For years, Turkey has faced major setbacks in its quest to buy the advanced F-35 fighter jets from the United States. But now, it looks like there might be a breakthrough. On November 26, Turkey's Minister of National Defense, Yaşar Güler, shared the exciting news that the US may be ready to deliver the highly sought-after F-35 jets to Turkey—if diplomatic talks continue to progress smoothly.

A Long Road to the F-35

Turkey first joined the F-35 program back in 2007 as one of the count...