Trump Pushes F-35 Sale to Turkey, but His Own State Department Says Erdoğan Hasn’t Met Legal Requirements

State Department Says Turkey Has Not Met Legal Requirements for F-35 Jets Despite Trump’s Push

WASHINGTON D.C-The State Department has told Congress that Turkey has not satisfied the legal conditions required to rejoin the F-35 fighter jet program, even as President Donald Trump has signaled willingness to lift sanctions and consider selling the advanced aircraft to the NATO ally. In a July 22 letter obtained by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini […]

Trump pushes F-35 sale to Turkey, but his own State Department says Erdoğan hasn’t met legal requirements

Trump’s Turkey stance sparks concern amid NATO summit, Netanyahu warning Amidst the NATO summit, President Donald Trump asserts the U.S. relationship with Turkey is ‘better than it’s ever been’ despite F-35 concerns. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Turkey supports Hamas. Wall Street Journal’s Olivia Beavers details Republican discomfort with Trump’s stance, noting backchannel pushback against potentially shifting the Mid…

Trump pushes F-35 sale to Turkey, but his own State Department says Erdoğan hasn't met legal requirements

Donald Trump supports selling Turkey the F-35 fighter jet, but a State Department letter to Congress confirms Turkey has not met legal requirements to receive the aircraft.

Trump pushes fighter jet sale to Turkiye despite Israeli opposition

US President Donald Trump has again signalled support for selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkiye.