BY REUTERS Turkey has made a request to buy 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets as well as 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes, as the NATO ally looks to modernize its Air Force after the purchase of F-35 jets fell through, sources familiar with the matter said. The deal, worth billions, is still...
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Turkey, Cyprus and Greece were main tourist destinations for Russians during H1
Based on the data provided by the border service of the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, during the first half of 2021, from January until June, 806,212 persons travelled from Russia to Turkey for tourism purposes, indicating that Turkey was the most preferred destination, especially to spend the summer holidays. As such, according to...
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Ukraine signs memorandum on training and maintenance centres for Turkish drones
BY REUTERS Ukraine signed a memorandum to establish joint training and maintenance centres for Turkish armed drones, a statement on President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s website said. Ukraine has previously bought the drones from the defence technology company Baykar to bolster its armed forces in their fight against Russian-backed separatists in the war in the eastern Donbass...