Erdogan plans to meet with Biden to agree on the supply of F-16 fighters - media

13 August 2022, 19:05 | Peace
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to meet with US leader Joe Biden to agree on the supply of F-16 fighters. It is reported by Sabah.

Negotiations on the purchase of the F-16 between Turkey and the United States have been going on for some time.. According to media reports, this issue will be considered during a possible meeting between Erdogan and Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month..

Turkey does not want the solution of this issue to be delayed and is trying to speed up the delivery of fighters. For this reason, the country is negotiating with the Pentagon and demands that the issue be submitted to the US Congress..



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Turkey has been sanctioned and removed from the US F-35 program for refusing to get rid of Russian S-400 missile defense systems.

Instead of no longer participating in the F-35 program, Turkey has offered a deal where it would buy new F-16s from the US while modernizing its existing fleet of 80 old F-16s in dire need of modernization..

Senior Pentagon official says US supports deal with Turkey to modernize F-16 fighter jets.

Talks between countries aimed at resolving the fighter jet dispute have been ongoing for months, including "




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