Turkey and the US

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Türkiye and U.S. holding high-level defense group meeting

Türkiye and U.S. holding high-level defense group meeting

Türkiye's defense chief on Monday announced the arrival of a delegation from the U.S. Department of Defense. National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said at a videoconference that the Türkiye-U.S. High Level Defense Group …

Blinken and Cavusoglu discuss resuming of grain deal

Blinken and Cavusoglu discuss resuming of grain deal

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken thanked Türkiye on Wednesday for the resumption of the Ankara-brokered Black Sea grain deal in a phone call with the top Turkish diplomat. According to a statement by the Turkish Foreign …

Erdoğan: we look for alternative to F-16 fighter jets

Erdoğan: we look for alternative to F-16 fighter jets

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the leadership was negotiating on the alternatives to the American F-16 fighter jets, the USA was not the only way out for Ankara. "At the moment, the (U.S. President) …

Top Turkish, U.S. officials discuss regional issues

Top Turkish, U.S. officials discuss regional issues

Türkiye’s presidential spokesperson and the U.S. national security adviser discussed bilateral issues and global developments in a phone call on Monday. Ibrahim Kalin and Jake Sullivan exchanged views on bilateral …

Ankara: U.S. move on F-16 sales 'positive step'

Ankara: U.S. move on F-16 sales 'positive step'

Ankara welcomes the U.S. Senate's removal of two provisions that were set to restrict the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said. "(This is) something in our favor. We see this as a …

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to discuss energy in Turkey

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to discuss energy in Turkey

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt will travel to Turkey, Romania, and Bulgaria on October 10-14 to discuss energy, including efforts "to reduce Europe’s dependence" …

Biden and Erdogan aids hold meeting in Istanbul

Biden and Erdogan aids hold meeting in Istanbul

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul on Sunday and discussed "progress on NATO accession for Finland and Sweden", the White House said in a …

Turkey wants to cooperate with US in fight against terrorism

Turkey wants to cooperate with US in fight against terrorism

Turkey expects the United States to cooperate and coordinate steps in the fight against the YPG, the Syrian wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, and the terrorist organization of the opposition preacher, Fethullahi Gülen (FETO). The …

Türkiye-U.S. hold Strategic Mechanism Dialogue meeting

Türkiye-U.S. hold Strategic Mechanism Dialogue meeting

Türkiye and the United States held a third meeting of the Türkiye-U.S. Strategic Mechanism Dialogue on Sept. 15 in Washington chaired by Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Önal and U.S. Deputy Secretary of …

U.S. firms want to secretly trade with Russia - report

U.S. firms want to secretly trade with Russia - report

U.S. companies that withdrew from Russia in the wake of the launch of its special military operation in Ukraine are looking for a way to covertly continue to trade with Moscow via Turkey, the Yeni Safak wrote, citing sources in Turkish …

Turkey may be sanctioned if moves closer to Russia - report

Turkey may be sanctioned if moves closer to Russia - report

A U.S. official said that if Turkey were to enter into a formal economic partnership with Russia, Washington would consider recommending Western companies withdraw or decrease their economic ties with Ankara, Politico writes. “We …

U.S. says not aware of new Russia-Turkey S-400 deal

U.S. says not aware of new Russia-Turkey S-400 deal

  The State Department is not aware of any new developments for Russia to provide Turkey with additional S-400 air defense systems, but the United States' position on the arms sale is well known, spokesperson Ned Price said on …

Turkish delegation heads to U.S. for F-16 jets talks

Turkish delegation heads to U.S. for F-16 jets talks

A Turkish military delegation headed to the US on Monday for talks on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Türkiye. "In order to carry out the F-16 procurement and modernization as soon as possible, the technical delegation of the …