Türkiye: We have no military cooperation with Israel

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Turkey on Tuesday evening any military cooperation with the regime Israel denied including military training or cooperation in the field of defense industry. According to Al Jazeera, the ministry said in a statement: “Israel continues its violent actions and aimlessly destroys hospitals, schools, places targets the camps of refugees and civilians in the Gaza Strip, Turkey always stands by Palestine and cannot participate in any activity that harms the Palestinians.” The statement continued: ” This ministry does not have any activities, including military training or cooperation in the field of defense industry with Israel”.

The Turkish Defense Industry Organization also said in a statement that it does not have any cooperation in the field of military industry with the Zionist regime.

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These denials are issued after the latest report published by the Turkish Statistical Office about Turkey’s exports to the Zionist regime has caused controversy.

Among the hundreds of things revealed in this report, Cases 93, 28, 36, and 88 have attracted the attention of the Turkish media, because they are related to the export of gunpowder, explosives, weapon parts, and various chemicals worth about 50 million Turkish lira (1.5 million dollars) to Israel.

But on the other hand, the Ministry of Commerce of Turkey, in a statement published in response to the report of the Bureau of Statistics, clarified that paragraph 36 of this report refers to fireworks products, matches, flammable materials, and gas for personal lighters. This ministry also stated that the purpose of arms export is hunting and fishing equipment.

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