Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek stated that the additional fees to be collected through new proposal submitted to the parliament will be used for the construction of defence systems like Steel Dome, rather than reducing the budget deficit. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has introduced a controversial bill to the parliament that would require
After President Tayyip Erdoğan signed and sent the approval for Sweden’s NATO membership to the Turkish Parliament, U.S. President Joe Biden also notified Congress for the sale of 40 F-16 fighter jets and 79 upgrade kits to Türkiye for $23 billion. A 15-day process has commenced. To prevent the opposition in Congress from blocking the