The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey has denied the accusations of "cooperation with Israel".
Turkey's Ministry of National Defense denied reports that it continued to export gunpowder, explosives, ammunition and weapons to Israel in January, saying only "shotgun spare parts and fishing equipment (harpoons and others)" were sold. "The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey does not conduct any joint activities with Israel, including cooperation in the field of military education, training and defense industry," the statement said.
The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey stated on social network X that it will not cooperate with Israel in any joint activities, including military training, exercises and defense industry, reports Anadolu.
The ministry 's statement noted that Israel's indiscriminate acts of violence targeting hospitals, schools, religious places of worship, refugee camps and civilians in Gaza continue.
"The Republic of Turkey has always supported Palestine, and from this point of view, it is impossible to carry out any activity that harms the Palestinian people. "The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey does not conduct any joint activities with Israel, including cooperation in the field of military education, training and defense industry ," the statement said.
Earlier, some websites published the information of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) that Turkey continued to export gunpowder, explosives, inflammable substances, ammunition, weapons and spare parts to Israel in January.
The Ministry of National Defense of Turkey commented on this information and said, "Item 36: Gunpowder and explosives, pyrotechnics, pyrophoric alloys, combustible materials" means "liquid fuel and incendiary gas", "Item 93: Weapons and ammunition; and their parts and accessories" means "spare parts and accessories of smooth-bore shotguns and fishing tools (harpoons, etc.)"
