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title: "51st Commando Brigade relocated to Söke, Fidan calls on Greece for \"good neighborliness\""
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-16-51st-commando-brigade-relocated-soke-fidan/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-16
updated: 2026-09-16T22:17:53.559Z
category: world
sources: 5
agreement: single-source
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# 51st Commando Brigade relocated to Söke, Fidan calls on Greece for "good neighborliness"

The 51st Commando Brigade, previously stationed in Tunceli, has been relocated to Söke in Aydın province, opposite Greece's Samos Island, with about 2,000 troops now deployed there. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called on Greece for good neighborliness, saying the militarization of the islands poses a threat.

## Who is in this story

- [Hakan Fidan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/hakan-fidan/) — People
- [Kyriakos Mitsotakis](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/kiryakos-micotakis/) — People
- [Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/turk-silahli-kuvvetleri/) — Institutions
- [Söke](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/soke/) — Places
- [Greece](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/yunanistan/) — Places
- [Israel](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/israil/) — Places

## News sources

- [51. Komando Tugayı'nın Söke'ye konuşlanması Yunanistan'ı korkuttu: Sisam Adası göz hapsinde](https://www.ahaber.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/16/51-komando-tugayinin-sokeye-konuslanmasi-yunanistani-korkuttu-sisam-adasi-goz-hapsinde) — A Haber (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Miçotakis'in provokatif ada hamlesine TSK'dan cevap: 51. Tugay Söke'ye kaydırıldı](https://www.yenisafak.com/gundem/micotakisin-provokatif-ada-hamlesine-tskdan-cevap-51-tugay-sokeye-kaydirildi-4856516) — Yeni Şafak (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Bakan Fidan'dan Yunanistan'a net mesaj: "İstikrarsızlık isteyenlerin oyuncağı olmayın"](https://www.ahaber.com.tr/gundem/2026/09/16/hakan-fidandan-yunanistana-iyi-komsuluk-mesaji) — A Haber (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Türkiye warns Greece against alliance with ‘destabilizer’ Israel](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/diplomacy/turkiye-warns-greece-against-alliance-with-destabilizer-israel) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16
- [Commando deployment to Türkiye’s Aegean coast may irk Greece](https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/commando-deployment-to-turkiyes-aegean-coast-may-irk-greece/news) — Daily Sabah (pro-government) — 2026-09-16

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-16-51-komando-tugayi-soke-tasindi-fidan/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-16-51st-commando-brigade-relocated-soke-fidan/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-16-51-ya-desantno-shturmovaya-brigada-perebroshena/

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