Ankara had offered to release a German political prisoner in exchange for Germany upgrading the Turkish Army’s older-model Leopard 2A4 tank, which had proven embarrassingly vulnerable in combat.

Ankara had offered to release a German political prisoner in exchange for Germany upgrading the Turkish Army’s older-model Leopard 2A4 tank, which had proven embarrassingly vulnerable in combat.

The Turkish Leopard 2 A4s, isolated and without infantry to provide security, were vulnerable to enemy attacks. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 immediately prompted a call for NATO ...

A rare and elusive Anatolian leopard, a species previously thought to be extinct for 45 years, was recently caught on camera, Turkish officials said. Screengrab from Vahit Kirişci’s Facebook ...

Turkish defense commentators expressed the hope that the tougher Leopard would fare better. The 2A4 model was the last of the Cold War – era Leopard 2s. It is not designed to survive ...

Turkey bought 354 used Leopard 2 tanks during the great post-Cold War sell-off of European tank fleets. The 55 ton Turkish Leopard 2A4s have not been upgraded as much as those of other users, ...

Aselsan expects to deliver the first Leopard 2A4 fitted with the AKKOR (AKtif KORuma) APS to the Turkish Army before the end of the year. The AKKOR system was unveiled in 2015 and has been designed to ...

The Turkish Altay tank has faced repeated delays due to engine and transmission issues, initially relying on a blocked German ...

Aselsan has unveiled its new Leopard 2 upgrade solution at IDEF in Istanbul, offering significant capability enhancements to Turkey’s Leopard 2A4 main battle tank. The upgrade includes a complete ...

By Erbil Basay MUNICH (AA) - It is "natural" for the Turkish Armed Forces to use German ... Binali Yildirim Yildirim said Turkey bought German-made Leopard 2 tanks to "use for such days." ...

Challenger tanks were credited with destroying 300 Iraqi tanks. When Turkish Leopard 2s battled ISIS fighters in Syria in 2016, the results were less than impressive. Turkey's 2nd Armored Brigade ...