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Turkey Aims for $6 Billion Weapons Deal With Saudi Arabia
- Ankara aims to grow defense sector; sees kingdom as key market
- Deal may see Riyadh buy warships, tanks, missiles: officials
Turkish Navy vessels navigate the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Turkey’s government is hoping to reach a $6 billion defense deal with Saudi Arabia that could see the kingdom buy warships, tanks and missiles, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter.
The agreement, which would involve Saudi Arabia joining a Turkish jet-building project, could be finalized during a visit by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the kingdom around March, the officials said.