Erdogan Travels to Qatar, Seeking to Buy 24 Used Eurofighters

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to visit Qatar this week with a request to buy 24 used Eurofighter Typhoon jets to modernize his country’s air force.

The UK, a member of the Eurofighter consortium, has facilitated talks over the transfer of the Tranche 3A jets from Qatar to its close military ally Turkey, alongside Ankara’s request to buy 16 new Tranche 4 jets as part of a deal worth several billion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter.