Acting US Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan is taking significant steps toward cutting Turkey out of the F-35 fighter jet program over Ankara’s plans to purchase a Russian missile system, Foreign Policy reported on Friday. The American news publication said that Shanahan told his Turkish counterpart that pilots currently training ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Thursday by phone with Saudi King Salman after missing a key summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, his office said. The two exchanged greetings for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival, Erdogan’s office said, adding that they ...