Turkey still in talks to procure Eurofighters from Qatar, Oman

Turkey said on Thursday that talks were continuing with Qatar and Oman on procuring Eurofighter Typhoon fighters, after a deal it inked with Britain on Monday to buy 20 of the jets.



The deal between NATO allies Turkey and Britain aims to deepen their ties and bolster Turkish air defences. Ankara has said it was also seeking to procure 24 more jets, albeit lightly used, from Qatar and Oman.



Some analysts called the deal, which British Prime Minister Keir Starmer put at 8 billion pounds ($10.7 billion), expensive.



At a briefing in Ankara, Turkey's Defence Ministry said the value of the deal, which included the jets, equipment for the aircraft and various ammunition, was 5.4 billion pounds.



A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday that the deal included a weapons package that includes the MBDA Meteor air-to-air missiles and Brimstone ground attack missiles.