Hulusi Akar

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speaks to a group of reporters in Ankara, Turkey, May 21, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Syria

Russia to host Syria-Turkey fence-mending talks Tuesday

The defence ministers of Russia, Turkey and Syria met in Moscow on Wednesday, the first such talks since war broke out in Syria (Photo: AP)

Syria

US warns against Turkish rapprochement with Syria

Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speaks to a group of reporters in Ankara, Turkey, May 21, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Syria

Turkey and Russia discuss cross-border assault on Syria, as tensions rise with Kurds

The KRG Peshmerga Minister, Shorish Ismael, walks alongside his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar (left) at the Kurdistan Region's Erbil International Airport, Jan. 18, 2021. (Photo: Turkish Defense Ministry)

Kurdistan

Turkish defense minister should look up Ottoman-era documents to see if Kurdistan exists: Peshmerga Ministry

The KRG Peshmerga Minister, Shorish Ismael, walks alongside his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar (left) at the Kurdistan Region's Erbil International Airport, Jan. 18, 2021. (Photo: Turkish Defense Ministry)

Kurdistan

Turkish defense minister visits Kurdistan Region to meet officials