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Turkey retains Ballard Partners for $2.4M to influence US defense policy

Turkey has contracted Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm with ties to the Trump administration and Israel, to navigate US-Turkey defense relations. The move is widely interpreted as an attempt to secure reentry into the F-35 fighter jet program, though the success of such lobbying remains uncertain given ongoing legislative and geopolitical friction.

bne IntelliNews2 days agoTR, US, ILengCredibility 59%View source

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Mosaic Score6.0
Confidence0.9
Significance0.5
Source credibility0.6

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#lobbying#defense#f-35#diplomacy#turkey

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Washington D.C.Ankara

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