Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump (R) upon his arrival on Air Force One at Etimesgut Air Base near Ankara, on July 7, 2026, before attending the 36th NATO Heads of State and Government Summit. (Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP)
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump headed to Ankara for the NATO summit, determined to honor his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he has alternately described as a "friend" and a "great leader."“Yeah, I’m going to probably do something that’s going to make him very happy,” Trump said last month.According to several media outlets, Trump is expected to announce the reintegration of Turkey into the U.S.-led F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet program. Ankara was expelled from the program in 2019, during Trump's first term, after purchasing Russian S-400 air defense systems, a move that also triggered U.S. sanctions.So far, only the lifting of those sanctions has been announced in Ankara. More recently, however, the White House informed Congress of its intention to authorize the sale of F-110...
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump headed to Ankara for the NATO summit, determined to honor his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he has alternately described as a "friend" and a "great leader."“Yeah, I’m going to probably do something that’s going to make him very happy,” Trump said last month.According to several media outlets, Trump is expected to announce the reintegration of Turkey into the U.S.-led F-35 fifth-generation fighter jet program. Ankara was expelled from the program in 2019, during Trump's first term, after purchasing Russian S-400 air defense systems, a move that also triggered U.S. sanctions.So far, only the lifting of those sanctions has been announced in Ankara. More recently, however, the White House informed Congress of its intention to authorize the sale of...
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