U.S. call for Turkish arms ban on hold
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The U.S. Congress has put on hold a ban on arms sales to NATO ally Turkey in retaliation for Ankara’s military operations against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in Syria. Several EU nations have halted arms sales
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Arms export licence suspensions (2017-18 figures*)

Oct 23: Following truce, U.S. senators temporarily withhold legislation to ban weapons sales to Ankara. Other sanctions on hold include probe into President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s personal finances and fines on Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank
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Jul 17: Turkey evicted from Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter programme over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system
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$9 billion: Cost to Turkey’s economy over life of F-35 programme
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United States $2.80 billion (€2.52bn)

Arms exports to Turkey halted

France €736.48m

Spain €965.92m

UK €659.74m
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Germany €34.19m

Netherlands  €13.55m

Finland €8.06m

Czech Rep. €7.86m

Sweden  €6.12m

Norway (non-EU) €6.00m

Canada C$115.70m (€79.53m)

Italy €266.10m

*EU annual report on arms exports
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Sources: Jane’s Defence Weekly, Defense News
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