The 4 billion dollar valued helicopter tender was revealed to lie behind the freezing of the non-existing assets of 5 PKK executives including Remzi Kartal and Cemil Bayýk by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury.

The helicopter tender which pits the U.S. with Italians is being announced today. Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) is gathering today to conclude the general helicopter tender of $ 4 billion.

While the Italian firm Agusta Westland and the U.S. firm Sikorsky are competing in this tender, the pointer is on U.S. Sikorsky type helicopter, says the Turkish media.

Translation: Berna Ozgencil