The Democratic proposal would restrict federal funds for military financing and sales unless Ankara made progress on political detentions, court rulings and repression abroad.

The position was outlined in a response from the State Department's Bureau of Legislative Affairs to Democratic Representative Wesley Bell.

The research vessel will carry out seismic surveys in the Eastern Mediterranean until August 30 as part of preparations for a planned gas pipeline linking Turkey with northern Cyprus.

Ankara says the move undermines minority education rights, while Greece says the schools have only been temporarily suspended due to low student enrollment and can reopen if numbers increase.

Brussels raises concerns over a planned gas pipeline linking Turkey to occupied northern Cyprus, adding new friction to the region

Ankara has informed Canada it will become a founding member of the Defense Security and Resilience Bank, a multilateral initiative aimed at providing up to £100 billion in financing to strengthen allied defense capabilities

Turkey's former prime minister and foreign minister Davutoglu tells Ta Nea: 'No map or legal document claims that the Aegean Sea belongs entirely to Greece'

The Turkish foreign minister acknowledged Iran's 12-nautical-mile territorial waters in the all-important waterway, even as Ankara continues to dispute Greece's right to apply the same UNCLOS provision in the Aegean

Russia says it remains in contact with Turkey after reports Ankara could transfer its S-400 air defense system to a Gulf state, a move that could revive its path back into the U.S. F-35 fighter jet program

A Turkish media report says Ankara could announce the transfer of its Russian S-400 air defense system to a third country, a move that, if confirmed, could reshape negotiations over Turkey's return to the U.S. F-35 program.

Speaking after a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkish President Erdogan said Athens should not object to Ankara's defense procurement plans and the F-35 bid; calls for dialogue on Aegean

The NATO chief stressed alliance unity after summit, while Mitsotakis says legal hurdles to Turkey's return to the F-35 program remain in place

Athens expands women's participation through voluntary military service, while neighboring Turkey continues to restrict access to some combat branches despite gradual progress in senior leadership

The U.S. defense secretary scrapped a planned meeting with Israel's prime minister that was expected to include discussions on a possible sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and the situation in Iran.

Netanyahu says Turkey's record toward Greece and Cyprus should factor into any US decision on advanced arms sales, arguing Ankara's return to the F-35 program would carry strategic consequences for security across the eastern Med

They cite restrictions still in effect over Ankara's purchase of Russia's S-400 system

Between F-35 sales and CAATSA, to a Hormuz naval coalition and Canada's $12B sub deal, allies show new defense muscle at the Ankara summit

Turkey says Israel is running an organized campaign to deflect attention from the Gaza war and its government's policies

Fidan called for European defense initiatives to stay fully open to all NATO allies and branded restrictions on defense-industrial cooperation "strategic liabilities," in a message widely read as aimed at Athens and Nicosia