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As Biden meeting nears, Erdogan softens his stance

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Get email notification for articles from Ben Samuels Follow Apr. 25, 2021 2:42 PM WASHINGTON – After Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to formally recognize the 1915 mass killing of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey as genocide, many are wondering what the move says about the state of U.S.-Turkish relations. Experts tell Haaretz that while Saturday’s recognition may not doom relations between the two countries, it is a remarkable moment in itself and the latest marker in how far U.S.-Turkish relations have deteriorated over the years. “The fact that Biden to...

Kristina Jovanovski 04/15/2021 Ankara has been strengthening ties with Moscow for years but said it would side with the West in Ukraine conflict Russia’s restrictions on flights to and from Turkey beginning on Thursday will hurt Turkey’s economy, but Ankara has shown it is prioritizing its relationship with NATO by supporting Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, analysts told The Media Line. Moscow has been reinforcing its troops on Ukraine’s eastern border, where pro-Russian separatists have been fighting Kyiv’s military, since 2014. In his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Brief Analysis Join us for a webcast conversation on the pitfalls and potential areas of cooperation between Washington and Ankara in the coming years. Watch live starting at 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 16, 2021. Although U.S.-Turkish ties stretch back to the early Cold War era, one cannot describe them as warm today. From Ankara's purchase of Russian missiles, to Washington's cooperation with Syrian Kurdish armed groups, to President Erdogan's autocratic policies at home, the long list of friction points will likely compel the Biden administration to adopt a cautious, realistic approach t...