Erdogan says Germany, Britain positive on Eurofighter jets sale to Turkey
Turkey has been in talks on buying Eurofighter Typhoon jets, which are built by a consortium of Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain, represented by companies Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo.
"The British and Germans are approaching this positively. God willing, I believe we will receive our jet planes as soon as possible," Erdogan was cited as telling reporters on a flight from northern Cyprus.
"In my meetings with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, I saw they also approached the issue positively and hopefully we will take this step," he said, according to a transcript of his comments published on Monday.
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