ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Turkish Airlines announced a major aircraft purchase from Boeing on Friday, signaling a potential shift in US-Turkey relations following a high-level meeting in Washington.

Turkish Airlines on Friday announced it would purchase as many as 225 Boeing aircraft, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's first White House visit since 2019.

“Our Board of Directors has decided to purchase a total of 75 B787-9 and B787-10 aircraft from Boeing, with 50 firm orders and 25 options, for delivery between 2029 and 2034," The Turkish Airlines (THY) announced on Friday.

Turkish Airlines, which flies to more countries than any other carrier, has grown into a key regional player by turning Istanbul into a global hub.

The carrier further noted it reached a deal with Boeing for up to 150 737 MAX planes, 100 confirmed and 50 optional, but added that the purchase depends on finalizing talks with engine supplier CFM International.

Boeing, headquartered in the United States, is one of the world's largest aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of commercial and military aircraft.

The deal followed Thursday's White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan's visit was his first since 2019, when Washington expelled Turkey from the F-35 jet program over its alleged purchase of a Russian air defense system.

Trump pressed Erdogan to halt purchases of Russian oil amid the war in Ukraine, while suggesting he could lift the US ban on Ankara acquiring stealth fighter jets.

Urging Erdogan to curb energy purchases from Moscow, Trump said that “the best thing he [Erdogan] could do is not buy oil and gas from Russia” as the war in Ukraine rages.

Trump noted Erdogan's influence over Russian President Vladimir Putin. Europe's Bruegel institute reported Turkey was Moscow's fourth-largest trading partner last year, with $52 billion in exchanges, mostly fossil fuels and electronics.

Omer Celik, Deputy Chairman and Spokesman for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), announced after the White House meeting on Thursday that US-Turkey ties “will open new diplomatic pages both globally and regionally.”

It remained unclear whether Trump and Erdogan reached an agreement on the F-35 jets, a long-standing point of contention since Trump's first term.