U.S.-Turkey Ties: Better Atmosphere, But Harsher Reality Awaits

Following the recent Biden-Erdoğan summit, Alan Makovsky provides insight into the overall outlook for bilateral relations between Turkey and the United States

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The day after the June 14 Biden-Erdoğan summit, one former Turkish official opined, “Before this meeting, I thought that saving US-Turkish relations is Mission Impossible. Now I think it’s only Mission Extremely Difficult.” That reaction pointed to the result of the summit: a net gain, if only a tentative one, for the Turkish President, when no gain at all had been expected.

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