Washington: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Washington on Thursday for his first White House visit in nearly six years, seeking to leverage a warming bilateral relationship to overturn longstanding U.S. sanctions and secure access to advanced F-35 fighter jets. The meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump comes amid what analysts describe as the strongest U.S.-Turkey ties in years, fueled by aligned interests in Syria and shared perspectives on regional diplomacy.

Turkey’s F-35 ambitions have been stymied since 2020, when Washington imposed sanctions over Ankara’s acquisition of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system. Erdogan’s visit aims to revisit these restrictions, potentially opening the door to the Lockheed Martin jets, while also discussing the procurement of 40

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