ANKARA: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to discuss the pending sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey today when he meets President Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
The visit, Starmer’s first to Turkey since taking office last year, comes as the Nato allies deepen defence cooperation, and as Ankara seeks to leverage the advanced jets to bolster its air power and make up ground on regional rivals, including Israel.
Last week, Reuters reported, citing a source, that Ankara had proposed to its European allies and the US ways it could swiftly procure advanced fighter jets, amid talks to buy 40 Eurofighter Typhoons as well as US F-16s and F-35s.