US Turkey Relations

Final Fantasy: Gov. Perry and Turkey

Ahmet Yukleyen | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Turkey, Rick Perry, 2012 Elections, Elections 2012, South Carolina Primary 2012, offthebus2012, Offthebus, u.s. Foreign Policy, Nato, US-Turkey Relations, Politics News
Ahmet Yukleyen

Turkey is the only Muslim majority country that is a NATO member and a candidate for European Union membership, an ideal established by Ataturk, founder of the Turkish Republic, since the 1920s. Any smart politician knowledgeable about US foreign policy would cherish this unique case of a Muslim majority country that is democratic, secular and a NATO member.

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Exactly the Type of Friend Turkey Needs

Joshua W. Walker | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Susan Collins, US-Turkey Relations, Turkey, Pkk, Republicans, World News
Joshua W. Walker

I was pleasantly surprised last week to listen to one of the best speeches I've ever heard delivered overlooking the Bosporus by one of the least likely and most unassuming American leaders from Washington.

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After WikiLeaks, U.S.-Turkish Relations in Need of Catharsis, Not Recriminations

Joshua W. Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erdogan, US Foreign Policy, US-Turkey Relations, Turkey, Akp, Wikileaks, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Foreign Policy, Ankara, World News
Joshua W. Walker

Misreading Turkey today will give credence to the false claims that Turkey can never be part of the West, and allow darker forces to move Turkey's foreign policy in an even more extreme direction.

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Will Turkey Remain an American Ally?

Joshua W. Walker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Turkey Iran, Hezbollah, Erdogan, US Foreign Policy, US-Turkey Relations, Hamas, Akp, Wikileaks, World News
Joshua W. Walker

The central role of Turkey in WikiLeaks revelations has caused further apprehension in U.S.-Turkish relations -- at an already tense moment in the alliance.

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Can America Rely on Turkey?

Rep. John Sarbanes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turkey, Nato, Cyprus, Nato Alliance, u.s. Turkey Relations, Turkey Cyprus, Turkey Nato, World News
Rep. John Sarbanes

American surprise at Turkey's increasing petulance on the world stage reflects just how naive the U.S. has been. Turkey's unreliability as a NATO ally is well understood by those who have suffered Turkish aggression.

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