Turkey gears up military might to host live-fire war games

The Ephesus joint combined military exercise — the Turkish military’s most prominent annual display — will reveal much about the operational effectiveness of the country's armed forces in the aftermath of the July 2016 coup attempt.
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An F-16 Solo Display Team performs over the Akinci military air base during an event as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Air Force in Ankara, Turkey, April 15, 2011. - REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Turkey has something to prove.

The Ephesus 2018 Joint Combined Live Fire event, set for May 7-11 in Izmir, will be Turkey's first high-profile conventional international exercise since the July 2016 attempted coup. The display should reveal important data on the operational effectiveness and conventional capabilities of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

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