Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu is a Turkish soldier and the current Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).
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Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler said at the National Defence University's academic year opening that they aim to strengthen the thousand-year brotherhood as part of Terror-Free Türkiye.
The Mecca Defence Alliance announced in a joint statement that Pakistani Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood has been appointed as the alliance's secretary-general. The parties also decided that measures be taken to provide Saudi Arabia with the military forces and capabilities they agreed on.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT World 
+12: DHA, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Daily Sabah, Yeni Akit, Milat, Yeni Şafak and NTV +13: Türkiye Gazetesi, DHA, Yeni Asır, TGRT Haber, Sabah, Haber7, Hürriyet, Milliyet, Daily Sabah, Yeni Akit, Milat, Yeni Şafak and NTV 
+5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim and Karar +6: Medyascope, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Serbestiyet, Ekonomim and Karar 
+9: Halk TV, İlke TV, BirGün, Evrensel, Oda TV, Nefes, Muhalif, Sözcü and soL Haber +10: Yeniçağ, Halk TV, İlke TV, BirGün, Evrensel, Oda TV, Nefes, Muhalif, Sözcü and soL Haber 
+16: Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe +17: Euronews Türkçe, Times of India, Middle East Eye, Independent Türkçe, Kommersant, ANSA, Interfax, Yonhap, Naftemporiki, Le Monde, Der Spiegel, Proto Thema, Il Sole 24 Ore, Al Jazeera English, To Vima, BBC Hindi and DW Türkçe The Strategic Political and Defence Committee of the Mecca Defence Pact between Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia met in Riyadh. The committee appointed Pakistani Major General Numan Mahmud as its first secretary-general for three years.
+3: Middle East Eye, Euronews Türkçe and Yonhap +4: Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, Euronews Türkçe and Yonhap The Mecca Alliance will hold its second meeting in Riyadh tomorrow. Türkiye will be represented by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yaşar Güler and Chief of General Staff Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.
+2: Haber7 and Hürriyet +3: Milliyet, Haber7 and Hürriyet 
+2: ANKA Haber Ajansı and Karar 
+2: Evrensel and İlke TV +3: Oda TV, Evrensel and İlke TV 
+2: Middle East Eye and BBC Türkçe The Distinguished Observer Day of the Denizkurdu-I/2026 exercise began in the Eastern Mediterranean. Around 14,000 personnel, 100 ships and 50 aircraft are taking part in the exercise.
+2: Gündem Kıbrıs and ANKA Haber Ajansı Chief of the General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu held bilateral meetings with SACEUR, the US Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the chiefs of general staff of nine countries, including Greece, at the NATO Military Committee Chiefs of Defence Meeting held in Denmark; bilateral relations and regional security were discussed.
