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A Security and Defense Partnership between the Republic of Türkiye and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, signed on 8 July 2026 on the margins of the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Ankara. The document was signed following a bilateral meeting between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Signing Process President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued his bilateral engagements within the framework of the 36th NATO Summit of H

Türkiye's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program began in 1999 when Türkiye joined as an applicant participant. The process continued with Türkiye becoming a Level III partner in the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase on 11 July 2002 and signing the Memorandum of Understanding for Production, Sustainment and Follow-on Development (PSFD) on 25 January 2007. As part of this, Türkiye became a potential user of the F-35A fighter aircraft and one of the partner nations in the program’s

Lindsey Olin Graham (9 July 1955, Central, South Carolina – 11 July 2026) was an American politician, lawyer and former military lawyer affiliated with the Republican Party. From 2003 until his death, Graham represented South Carolina in the United States Senate and was particularly known for his work in foreign policy, national security and defense. Over many years he served on numerous key committees including the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee and was regar

The resignation of UK Defence Secretary John Healey has been a major political development, reflecting public disagreements within the UK government over the level of defence spending and the long-prepared Defence Investment Plan (DIP). Resignation of the UK Defence Secretary UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced his resignation on 11 June 2026. In his letter of resignation addressed to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Healey stated that the financial resources allocated under the government’s

Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician and lawyer born on 11 November 1955 in Brilon, a town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.【1】 Merz has served as the 10th Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany since 6 May 2025, as leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).【2】 Early Life and Education Merz is the eldest of four children in a family of Westphalian origin with Huguenot (French Protestant immigrant) ancestry and a strong legal tradition.【3】 His fath