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Türkiye hopeful of breakthrough on F-35s, US sanctions relief: Fidan

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July 10, 2026

Joseph Imo

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Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that Türkiye hopes to achieve a result on lifting US sanctions and its desire to purchase F-35 fighter jets soon, adding that there should be no defence industry restrictions between allies.

US President Donald Trump, who visited Ankara this week for a NATO Summit, announced on Tuesday that he would lift US sanctions imposed on Türkiye over its purchase of Russian S-400 defence missile systems.

Speaking to TRT Haber, Fidan said on Friday there was political will from both Ankara and Washington to remove the sanctions and that the relevant ministers were working to resolve the issue.

In 2020, Washington imposed sanctions on Türkiye under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) over its acquisition of the S-400s.

It also removed Ankara from the F-35 stealth fighter jet programme.

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