{"id":1048,"date":"2026-05-22T14:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/?p=1048"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T14:41:51","slug":"pakistan-turkiye-air-forces-reaffirm-growing-defence-alignment-ispr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/pakistan-turkiye-air-forces-reaffirm-growing-defence-alignment-ispr\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan, Turkiye air forces reaffirm growing defence alignment: ISPR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>RAWALPINDI<\/strong>: The Pakistan Air Force and the Turkiye Air Force reaffirmed their \u201cgrowing strategic convergence\u201d in defence, aerospace innovation and emerging technologies, the military\u2019s media wing said on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, during an official visit to Turkiye, held high-level meetings with Turkish Air Force Commander General Ziya Cemal Kad\u0131o\u011flu, Defence Minister Ya\u015far G\u00fcler, and Baykar Technologies Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Sel\u00e7uk Bayraktar, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During these engagements, ACM Sidhu reaffirmed \u201cthe growing strategic convergence and shared commitment of both nations towards enhanced collaboration in defence, aerospace innovation and emerging technologies\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the headquarters of the Turkish Air Force, the air chief was accorded a guard of honour. During the engagement, ACM Sidhu \u201cdiscussed enhancing interoperability through joint exercises, training programmes, and professional exchanges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Turkish air chief appreciated Pakistan Air Force\u2019s support in training Turkish pilots,\u201d ISPR said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACM Sidhu, in his meeting with G\u00fcler, \u201creaffirmed the strong historical and strategic ties between Pakistan and Turkiye,\u201d the ISPR stated, adding that the two sides also explored \u201cdeeper cooperation in training, capacity building and aerospace collaboration\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The air chief also met Baykar Technologies CTO Sel\u00e7uk Bayraktar, where discussions focused on \u201cadvancements in aerospace innovation, unmanned aerial systems and emerging technologies,\u201d the military\u2019s media wing said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISPR added that the discussion reflected the \u201cshared vision of both sides to pursue greater collaboration in next-generation defence technologies\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan and Turkiye share robust bilateral relations spanning across various sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir, in a meeting with Turkiye\u2019s Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, discussed the regional security landscape and bilateral defence cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was also reported earlier this year that the country was seeking to join a defence alliance between Saudi Arabia and Pakis\u00adtan, which was signed in September 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Air Force and the Turkiye Air Force reaffirmed their \u201cgrowing strategic convergence\u201d in defence, aerospace innovation and emerging technologies, the military\u2019s media wing said on Friday. Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, during an official visit to Turkiye, held high-level meetings with Turkish Air Force Commander General Ziya Cemal Kad\u0131o\u011flu, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,16,2],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[27],"class_list":["post-1048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest","category-national","category-pakisstan"],"authors":[{"term_id":27,"user_id":3,"is_guest":0,"slug":"afnanwasif","display_name":"Web Desk","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cbec8328241e98fefcd32e00f20f7a6b502086a0b95d395db4b1565c51681914?s=96&d=mm&r=g","0":null,"1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":""}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1048"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1053,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1048\/revisions\/1053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1048"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomag.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=1048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}