravages of the failed Kunu-ri battle between the 2nd Infantry Division and the five Chinese divisions. The Turks suffered heavy casualties in the fight with 218 soldiers killed, 94 missing in action, and 455 wounded to go along with losing 70% of the Brigade’s equipment. These are staggering losses for a brigade of 5,000 soldiers. Nearly 20% of the brigade’s men had been either killed, wounded, or captured on their very first mission. The US government was very
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March 11th, 2008 at 12:38 pm » Comments (4)

The Final UN Offensive into North Korea In November of 1950 General Douglas MacArthur had begun a final massive offensive operation in North Korea to mop up the remaining elements of the North Korean Army and end the war before Christmas. It was part of this offensive operation that the 1st Turkish Brigade would see their first combat action of the Korean War. The brigade had been assigned as a subordinate unit of the 2nd Infantry Division. At this point in the war the 2nd Infantry Division was north of
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March 10th, 2008 at 12:14 pm » Comments (13)

Background The Korean War saw a total of 22 countries participate in the defense of the Republic of Korea against communist aggression from North Korea. These countries that answered the United Nations call to evict the communist aggressors from South Korea came from a wide variety of countries that sent varying amount of troops. One of the largest troop contributors to the war effort would come from the nation of Turkey. Turkey deployed an entire infantry brigade with supporting artillery and engineer assets to South Korea. The brigade arrived in
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March 5th, 2007 at 5:48 am » Comments (21)

I posed the question earlier if the XK2 tank was next generation defense or a potential money maker? Well the answer to this question is emerging: Turkey is considering purchasing South Korea’s new amphibious main battle tank unveiled last week for its next-generation tank procurement project, a military source said yesterday. However, the Korean Main Battle Tank called XK2 is not the only option on the market. The French Army’s Leclerc is also a consideration, the source said on condition of anonymity. “Chances are very high that South Korea could
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