» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea October 3rd, 2008 at 10:07 pm » Comments (5)

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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »

» by GI Korea 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 ...more »