January 6, 2021
With Turkey growing more assertive in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and South Asia, can Kashmir become a battleground between India and Turkey soon?
Relations between Turkey and India soured following New Delhi’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Turkey has been openly supporting Pakistan on the Kashmir issue on international platforms. Kurdish and Greek media reports claim that Ankara is preparing to relocate Syrian mercenaries from Libya and Azerbaijan to Kashmir.
“Abu Emsha, the head of the Suleiman Shah Brigades, one of the gangs recruited under the label of the Syrian National Army (SMO), informed the members of Afrin / Shia that the Turkish state wanted to reinforce Kashmir,” ANF News, a Kurdish news agency said citing “local sources”.
Turkey s Defense Industry Exports Total $2.3B In 2020
Turkish defense, aerospace industry exports decline 16.8% last year due to coronavirus. Turkey s defense and aerospace industry exports racked up $2.3 billion in 2020.
The sector s exports declined 16.8% compared to 2019, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).
The disruption in production, supply and logistics processes due to COVID-19 restrictions and the shift of countries priorities to health measures were cited for the decline.
Turkish defense and aerospace industry s share in the country s total exports was 1.3%, while kilogram value of the sector s exports amounted to some $48.
The US was the top export market of the aviation and defense industry sectors with $784.2 million in 2020, down 4% from a year earlier. It was followed by Azerbaijan with exports worth $260.8 million, up 194% compared to 2019.
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