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Sanctions won’t deter Turkey from fulfilling military needs: Erdogan

Turkey's President and leader of the AKP Justice and Development Party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he speaks on stage during a party meeting at the AKP headquarters in Ankara, on July 26, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Rahshan Saglam
Press TV, Istanbul

The Turkish president says his country will look elsewhere for F-35 alternative if the United States prevents Ankara from owning the fighter jet. Recep Tayyip Erdogan described the issue as a matter of national security, saying sanctions will not deter Turkey from fulfilling its military needs.

Rahshan Saglam reports from Istanbul.

 


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