Erdogan says US sanctions aim to stymie growing Turkish defense industry

Erdogan says US sanctions aim to stymie growing Turkish defense industry
December 16, 2020
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Dec. 14, 2020. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday portrayed U.S. sanctions imposed on Turkey over its purchase of a Russian air defense system as an attempt to obstruct his country’s rising defense industry.
In a speech delivered during the inauguration of a highway in central Turkey, Erdogan also said the sanctions would increase his government’s determination to make the Turkish defense industry stronger and more independent.

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