Türkiye supports NATO's new 5% defence spending target and says it has already surpassed the previous 2% benchmark, according to a Turkish defense ministry source.
A Turkish defense ministry source said on Thursday that Türkiye fully backs NATO’s recent decision to raise its defence spending goal to 5% of GDP by 2035.
The source noted that Türkiye already exceeds the previous 2% target and remains one of the alliance’s top five contributors in terms of operations and missions.
NATO allies adopted the new goal at the recent summit, citing ongoing security threats from Russia and the importance of reinforcing civil and military resilience.
The updated pledge includes allocating at least 3.5% of GDP to core defence spending and 1.5% to related infrastructure.
Türkiye, NATO’s second-largest army, has reportedly met all alliance capability requirements and continues to invest in domestic defense industries.
These efforts include the development of unmanned systems, hypersonic weapons, missile systems, and a nationwide "Steel Dome" air defense network. Plans are also underway for next-generation carriers, frigates, and tanks.
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Here's your AnewZ Daily Brief for 11 November. Today, we cover Russia-Ukraine peace talks, political tensions in Washington, strikes in Spain, espionage allegations involving Nvidia's CEO, and climate negotiations at COP31 in Türkiye.
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A court in Russia’s Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad has sentenced human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler to 12 years in prison on treason charges, after prosecutors accused her of passing sensitive information to Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to double tariffs on Mexico unless it stops more than a thousand migrants who are walking north towards the United States, warning that they will be denied entry.
A gunman shot dead his building’s manager and wounded four other people in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, before barricading himself inside his apartment and taking his own life after a standoff with police, officials said.
European leaders gathered in Dublin on Thursday, 12 November, for the ninth European Political Community (EPC) summit, with security, defence and energy high on the agenda. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held talks focused on peace, trade and regional cooperation.
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