Erdogan says Turkey to turn elsewhere if U.S. will not sell F-35s

Trump and his faction of the globe's .01% are tearing up historic relationships with allies and ushering in the new global order. To quote Pete TownsHend: 'Meet the new boss, same as (worse than?) the old boss.'

Turkey needs the F-35 to be able to operate combat fighters, on the aircraft carrier Anadolu (L-408) which is still under construction.

Without them that ship will only be a simple carrier as the current Izumo and Kaga that Japan has. They'll only be able to operate helicopters from it.

And Turkey will no longer be able to dispose of its future embarked wing. As if they have Mediterranean countries like France, Italy or Spain right now.

At the moment. No other fighter plane in the world. It has the V/STOL takeoff capability offered by the F-35.