| Turkey's Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul, right, and U. S. ambassador to Turkey Eric Edelman shake hands after their meeting in Gonul's office in Ankara |
Turkey's Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul announced the $1.1 billion deal, under which U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin corporation will modernize Turkey's 117 planes.
Speaking to reporters in Ankara Tuesday, Mr. Gonul praised the deal as a sign of cooperation between the two countries.
Some information for this report provided by AFP and Reuters.
