Are US and Turkey allies on paper only? ANI | Updated: Mar 08, 2021 13:26 IST By John Solomou Nicosia [Cyprus], March 8 (ANI): The United States and Turkey, two countries which for many years used to share the same views on geopolitics and common threats - mainly the Soviet Union and extremism- now view each other with great suspicion and take a different stand on many international issues. It is now doubtful if the two countries, which have the two largest armies in North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), continue to be real allies, or are allies in anything more than a name. Indicative of the change in the dysfunctional relationship between them is a recent survey carried out by the German Marshall Fund (GMF) and the Bilgi University in Istanbul, which showed that 48 per cent of Turks consider the US to be the biggest threat to Turkey, compared to only 3.9 per cent of Turks who see it as an ally. According to other surveys, Turks see Russia and not the US as their main ally.