Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan questioned the U.S.' alliance with Turkey following the former's decision to impose sanctions on the latter over the purchase of S-400 missiles.
Reminding the bond between the two countries that was established largely through the NATO membership, he asked: "What kind of alliance is this?"
"CAATSA sanctions have never been imposed on any country since they were first approved in 2017. Turkey is the first country that has faced CAATSA, and it is the US' NATO ally," Erdogan said, stressing that it is a blatant attack on Turkey's sovereignty.
"The aim of U.S. sanctions is to prevent Turkey’s developments in the defense sector and make the country dependent once again; this decision is an attack on Turkey's sovereign rights," Daily Sabah cited Erdogan as saying.
