Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking forgiveness. Last week, he asked President Trump to re-admit Turkey to the fifth generation stealth F-35 fighter jet program, from which it was ...

Turkey’s F-35 return hinges on ditching the Russian S-400, which it refuses. Despite tensions, Ankara’s growing defense industry and geopolitical influence suggest reentry could benefit Washington ...

Turkey has sought to return the S-400 air defense systems that it bought from Russia back in 2017, a move that would likely improve its ties with the U.S. and allow it to buy F-35 stealth fighter jets ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Gonul Tol, director of the Turkey program at the Middle East Institute, about conditions on the ground in the Hatay province in southeastern Turkey. Search and rescue ...

On a global scale, the KAAN program challenges Western dominance in fighter jet technology—aligning with multipolar trends where middle powers assert their independence from the larger states. In a ...

Turkey was removed from the F-35 program after it purchased Russian S-400 air defense radars—but it may be willing to give them up in exchange for its return. During President Donald Trump’s first ...

A full-scale model of the TF-X is presented at the 2019 Paris Air Show. (Eric Piermont/AFP via Getty Images) ANKARA, Turkey — The first aircraft of Turkey’s indigenous fighter program, the TF-X, sits ...

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is seeking forgiveness. Last week, he asked President Trump to re-admit Turkey to the fifth generation stealth F-35 fighter jet program, from which it was ...