Overview

• After a more than two-hour White House meeting, President Trump said he could lift U.S. defense sanctions on Turkey "almost immediately" and urged President Erdogan to halt Russian oil purchases.
• No formal rollback has been enacted, and the 2020 measures tied to Turkey’s S-400 purchase still bar Ankara from the F-35 program.
• Turkish Airlines announced a firm order for 225 Boeing aircraft, with 150 slated for delivery between 2029 and 2034 and 75 as options.
• The package includes 150 737-8/10 Max jets (100 firm, 50 options), and the carrier is negotiating engine and maintenance deals with Rolls-Royce and GE Aerospace for 787s.
• The airline aims for a new-generation fleet by 2035 and previously ordered 355 Airbus jets in 2023, while one outlet reported 250 Boeing planes even as the company announced 225.