Turkey and the United Kingdom signed a deal on Monday worth around 9 billion euros for 20 Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets.
The deal to boost Turkey's air capabilities was signed in Ankara during British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's first visit to the country, and marks the first new order of British Typhoon fighter jets since 2017.
"Our countries may be on opposite sides of Europe, but we are strong partners, working more closely together now than ever before," Starmer said during a signing ceremony alongside Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
"This will strengthen security across NATO, deepen our bilateral defence cooperation and boost economic growth here and in the UK, securing 20,000 British jobs," Starmer added.
"I am proud that British Typhoons will form a vital part of the Turkish Air Force for many years to come," he added.
Erdogan hailed the agreement as a "new symbol of the strategic relationship between us as two close allies."
Starmer added that the deal offers the possibility of selling more fighter jets in the future.
Ankara and London signed a preliminary agreement for the Eurofighters in July, which are produced by a consortium including the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain and led by Britain's BAE Systems.
The deal followed Germany's reported decision to drop its long-standing opposition to the sale of the aircraft to Turkey.
Last week, Erdogan visited three Gulf countries and held talks on the possible purchase of Typhoons used by Qatar and Oman.
In addition to the 20 new Typhoon jets, Turkey plans to buy 12 second-hand aircraft from Qatar and another 12 from Oman, Turkey's A Haber news channel said, citing Defense Minister Yaşar Güler. /Telegraph/
