I think that number includes engines for Akinci. Akinci is already a huge export success so those 500 engines over the next 10 years might fall short. Note: A version of Akinci is also using domestic engines
KE will definitely outperform Rafale significantly in the short-term after 2025.
With regards to F-35, KE will be inferior in the short-term after 2025, on par in the medium term and superior in the long-term (I expect around 2028-2030)
Reports of the situation keeps escalating. Tajikistan has apparently bombed airports in Kyrgyzstan, while the later has bombed locations inside Tajikistan with TB2 drones.
This agreement is not new. Qatar and Turkey agreed long ago to allow Qatari planes in Turkey for two reasons.
1. To support Turkey if the need should occur. for example, Qatari C-17s supported Turkey's air bridge to Libya.
2. Give Qatar a 2nd strike capability, if tiny Qatar should be...
Very interesting video of Azeri troops attacking an armenian stronghold while receiving air support from a TB2 in real time. Awesome display of combined and integrated warfare.