Turkey and the US

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Turkey summons US Ambassador

Turkey summons US Ambassador

Turkey’s foreign ministry has summoned the U.S. Ambassador in Ankara to protest Joe Biden's political provocation - the U.S. decision to recognize the Armenians during the Ottoman Empire as “genocide.” As France 24 …

Joe Biden made historic mistake, Ilham Aliyev says

Joe Biden made historic mistake, Ilham Aliyev says

Today, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev had a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The leaders of the two countries discussed US President Joe Biden’s words "Armenian genocide" in relation to …

Turkey rejects Biden's statement about 1915 tragic events

Turkey rejects Biden's statement about 1915 tragic events

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu immediately reacted to US President Joe Biden’s formulation of "Armenian genocide" in relation to the 1915 tragic events in the  Ottoman Empire promoted by Armenian nationalists. …

U.S. removes Turkey from F-35 fighter jet programme

U.S. removes Turkey from F-35 fighter jet programme

The United States has officially notified Turkey that it has been removed from the F-35 fighter jet programme, state-run Anadolu news agency reported, citing a Pentagon official. Washington removed Turkey from the F-35 …

Pentagon urges Turkey not to retain S-400 systems

Pentagon urges Turkey not to retain S-400 systems

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a phone call on Thursday, discussing regional security and bilateral defense cooperation. Akar and Austin exchanged views and underlined …

Cavusoglu and Blinken discuss US-Turkey ties in Brussels

Cavusoglu and Blinken discuss US-Turkey ties in Brussels

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Wednesday met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, on the sidelines of the NATO meeting to discuss bilateral ties. The two diplomats underlined the importance of alliance relations in a …

U.S. speaks against banning pro-Kurdish party in Turkey

U.S. speaks against banning pro-Kurdish party in Turkey

The United States said a ban of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) would "further undermine" democracy in Turkey. "We call on the government of Turkey to respect freedom of expression …

US-Turkey: Is reset possible?

US-Turkey: Is reset possible?

Biden would have an interest in rebuilding ties and trying to pull Turkey away from Russia’s sphere of influence

Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan responds to attack of US senators

Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan responds to attack of US senators

Today, the working group of the Milli Mejlis of Azerbaijan on inter-parliamentary relations with the US Congress published a statement, which contains a response to a letter from several American senators who demanded that President Joseph Biden …

Turkey has no plans to abandon S-400 purchase

Turkey has no plans to abandon S-400 purchase

Ankara has no plans to abandon its purchase of Russia’s S-400 air defense systems, Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told the TRT broadcaster. "The decision on the S-400 systems was not made overnight, which is …

U.S. says it had no role in attempted coup in Turkey

U.S. says it had no role in attempted coup in Turkey

The U.S. Department of State has rejected high-ranking Turkish officials' accusations of Washington's involvement in the coup attempt in 2016 and believes that such statements contradict the allied relations between the two …

Top Turkish and U.S. officials discuss bilateral ties

Top Turkish and U.S. officials discuss bilateral ties

Turkish Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed bilateral ties over the phone on Tuesday, an official statement said. Besides Turkey-U.S. relations, the top officials discussed …

Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss cooperation in phone call

Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss cooperation in phone call

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed future cooperation and potential joint ventures in a phone call, Turkey's Presidential Communications Directorate said. According to a statement by the …

Biden era, democracy promotion and Turkey

Biden era, democracy promotion and Turkey

Joe Biden will officially become president of the United States this week. Washington, D.C., has been on high alert, even in the final days of the controversial transition period. The National Guard, which has been stationed at the Capitol …

Erdogan says US S-400 sanctions are disrespectful for Turkey

Erdogan says US S-400 sanctions are disrespectful for Turkey

The sanctions that the US is preparing against Turkey over the purchase of the Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems are disrespectful for a NATO partner, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today,  Anadolu Agency reports. …

Erdogan: Turkey has no insoluble contradictions with Russia or US

Erdogan: Turkey has no insoluble contradictions with Russia or US

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking today at the opening ceremony of a lithium carbonate processing plant in Eskisehir, stressed that the republic does not have any insurmountable obstacles in relations with all countries of the …