Ankara, Turkey - The Turkish parliament has said "YES" to Sweden's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), bolstering Stockholm's journey to become the 32nd member of the alliance. This pivotal decision, following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's change of direction on the issue, signifies a significant shift in Sweden's defense policy and highlights…
In an unexpected reversal, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a major announcement, expressing his willingness to withdraw his veto on Sweden's NATO membership, forgetting his demands for a European Union membership that he had expressed a few hours earlier.This development theoretically opened the door for a possible transfer of advanced F-16 fighter jets…
In another funny development from Turkey, the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu apparently forgot his courtesies and kindness to the US when asking for earthquake aid and called US President Joe Biden a "charlatan" on April 24 for the latter's statement on the Armenian genocide.He also allegedly forgot that not even a month has…
One of Ukraine's top pilots has revealed that Russia is setting elaborate "traps" for Ukrainian fighter jets. Major General Vadim Voroshilov pleaded with the West to send F-16 fighter jets, saying it is becoming more and more difficult every day to hold back the Russians with antiquated Soviet aircraft.More Specifically, Major General Voroshilov warned…
The Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, gave an interview to the Turkish television channel TRT, in which he spoke, among other things, about the F-16s that Turkey wants to buy from the US and once again questioned the sovereignty of the Aegean islands."We want to buy from our allies. Of course, we made an…
The head of the Turkish opposition CHP party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, while blaming Turkish President Erdogan, essentially admitted that Turkey has been left unarmed.Kilicdaroglu even mentioned in his statements that since Turkey was ready to receive the already paid F-35s that it had agreed with the US, it is now asking for F-16s and those…
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukraine's Presidential Office, confirmed on Friday that the United States may provide training to Ukrainian pilots in the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets.According to a post by Yermak on Telegram, the United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment to be added to the budget of the United…
Turkish newspapers are in an uproar after the successful passage of the amendment blocking Turkey's F-16 modernization program, and they now seem to understand the gravity of the situation for them.The Turkish newspaper Sabah described the amendment that passed the House of Representatives of the United States of America and the resolution as scandalous…
The amendment that aims to prevent the sale and upgrade of Turkish F-16s has been passed by the plenary session of the US House of Representatives, putting in place a series of conditions that Turkey cannot fulfill, effectively completely prohibiting the sale of fighters.Photo by Nebil; Turkish Air ForceSpecifically, despite the intense Turkish pressure…
When it comes to the request for the acquisition of new F-16s by Turkey, Senator Bob Menendez, who is also the chairman of the Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, voiced his opposition once more.Menendez said that the committee "is the one that decides on arms sales and I find it very difficult…