The order for 18 fighter aircraft of the type Rafale from France, combined with the freeze on the part of Germany in one of the largest projects of the Turkish defence industry (SSB), cause irritation in the Anchor.
The production line of the national tank Altay, who has been in mothballs since Berlin due to Turkey's intervention in Syria, caused an explosion in the Turkish parliament, with the head of the Turkish opposition, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, ...firing on the government... Erdogan.
«The contract stated that the first ALTAY tank would be ready for delivery within 18 months from the signing of the contract. Where is the battle tank? At least let us bring a toy as a battle tank to see it,» Kilicdaroglu exasperated.
For its part, the government blames Germany, accusing it of stopping the export of engines to Ankara. «Germany at this time is not fulfilling the agreed terms and that is why the delivery is delayed. But with our capabilities a prototype has been presented,» the ruling party's deputy chairman said Mehmet Akhbasoglu.
At the same time, with an extensive article on the arms programme of the Greece is published today by the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet, noting in its front page that «Greece pours money into armaments». In detail, he said that our country is increasing its arms purchases fivefold by increasing the defence budget and focusing on the supply of 18 Rafale fighters from France, worth 2.5 billion euros.
