President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday reiterated that Türkiye's removal from the F-35 fighter jet program was "unjust," stressing that its reentry is key to NATO security.
Ankara was excluded from the U.S.-led multinational program in 2019 over its purchase of Russian-made S-400 air defense systems. Ever since, it has repeatedly called the move unfair and voiced hope that the sides could overcome the issue during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term.
Erdoğan raised the issue during the September meeting with Trump at the White House.
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