Erdogan Secures Trump for Ankara NATO Summit as U.S.-Turkey Ties Warm
Trump will be the first U.S. president to visit Turkey since 2015 as the State Department moved to clear more than $700 million in jet-engine sales.
- President Donald Trump will visit Turkey for the upcoming NATO summit after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured his attendance, marking the first U.S. presidential visit since 2015.
- Erdogan successfully cultivated close ties with Trump through rapid communication, contrasting sharply with President Joe Biden's arm's-length approach over Turkey's democratic backsliding and ties to Russia.
- The State Department last week notified lawmakers of plans to bypass opposition to more than $700 million in jet-engine sales to Ankara, with Trump suggesting he might bring a 'big gift bag' for the Turkish leader.
- Bilateral relations are thawing further; the Justice Department dropped a major case against state-owned Halkbank earlier this year, which Erdogan says opens a 'new era in Turkish American relations.'
- Trump's warming ties with Erdogan provide leverage as he threatens to scale back America's role in NATO and criticizes European defense spending, creating uncertainty among other allies.
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