TRUMP’S TURKEY ‘CONFLICT OF INTEREST’ FEEDS INTO A ‘TROUBLING PATTERN’ OF ABUSE OF POWER, SENATOR SAYS
Source:Newsweek Date:10Dec2019
There have been suggestions—including from former National Security Advisor John Bolton—that Trump’s Turkey policy is being influenced by his financial interests in the country. This, some
Trump Explored Cutting Grants for Schools Tied to Erdogan Foe
Source:Bloomberg Date:29Oct2019
Early in his presidency, Donald Trump’s White House explored whether the U.S. could cut off taxpayer funding for a network of charter schools affiliated with a political opponent of Turkish
Trump in Turkey: An Opportunity For Rapprochement or Mere Window Dressing?
Source:Eurasia Future Date:02May2019
Using the same logic, by calling on President Erdoğan in Turkey, Trump may well believe that the occasion of his first presidential visit to Turkey might be the right time to at least publicly
Trump’s Syrian Detente With Erdogan Masks Rot That Runs Deep
Source:Bloomberg Date:18Jan2019
“Turkey-U.S. relations have not improved, and will not improve,” said Bill Park, a senior lecturer specializing in Turkish foreign and security policy at King’s College in London. “There are too
As Trump vows to leave Syria, Kurds fear a power grab by Iran and Russia
Source:Yahoo News Date:23Dec2018
Trump’s poisoned Christmas gift to Erdogan increases the plight of Iraqi Kurds: Officials in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdish region, are now struggling to prepare for the consequences
A Trump Call That Went Rogue Hands Erdogan a Surprise Win on Syria
Source:Bloomberg Date:22Dec2018
One version of events of course, but worth reading. Trump was supposed to tell his Turkish counterpart to stop testing his patience with military threats in Syria. That is, if the
Trump reduces rhetoric about Turkey
Source:Ahval News Date:10Oct2018
An interesting article on what Trump thinks about Turkey. I agree on the importance of “being on the same page vis-a-vis Iran” For now, Trump appears to have decided that