President Trump's close ties with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan are set to ensure his attendance at the upcoming NATO summit in Turkey. Erdogan has leveraged this personal rapport to secure Trump's presence, potentially paving the way for significant defense deals, including F-35 fighter jets and jet engines, despite congressional opposition and past U.S. concerns over Turkey's ties with Russia.

After President Donald Trump said he would make Turkey's leader "very happy," analysts from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies warn in this op-ed that including Ankara in…

Erdoğan will sein Land eng mit den Rüstungsindustrien anderer NATO-Staaten verzahnen. Sein guter Draht zu Donald Trump könnte ihm dabei helfen. Auch Berlin zeigt Interesse.