Thousands of military personnel from Azerbaijan, Turkey and Uzbekistan, along with other nations attending as observers, including Iran, took part in the "Power of Unity, 2026" military exercise for the first time, in the Hojavend district of Azerbaijan's Karabakh region.
Göktaş's arrest was the latest in a widening crackdown on anyone seen as critical of Turkey's conservative government or its values, which has netted hundreds of politicians, artists, musicians, journalists and LGBTQ+ activists.
President Erdoğan, in a Bloomberg op-ed, urged rotating seats on the UN Security Council, called for joint defence production and said a $100bn trade goal with the US is within reach.
Eight people were injured after shots were fired with a hunting rifle near a secondary school in Manisa’s Turgutlu district. The suspect who fled was caught on security camera.