Turkey considering deployment of F-16s to Cyprus, ministry source says

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ANKARA, March 7 (Reuters) - Turkey is considering ​the deployment of ‌F-16 aircraft to Cyprus, a Turkish ​defence ministry ​source said on ⁠Saturday.

The person said ​such a ​move was one of the steps being ​considered amid ​the phased planning underway ‌to ⁠ensure the security of the breakaway Turkish Cypriot ​state ​in ⁠the north of the ​island, as ​conflict ⁠spreads in the region.

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Reporting by ⁠Tuvan ​Gumrukcu; Writing ​by Daren Butler; Editing ​by Tomasz Janowski

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