British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to discuss the pending sale of 40 Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey today when he meets President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.
The visit, Starmer’s first to Turkey since taking office last year, comes as the NATO allies deepen defense 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.
A person familiar with the matter said that under a deal it is nearing with Britain on the Typhoons, Turkey would promptly receive 12 of them, albeit used, from previous buyers Qatar and Oman to meet its immediate needs, with 28 new jets coming in future years.
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