According to Germany’s Fr newspaper, Trump can light the green light to the sale of F-35 to Türkiye, which can play “alarm bells” for Israel and Greece.
US President Donald Trump came to office for the second time in January 2025, while a new page was opened in the US-Turkey relations, the German press reflected in a report, US President Trump President Recep Tayyip Erdogan F-35 warplanes can sell F-35 warplanes, Israel said to prevent the delivery in question.
According to the Frankfurter Rundschau (Fr) newspaper, Turkey has purchased S-400 air defense systems from Russia in 2019, although it was removed from the F-35 program during the first Trump period, a new page can be opened here with Trump. The report, Trump’s second period of “Turkish return” is stating that it is in question for Israel “alarm bells can play” was expressed.
“According to the authorities, the US has some conditions”
“F-35s come to Türkiye? Trump wants to remove sanctions,” the statements of the statements, known for its publications close to Trump Fox News channel Trump’ın S-400s for Türkiye’s S-400s, reminded that it was pointed out. According to the news, the US President wanted to re-enter Türkiye to the F-35 program and supply warplanes. Accordingly, Trump asked his team to investigate how to remove sanctions against Türkiye in legal and technical terms.
On the other hand, according to the authorities, the US suggests some conditions for this. Accordingly, the United States, Türkiye by removing the S-400s or by the US-controlled point to talk to “unusable” demands. For the second option, the Incirlik base in Adana stands out.
“Türkiye’s F-35s are disadvantageous for Israel”
FR’nin news, US President Trump’s change of opinion shortly after the phone call with President Erdogan said that the press reflected. Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden during the continuous agenda in the period, but this is not seen in the near future, the news was not seen, at that time there were no concrete developments in this direction.
“This is a problem for Israel,” the interpretation of the comment, especially Syria and Gaza, pointing to regional developments in Türkiye’s Air Force F-35s with the F-35s in this context will be disadvantageous in this context, Israel has F-35 fighter planes and “naturally” in the region wanted to maintain the military and technological superiority.
“Greece can also participate in Israel’s efforts”
According to reports reflected in the press, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about this issue on the phone more than once. Accordingly, a source from Türkiye, Middle East Eye’a said in a statement, the Israeli Prime Minister can not believe that they can change things, he said. Source said that Israel could request more aircraft to have more F-35 than Türkiye, but that no one could say that no one could sell planes to Trump.
Noting that Erdogan and Trump already have a good relationship, FR said that allegations, news and developments about the F-35s “panic” not only in Israel, but also in neighboring Greece. Accordingly, the government of Kirichotakis in Greece seems to be likely to participate in Israel’s efforts to prevent the sale of F-35 to Türkiye together with Southern Cyprus.
Greece’s Enikos newspaper, based on its own resources, Southern Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantine Company’s contact with the Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar to discuss the issue, the F-35 issue was discussed in a comprehensive way between Micotakis and Netanyahu.
“Türkiye knows how to convince Trump”
According to FR, “Türkiye still seems to know how to convince Trump.” It is stated that Türkiye has established close relations with many international actors during Erdoğan during the Erdoğan period and that is a fundamental stone of a Turkish diplomacy phenomenon that can contact with all sides, and that Vladimir Putin was the second largest army of NATO and the US was a strategic partner.
Trump’s second period, the course of the course can be reversed and Turkish weapon companies can return to production, the following evaluation was made in the news:
“F-35s can be part of the Turkish Air Force.
