UK, Turkey sign $11-bn Eurofighter deal
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Awkward timing as British PM Starmer arrives in Turkey to sign jet deal on day Erdogan rival is arrested amid UK espionage claims
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on October 27 found himself visiting Turkey to seal a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet deal on the same day that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s chief political rival,
Britain's Defense Ministry described the order, which would involve 20 Eurofighters, as the 'biggest fighter jet deal in a generation,' saying it would strengthen Turkey's combat capabilities and bolster 'NATO's strength in a key region.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has traveled to Ankara to finalize the sale of up to 40 Eurofighters to the Turkish Air Force