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Biden has ‘positive perspective’ on the sale of F-16s to Turkey, says Erdogan

US President Joe Biden has a "positive perspective" on the sale of F-16s to Turkey and is ready to present his proposal to Congress, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

Speaking to reporters in Istanbul on Friday, Erdogan said the issue came up in the "detailed conversation" he had with his US counterpart on Thursday evening.

Erdoğan extends greetings for Hanukkah

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has extended Hanukkah greetings to the Jewish community in Türkiye.

"The understanding of tolerance is one of the most valuable legacies of our deep-rooted history and civilization," Erdoğan said in a message shared by his office on Dec. 13, suggesting that the freedom for all citizens to practice their beliefs "will be safeguarded by our state."

Two different men on the threshold of history

Watching their faces and listening to the statements of Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting on Thursday, one could ask what all the tension of the past few years was about. The "positive agenda," the various cooperation agreements, the easing of travel for Turks to 10 Greek islands, the "Athens Declaration," do not touch on the thorny issues.

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