Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets his supporters during a meeting of the ruling AK Party in Corum, Turkey January 28, 2018. Yasin Bulbul/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS
February 6, 2018
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will not buy defense systems, software or products from abroad except in emergency, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, vowing to develop domestic military designs and systems.
Speaking at a meeting of his ruling AK Party in parliament, Erdogan said Turkey was ready to cooperate with foreign defense firms that accepted Ankara’s conditions, but that this would not lead to purchases of ready-made systems.
(Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay; Editing by Dominic Evans)
