Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes ‘conclusion’ of F-16 sale from US - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Ezgi Akin

Feb 12, 2024

A file photo taken in November 2001 shows a US Air Force F-16 warplane ready to land at Incirlik Air Base, southern Turkey. — A file photo taken in November 2001 shows a US Air Force F-16 warplane ready to land at Incirlik Air Base, southern Turkey. — ARIK TINAZAY/AFP via Getty Images

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The Soloturk aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force flies an F-16 aircraft over Anitkabir, the mausoleum of Turkish Republic's Founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, during celebrations to mark the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey in Ankara, on October 29, 2023. Turkey marked its centenary as a post-Ottoman republic on October 29, 2023, with somewhat muted celebrations held in the shadow of Israel's escalating war with Hamas militants in Gaza. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALT

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