DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Doha on Tuesday (Jul 18), the second leg of a Gulf tour after a stop in Saudi Arabia where he clinched a deal to provide drones to the kingdom. Erdogan, who won another five-year term in May elections, is seeking support for Türkiye's faltering econo
DOHA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Doha on Tuesday , the second leg of a Gulf tour after a stop in Saudi Arabia where he clinched a deal to provide drones to the kingdom.
The Turkish leader arrived Tuesday evening alongside his wife Emine Erdogan in the capital of key ally Qatar ahead of a meeting with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, according to Qatari state media. Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of the drone manufacturer which is co-run by one of Erdogan's sons-in-laws, in a tweet called the deal"the biggest defence and aviation export contract in the history of the Turkish Republic".After attending a Saudi-Turkish business forum in Jeddah on Monday, Erdogan and Prince Mohammed discussed"prospects for joint cooperation" in their meeting, SPA reported.
Saudi Arabia"will acquire drones with the aim of enhancing the readiness of the kingdom's armed forces and bolstering its defence and manufacturing capabilities", Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Tuesday.An Arab diplomat in Riyadh, requesting anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the press, said it was Baykar's TB2 model.
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