LONG Turkey Calls U.S. Action To Exclude Ankara From F-35 Program `Unfair´
(WorldNews Turkey)

Turkey condemned as `unfair` a U.S. move to exclude it from the American-led F-35 stealth fighter jet program following Ankara´s purchase of the Russian-made S-400 missile defense system. "This one-sided step neither complies with the spirit of alliance nor is it based on legitimate reasons," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement late on July 17. "It is unfair to remove Turkey, one of the partners in the F-35 program," the...