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Erdogan: I thank America, Spain, Germany, and Italy for the additional support for our air defenses during the Iran war

Trump on Erdogan & Netanyahu: I like President Erdogan. He rolled out the red carpet. He's terrific. But Bibi said rough things yesterday about Türkiye and Erdogan. And I said, you know, I spoke to him. I said he could have gone into the war because he doesn't like Israel much. And he doesn't like Bibi much. And he didn't go because of me. And this is a military power. Millions of soldiers. Türkiye is very strong. They have a lot of our best equipment. They're trying to get the F-35s. But he didn't go in. He wanted. He would go in. If it weren't for me, he would have gone in. And it would have been on the other side

NATO Secretary General: I expect allies today to reaffirm at the NATO summit that Iran must never possess a nuclear capability.

NATO Secretary General: US strikes on Iran were necessary

Axios: Trump approved the plan to strike Iran and ordered its execution while in Türkiye for the NATO summit.

Israeli Channel: Israel fears that US approval of Türkiye establishing an air defense system in Syria will limit the Israeli Air Force's freedom of action in attacking Iran.

Trump on Türkiye: Frankly, Türkiye has been more helpful to the U.S. than many other more traditional countries

Trump: We will make a decision regarding the export of F-35 aircraft to Turkey. They purchased aircraft, and I believe we have an obligation to maintain their engines.

Erdogan: We received a promise from the US President to receive 5 F-35 aircraft

Trump: "We are going to be taking the sanctions off" Turkey. "We don't want to sanction friends

Trump: Our relationship with the Syrian president is very good thanks to President Erdogan.

Trump: I am sure Erdogan doesn't want Iran to have a nuclear weapon. I am sure

Air Force One has landed here in Ankara, Turkey for the Nato summit

NATO allies sign contracts to jointly procure up to 10 Saab GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft

Axios: Netanyahu asked Trump not to sell weapons systems that would help Türkiye modernize its air force.

Turkish security forces detained more than 100 members of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) during an anti-NATO protest in Ankara on Sunday

President Trump to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Syrian President Sharaa on Wednesday in Ankara, on the margins of the NATO summit, as per Senior US Official

Speaking to Axios, President Trump indicated that the meeting with Netanyahu is expected to occur following the conclusion of the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey. The potential visit would mark the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since their high-level talks in February

Netanyahu on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: He'd better calm down

Armenia's PM Nikol Pashinyan says he won't respond to Israel's recent decision on the 1915 events, citing the "weaponization of the Armenian Genocide:" We believe that not entering into the issue of the weaponization of the Armenian Genocide is in the interests of the Republic of Armenia. Therefore, we do not see any need for a response

Turkish President Erdogan: The root cause of the tensions in the Middle East is the Palestinian issue. Unfortunately, lasting peace cannot be achieved in our region as long as the occupation continues and Israel's ongoing land appropriation persists. The gateway to lasting peace is a two-state solution. An independent, sovereign, and territorially contiguous Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders must be established

Turkish President Erdogan says the account of Gaza genocide will be demanded from Israel

Israeli government formally recognized the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire, taking place primarily between 1915 and 1917 during World War I, with persecutions and deportations continuing until 1923. The resolution was brought forward by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar and will now go before the Knesset for a vote

Turkey responds to Israel's recognition of the Armenian Genocide, "Israel is on trial for committing genocide against Gazans at the International Court of Justice, aims to cover up its own crimes with the political decision it has adopted regarding the 1915 events"

Israeli PM Netanyahu on Turkish President Erdogan statements on Israel: "Hardly a day goes by without Erdoğan calling for the destruction of the State of Israel. We take those statements very seriously, because if there is one lesson our people's history has taught us, it is this: when someone says they intend to destroy you, believe them. We take these threats seriously, and we will also draw the attention of our American friends to these statements. We will not ignore them"

NATO protest in Ankara: Türkiye should leave NATO, bases should be closed.

NATO's Rutte: Türkiye has a defense industrial base. 3,000 companies working all over the alliance, also in the U.S

Turkish President Erdogan on Israel: We know that Israel cannot tolerate even the slightest possibility of peace. Looking at the statements they have made over the last ten days, it becomes clear that what we are facing is not the reasoning of a state, but rather a group of radicals that has lost its mind. The situation is so dire that everyone—both in government and in opposition—is accusing one another of not killing enough people. There is a constant race to outdo each other in genocidal rhetoric

Turkish police killed an ISIS suspect in a raid near Ankara, AFP reports citing Turkish media

The Egyptian Armed Forces announced the conclusion of the joint air training exercise that brought together the Egyptian and Turkish air forces over several days.