LegionnairE
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No matter what you do, F-16 was designed in the 1970s and can't compete with EF, it's just not enough.Eurofighter would be a nightmare for Turkey bcuz u will have to bend over backwards to please all the countries involved. At least with F16s it would be just the US that Turkey would have to deal with.
Secondly with F16s(more airframes)..TuAF is already well versed with it...Turkey can upgrade those in house bringing them to Ozgur standard and because Turkey already operates F16s in numbers...it would be much simpler in terms of logistics as compared to adding another type of jet.
In terms of threats...Russia is too invested(in terms of manpower and resources) to pose a meaningful threat to Turkey(especially in context of full NATO backing). Greece is the only main threat(due to longstanding disputes)...and IMO Turkey is well equipped to deal with that
In terms of threats, you seem to be living under a rock or something. Why do you think Israel is destroying Gaza right now? Mediterranean? Oil and Gas Reserves? HEllooo!