The legacy of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, has once again come to the center of the country’s politics. During the discussion on the Union Budget of 2026, such a political confrontation was witnessed in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, which raised questions on the dignity of the Parliament. The debate turned into a scuffle between MPs of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP).

The budget proposal was being discussed in the parliament when AKP MP Mustafa Varank made a comment on CHP chief Ozgur Özel. This comment is said to be related to some photographs taken at the grave of former MP Kamer Gench. As soon as the statement came out, anger spread in the opposition camp and the debate shifted from the budget to personal and ideological allegations and counter-allegations.

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CHP’s counterattack and allegations

In response to the AKP’s remarks, CHP Deputy Chairman Gokhan Gunaydin made a sharp statement in the House. He alleged that the ruling party is deliberately fanning the controversy to divert attention from a serious issue like the budget. During this time, a heated argument started between the two sides regarding Atatürk’s ideology and his legacy.

Ataturk’s legacy became the cause of conflict

As the debate progressed, it turned from ideological differences into a physical clash. First there was a scuffle between the MPs and then it even escalated into boxing. There was an atmosphere of chaos in the Parliament for about 10 minutes. Security personnel and other MPs somehow tried to handle the situation, but after some time the clash started again.

Budget passed despite uproar

Despite such a huge uproar, the proceedings of the Parliament were not stopped. Amidst the huge noise and tense atmosphere, the Union Budget proposal for 2026 was put for voting, which was passed by 249 votes against 320. Along with this, the final Financial Accounting Bill of 2024 was also approved with majority.

President Erdogan’s response

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed satisfaction over the passage of the budget in Parliament. He wrote on social media platform

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A big program took place at the Naval Shipyard in Istanbul, the capital of Turkey, in which the second Milgem class corvette warship PNS Khyber was handed over to the Pakistan Navy. This ship will further strengthen the Pakistani Navy. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presided over the ceremony on 20 December 2025, while Pakistan Navy Chief Admiral Naved Ashraf was also present.

PNS Khyber is part of Turkey’s Milgem project.

This is the second ship of the PNS Khyber Babur class, which is part of Turkey’s Milgem project. Pakistan has received the first ship PNS Babar in May 2024. According to the report of Defense Security Asia, in 2018, an agreement for four ships was signed between Pakistan and Turkish company ASFAT. The total value of this agreement is 1.5 billion dollars (about Rs 13.44 thousand crores). That means the price of one Corvette is Rs 3.36 thousand crores.

Of these, two ships were built in Turkey, while the remaining two, PNS Bedar (in 2026) and PNS Tariq (in 2027), are being built at Karachi Shipyard with Turkish technical help. This deal also includes technology transfer, which will enable Pakistan to develop the capability to build such ships itself.

What are the special features of PNS Khyber?

According to the report of Global Defense News-

• Length: about 108 meters
• Weight(Displacement): about 3,000 tons
• Maximum Speed: More than 26 knots (about 50 km/h)
• Range: About 3,500 nautical miles (about 6,500 km)
• Walking Ability: 15 days non stop
• Propulsion: Two diesel engines and one gas turbine (CODAG system)

Apart from this, PNS Khyber is also equipped with hangar and flight deck for helicopters, advanced radar, sonar and combat management system. This ship is highly capable of surface warfare (fighting on the sea), anti-submarine warfare (combating submarines) and air defense.

What weapons are fitted with PNS Khyber?

It has many weapons including a large 76 mm cannon, multiple cruise missiles to attack ships and land, the ability to shoot down air defense missiles with 12 cell Vertical Launch System (VLS), lightweight torpedoes and 35 mm and 25 mm close-in weapon systems.

Does India need to be afraid of this or not?

This ship definitely strengthens the Pakistan Navy. This is a multi-role ship with modern technology, which will increase Pakistan’s presence in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. Through Pakistan-Turkey defense partnership, Pakistan is getting new technology, which earlier mainly came from China. This may have some impact on the regional marine balance. But India has no need to fear this. The Indian Navy is very large and modern.

India has two aircraft carriers (INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya), several destroyers, frigates, submarines and missile boats. The numbers, technology and experience of the Indian Navy is much more than that of Pakistan. India is continuously strengthening its navy, such as adding new destroyers and frigates. Experts believe that this ship will increase the defense capability of Pakistan, but there will remain a big gap in comparison to the Indian Navy. India will maintain its strong position in the maritime sector.

Turkey on Sunday (November 30, 2025) achieved a milestone that reflects the development of its indigenous defense industry. In fact, Turkey’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) named Bayraktar Kizilelma tested the firing of the indigenously developed BVR air-to-air missile on Sunday (November 30, 2025). During testing, Kizilelma made a precise attack on one of its air target aircraft and destroyed it.

After this successful trial, Turkiye said that this is the first time that an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has achieved such a feat. Baykar, the Turkish defense company that developed this UAV, issued an official statement on Sunday (November 30, 2025) after the success of this trial. “Kijilelma fired the indigenously developed Gokdogan air-to-air BVR missile, which successfully hit its target carrying a high-speed jet,” the company said in a statement.

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According to the TRT World report, the Turkish company said, “The UAV detected its aerial target during the trial using Aselsan’s Murad (Murad AESA) radar and after tracking it, successfully engaged the target by firing a BVR missile installed under its wing. This was the first time in Turkish aviation history that an aircraft of the country had fired a locally developed air-to-air missile using the national radar.” “Successfully destroyed an aerial target from

Turkey’s Bayraktar Kızılelma drone shoots down aircraft during testing

According to its manufacturer, this is a historic first, as most drones developed globally are designed primarily for striking ground targets — not engaging airborne threats. pic.twitter.com/yj21WuLv62

— Sputnik India (@Sputnik_India) November 30, 2025

The statement also said, “This successful test has established Kizilelma as the first and only unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the world, which has the capability of air-to-air combat. At the same time, during this test, five F-16 fighter aircraft from Merzifon Air Base took off with Kizilelma for this joint operation with manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.”

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The Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for more than three and a half years. Meanwhile, on Saturday (29 November) in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s unmanned drone targeted the Russian oil tanker Viraat. This is the same ship on which explosions took place on Friday also. CNN quoted an official of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) as saying that Russia’s so-called shadow fleet was targeted by drones. Ukraine has also formally taken responsibility for this attack.

Virat and crew members of another tanker ‘Cairo’ had issued an open radio distress call and informed about the drone attack. In the video recording of the call, a crew member can be heard saying, “This is Virat, need help! Drone attack mayday!” Ukraine claims that even though these ships were registered in African countries, they were part of Russia’s shadow-fleet. America and Europe have banned them. Trump’s efforts to stop the Russia-Ukraine war may once again face a setback, because for the first time a civilian ship has been attacked during the war.

“This is VIRAT. Help needed! Drone attack! Mayday!”

The crew of the tanker VIRAT reported a drone attack on an open frequency. Clearly, they weren’t referring to regular drones, but to unmanned boats.

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— Victor vicktop55 commentary (@vick55top) November 28, 2025

What did Turkey’s Transport Ministry say?
Viraat, which was earlier reported to have been attacked by unmanned marine vehicles about 35 nautical miles off the Black Sea coast, was attacked again by unmanned marine vehicles this morning, Turkey’s Transport Ministry said, according to a statement posted on Twitter.

Turkey’s Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said investigators were looking for signs of an external attack. He told that an external attack means that the ship has been attacked by a mine, rocket or perhaps a drone. These are the first things that come to mind. However, despite minor damage, Virat is stable. Officials have confirmed that all crew members are safe and in good health.

Attack in the Southern Black Sea
OSINTdefender, an open source intelligence monitor operated by the Twenty crew members were evacuated safely after the initial attack on Friday. It is being told that the ship is now burning and sinking off the coast of Türkiye.

CNN quoted a Ukrainian security source as saying that Sea Baby maritime drones were involved in the attack in a coordinated SBU-Navy operation. Russia did not give any immediate reaction. According to the source, both ships have been heavily damaged and have been effectively disabled.

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The Russia-Ukraine war has been going on for more than three and a half years. Meanwhile, on Saturday (29 November) in the Black Sea, Ukraine’s unmanned drone targeted the Russian oil tanker Viraat. This is the same ship on which explosions took place on Friday also. CNN quoted an official of the Security Services of Ukraine (SBU) as saying that Russia’s so-called shadow fleet was targeted by drones. Ukraine has also formally taken responsibility for this attack.

Virat and crew members of another tanker ‘Cairo’ had issued an open radio distress call and informed about the drone attack. In the video recording of the call, a crew member can be heard saying, “This is Virat, need help! Drone attack mayday!”

“This is VIRAT. Help needed! Drone attack! Mayday!”

The crew of the tanker VIRAT reported a drone attack on an open frequency. Clearly, they weren’t referring to regular drones, but to unmanned boats.

As a reminder, the tankers VIRAT and KAIROS were “exposed to external… pic.twitter.com/cQ7oXvljZ7

— Victor vicktop55 commentary (@vick55top) November 28, 2025

What did Turkey’s Transport Ministry say?
“Viraat, which was previously reported to have been attacked by unmanned marine vehicles about 35 nautical miles off the Black Sea coast, was again attacked by unmanned marine vehicles this morning,” Turkey’s Transport Ministry said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Turkey’s Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said investigators were looking for signs of an external attack. He told that an external attack means that the ship has been attacked by a mine, rocket or perhaps a drone. These are the first things that come to mind. However, despite minor damage, Virat is stable. Officials have confirmed that all crew members are safe and in good health.

Attack in the Southern Black Sea
OSINTdefender, an open source intelligence monitor operated by the Twenty crew members were evacuated safely after the initial attack on Friday. It is being told that the ship is now burning and sinking off the coast of Türkiye.

CNN quoted a Ukrainian security source as saying that Sea Baby maritime drones were involved in the attack in a coordinated SBU-Navy operation. Russia did not give any immediate reaction. According to the source, both ships have been heavily damaged and have been effectively disabled.

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There were explosions in two tankers of Russia’s Shadow Fleet near the Bosphorus Strait of Turkey late on Friday (28 November 2025), after which the ships were burnt to ashes. Regarding this explosion in the Black Sea, Turkey has expressed the possibility of an external attack by missile, drone or any marine vehicle. The names of these two shadow fleet tankers of Russia are Kairos and Virat.

The crew asked for help by shouting ‘mayde-mayde’

A tanker crew member reported the drone attack in an intercepted open-frequency radio distress call. He was talking about unmanned maritime drones. In a video, a crew member can be heard saying, ‘This is Virat. Need help. Drone attack. Mayday.’

“Virata, which was earlier reported to have been attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle about 35 nautical miles off the Black Sea coast, was attacked again on the morning of November 29,” the Turkish Transport Ministry said on Twitter.

Ukraine took responsibility for the attack

Turkey said, ‘The Russian ship has been attacked by a rocket, mine, missile, drone or any sea ship.’ However, Virat has suffered minor damage and the crew is also healthy. According to the report of news agency AFP, Ukraine has taken responsibility for this attack. All this is happening at a time when there is immense pressure from America to sign the peace deal on Ukraine.

An official of the Security Service of Ukraine said that the joint operation to attack the ships of the Russian Shadow Fleet was carried out by the SBU and the Navy of Ukraine. He said, ‘Looking at the video of the attack, it is clear that both the tankers have suffered serious damage. This will deal a deep blow to Russian oil transportation.

Ukrainians attack two tankers of the Russian shadow fleet.

According to sources, SBU Sea Baby naval drones attacked the two sanctioned oil tankers KAIRO and VIRAT in the Black Sea. It was a joint operation between the SBU’s 13th Main Directorate for Military Counterintelligence… pic.twitter.com/U82scXaM5r

— Jürgen Nauditt (@jurgen_nauditt) November 29, 2025

“The modern Sea Baby naval drone successfully targeted Russian ships,” a source in Ukraine’s SBU security service told AFP. He also shared a video that purportedly showed maritime drones moving towards the two ships, followed by explosions.

What is shadow fleet?

According to the VesselFinder website, Russia has been accused of using the shadow fleet to avoid Western sanctions and continue its oil exports. This fleet has become the lifeblood of Russia’s economy after strict restrictions by Western countries on Russia’s oil and gas exports. The AIS (Automatic Identification System) transponders present on these ships are switched off, due to which their tracking system becomes inactive and they disappear from the radar.

Pakistan’s biggest weakness came to light in Operation Sindoor launched by India in May 2025. Its satellite surveillance network could not work in intense war-like situations. Pakistan Army could not get timely and clear satellite images to understand the ground situation. For this reason, many important moments of the war were missed by Pakistan. This weakness forced Pakistan to rapidly strengthen its space surveillance system.

Cooperation with China, Turkey and Europe
After revealing the weaknesses, Pakistan launched three new satellites in a few months. At the same time, it started trying to strengthen its surveillance capacity by increasing cooperation with China, Turkey, America and European companies.

January 2025: Two big satellites launched in three days
First Satellite -PAUSAT-1

Pakistan launched PAUSAT-1 from SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. According to the report published in The Sunday Guardian, this 10U nano-satellite has been developed by Pakistan’s Air University in collaboration with Turkey’s Istanbul Technical University. It is equipped with high-resolution cameras and special sensors, which provide clearer data of land, crops and buildings. Pakistan is also getting indirect access to European technology through partnership with Turkey.

Second satellite- PRSC-EOL
On January 17, Pakistan launched a new Earth observation satellite named PRSC-EOL from China’s Jiuquan station. Although it is said to be ‘Made in Pakistan’, the design, technology and launch is done with the help of China. It is used in monitoring agriculture, cities and environment, but its military use is also clearly visible.

HS-1 was sent in October 2024
HS-1 is Pakistan’s first hyperspectral satellite, which was launched by China. It is capable of detecting hidden military bases, understanding airbase activities and detecting changes in infrastructure.

Why did Pakistan fail during Operation Sindoor?
During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s main military satellite PRSS-1 could capture clear images of Indian airbases – Pathankot, Udhampur and Adampur only once. After this, due to weather and orbit problems, no useful images were obtained for several hours. During this period, India made many changes, which Pakistan could not catch in time. An old satellite named PakTES-1A had already stopped functioning.

Ground system also weak, no backup
Pakistan has only two ground stations – Karachi and Islamabad. Karachi station remained closed for 18 hours during the floods of 2022, due to which the necessary photographs were delayed. The plan for a backup station in West Pakistan is still incomplete.

European pictures are available, but no control
Pakistan can order photos from Airbus and European companies, but cannot retask them immediately. European images were delayed by 36–48 hours during the Iran–Pakistan tensions in 2024. At the same time, China’s PRSS-1 can send fresh photos in about 4-6 hours. For this reason, China’s role still remains most important for Pakistan.

Preparation to launch SAR satellite by 2026–27
Pakistan now wants to build a SAR satellite that can take pictures even in clouds and at night. This technology gives real military surveillance capability to a country.

Pakistan’s friend Turkey has announced the new discovery of 92.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas. According to the current market rates, its value has been estimated at around 37 billion US dollars i.e. around Rs 3.08 lakh crore. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar told the Parliament’s Energy Committee that this discovery is the biggest step towards Turkey’s energy self-sufficiency. Out of this, 75 billion cubic meters of gas was obtained from the Goktepe-3 well in May 2025.

Minister Bayraktar informed that the government aims to complete a total of 300 drilling operations by 2026, of which 282 will be onshore and 18 will be offshore. Turkey is currently producing 1.8 lakh barrels of oil per day, which is enough to fuel approximately 7 million vehicles. He said that oil production in the Mount Gabar field has been increased to 81,000 barrels per day from the earlier 57,000 barrels. Due to this, the country’s trade deficit has reduced by about 2 billion dollars every year.

20 million cubic meter production by 2026

The Turkish government also said that gas production of 20 million cubic meters / day will be started by 2026 through the new floating platform Osman Gazi being established in the Sakarya Gas Field in the Black Sea. In the third phase (by 2028), this production is expected to increase to 45 million cubic meters/day.

Self-reliance in energy sector through modern drilling technology

Over the past decade, Turkey has built the world’s fourth largest oil and gas exploration fleet. This includes 6 drilling ships and 2 seismic survey ships. With the help of these modern ships, Turkey is now able to dig and produce in its own sea areas, thereby reducing its dependence on foreign companies.

New gas discovery in Egypt, increased energy activity in Arab region

Along with Turkey, Egypt has also recently announced the discovery of new natural gas. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, Badr El Din Company has discovered a well in the Badr-15 field of the Western Desert, which has the capacity to produce 16 million cubic feet of gas and 750 barrels of condensate per day. This is likely to increase Egypt’s national gas reserves by approximately 15 billion cubic feet.

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After the peace talks held on 6-7 November in Istanbul, Turkey failed once again, the Taliban government of Afghanistan has given a strict warning to Pakistan. Taliban says that if Pakistan ‘tests the tolerance’ of the Afghan government, the situation may reach war.

Peace talks in Istanbul again inconclusive
In the latest talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban, it could not be decided whether Afghanistan will take written action against TTP terrorists using its land or not. After this disagreement the talks broke down again.

Taliban minister warned
Afghanistan’s Tribal Affairs Minister Noorullah Noori cautioned Pakistan and said that Pakistan should not test the limits of patience of Afghans. He said, ‘If war breaks out, both the elders and youth of Afghanistan will stand up to fight.’ Noori advised Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif not to trust his technology too much and said that he should look at the condition of America and Russia, who had to face defeat in Afghanistan. He also said that Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces are “not far away”, and if tensions increase, the situation may worsen.

Pakistan had warned of direct confrontation
Earlier, Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif had said that if the Istanbul talks fail, then Pakistan can go into direct conflict with the Taliban government. Taliban government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that some groups of Pakistan army are not happy with the strong and stable government in Afghanistan. He said, these groups have always taken advantage of Afghanistan’s instability and crises. Now they want another conflict by making new excuses.

People lost their lives from both sides in the border conflict
Earlier, peace talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban started in Istanbul on Thursday, the aim of which was to deal with the issue of cross-border terrorism and to prevent tension between the two sides. There were casualties on both sides in the clash that took place between the soldiers deployed on the border on October 11.

Pakistan claims that at least 206 Afghan Taliban and 110 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members were killed in this clash, while 23 Pakistani soldiers were also killed. A ceasefire was agreed upon between the two sides on October 15, which was taken forward during talks held in Doha on October 19 and Istanbul on October 25.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is going to call for major action in the meeting regarding Gaza in Istanbul on Monday (November 3, 2025). A source in the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Sunday (November 2, 2025) that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan is going to call at the meeting to make arrangements as soon as possible to hand over the security and administration of Gaza to the Palestinians.

A Turkish Foreign Ministry source said that the foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia will also attend the meeting, which will focus on the progress of the ceasefire and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

Fidan will emphasize on coordinated action of Muslim countries

According to Reuters report, the Foreign Ministry source said that Fidan will emphasize in the meeting that coordinated action among Muslim countries is very important, so that the current ceasefire can be converted into permanent peace.

Despite the ceasefire, incidents of violence have occurred several times

All the countries participating in the Istanbul talks also attended the meeting held with US President Donald Trump in New York, USA in the month of September during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Since the implementation of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire agreement, many incidents of violence have occurred intermittently. But many complex issues like the disarmament of Hamas and the deadline for Israel’s withdrawal are still pending.

Relations between Turkey and Israel soured during Gaza war

According to the report, the source said that Fidan is going to say in the meeting that Israel is making excuses for breaking the ceasefire and will appeal to the international community to take a concrete stand against Israel’s provocative actions. They will also say that the humanitarian aid reaching Gaza is not enough and Israel has not fully fulfilled its responsibilities.

On the other hand, relations between Turkey and Israel have soured greatly during the Gaza war. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly criticized Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

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