A report by German financial daily Handelsblatt earlier this week claimed the outgoing coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz vetoed the sale in response to the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu.
Imamoğlu, from the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), was arrested in late March on corruption charges.
The acting government has not made any decisions regarding the sale of Eurofighters to Türkiye, Economic Affairs and Climate Action Ministry spokesperson Tim-Niklas Wentzel told Anadolu Agency (AA) on Thursday.
The Economic Affairs and Energy and Climate Action Ministry is responsible for Germany's arms exports.
Wentzel said any major decisions on the matter would be taken by the new government, which is set to take office next month and be led by chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz.
"The interim government will not preemptively decide on the future government's stance regarding the export of weapons and equipment," he said, according to a Turkish transcript of the statement.
The Eurofighter Typhoon jets are built by a consortium of Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain, represented by companies Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo.
Türkiye has been in negotiations to acquire up to 40 Eurofighters to enhance its air force. Germany initially opposed the deal before taking a step toward clearing it a few months ago.
Türkiye, despite boasting NATO's second-largest army, has often in the past faced arms embargoes. That pushed it to significantly boost domestic capabilities and curb foreign dependence over the last two decades.
Today, it produces a wide range of vehicles and arms types domestically, including its own drones, missiles and naval vessels. It's also developing its own fifth-generation fighter jet, named Kaan.
Kaan is sought to replace the Air Forces Command's aging F-16 fleet, which is planned to be phased out starting in the 2030s. Its mass production is expected to start in 2028.
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