The Prime Minister visited the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in Ankara today.

The leaders began their discussions by reflecting on the strength of the relationship between the two countries.

The deal signed today to support Türkiye’s air force with UK Typhoons further underlined that strength, they agreed.

It would boost NATO’s collective defences on the south eastern flank, support highly skilled jobs in the UK, and knit the UK and Türkiye’s air force together for years to come, allowing for greater interoperability, the Prime Minister added.

The Prime Minister then turned to the wider bilateral relationship between the two countries. Both leaders underlined the untapped opportunity to grow the trading relationship between the two countries.

In that spirit, the leaders

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