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Turkey mulls prolonging use of aging F-4s to fill F-35 void

November 18, 2021

Turkey’s defense minister has revealed a plan to postpone the phasing out of the country’s aging F-4 fighter jets to compensate for the country's...

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[ANALYSIS] Erdoğan’s gambit with the US over F-16 fighter jet request

October 29, 2021

Fatih Yurtsever* Turkey has requested from the United States the purchase of 40 Lockheed Martin-built F-16 fighter jets and 80 upgrade kits for its aging...

Diplomacy

Turkey pressing US for F-16 fighters after F-35 plan killed

October 29, 2021

The United States is discussing Turkey's request to buy F-16 fighters after a deal for more advanced F-35s was scrapped due to Ankara's purchase...

Diplomacy

US says it made no financing offers to Turkey on F-16 jets

October 19, 2021

The United States on Monday declined to confirm Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan's comment that Washington had made an offer to Ankara for the sale...

Headline

Erdoğan says talks under way with US to buy F-16s

October 18, 2021

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday said Turkey was in talks with the United States to buy F-16 fighters after it was kicked off...

Diplomacy

Turkey seeks to buy 40 F-16 jets to upgrade air force: report

October 8, 2021

Turkey has made a request to the US to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing...

Diplomacy

Azerbaijan conducts joint military drills with Turkey amid border conflict with Armenia

August 1, 2020

Turkey and Azerbaijan are conducting joint military drills amid ongoing clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Al Monitor reported. Turkey sent US-made F-16 fighter jets to...

National

Turkish pilot who escorted Erdoğan’s plane on coup night arrested over Gülen links

August 16, 2018

Yunus Poyraz (29), a pilot who escorted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s plane on the night of a coup attempt in 2016, was arrested...

National

5 pilots who thwarted coup jets detained, released pending trial over Gülen links

July 24, 2018

Five Turkish pilots who played a critical role in foiling a coup attempt two years ago were briefly detained over alleged links to the...

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