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US Senate defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey – Patricia Zengerle / REUTERS

The U.S. Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey,...

‘Take your dirty hands off of Turkey’, Ankara’s interior minister tells US envoy – Ragip Soylu / MIDDLE EAST EYE

"Suleyman Soylu, an ardent critic of the United States, whom he blames for the 2016 military coup attempt, has been hitting out at Washington since...

Senator Van Hollen says no F-16s for Turkey if Sweden, Finland not admitted to NATO – Al-Monitor/Adam Lucente

"The Democratic senator also discussed concerns about Israel’s new government, China’s inroads in the Gulf and more at the Al-Monitor PRO event" reports Adam...

F-16 Deal Contingent on Turkey’s Support for NATO Expansion, Syria – Voice of America/Begum Donmez Ersoz

"Turkey’s F-16 fighter jet request from the United States and the possibility of another operation by Turkish military in northern Syria are expected to...

Russia readies for another U.N. fight over Syria aid deliveries – Reuters/Michelle Nichols

"Russia laid the groundwork on Wednesday for another fight over whether the U.N. Security Council should renew approval of humanitarian aid deliveries from Turkey...

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