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The blockade was apparently carried out due to Turkey's oil exploration and general aggression in the eastern Mediterranean.
Germany used its veto to stop the sale of Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Turkey amid tensions over Ankara's natural gas exploration operations in the eastern Mediterranean.
Eurofighter CEO Giancarlo Mezzanato confirmed Turkey's interest in purchasing the plane, but revealed that Germany had blocked the sale, during a press conference at the Farnborough International Air Show in Great Britain on July 28.
Mezzanato said this blockade may be due to Turkish oil exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, an area that has been a major point of tension between Turkey and Greece, along with the dispute in Cyprus and issues of territorial sovereignty in the Aegean Sea. However, in recent months, both sides have begun steps towards a fragile normalization.
The Eurofighter jets are manufactured by a consortium of German, British, Italian and Spanish companies, including Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo. In November, Turkey announced the start of discussions with the United Kingdom and Spain for the purchase of 40 Eurofighter jets, but Germany expressed opposition.
Ankara's interest in the aircraft arose after lengthy negotiations regarding the purchase of F-16 aircraft from the United States. Earlier this year, the United States agreed to sell 40 Lockheed Martin F-16s and upgrade 79 older F-16s serving the current Turkish fleet.