All eyes are on President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s June 14 meeting with United States President Joe Biden in Brussels, Belgium. Multiple times since the Biden administration took over, I have noted that Washington has become aware of Turkey’s active involvement […]
SETA DC hosted a virtual panel of experts to discuss ‘US-Turkey Relations: Previewing the Biden-Erdogan Meeting at NATO.’
June will be a particularly busy month for Turkey in the international arena. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is due to meet United States President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO Summit on June 14. Later this month, the European Union’s […]
The week after next, for the first time since his inauguration, United States President Joe Biden will attend diplomatic summits in Europe. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the first six months of his presidency, Biden only attended high-level summits remotely through […]
The backlash over U.S. President Joe Biden’s statement on the so-called Armenian “genocide” continues. Deeming the Turkish government’s reaction insufficient, opposition leaders argued that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lacked “the courage to hang up on Biden.” Main opposition Republican People’s […]
President Joe Biden last Saturday in regards to the 1915 events has generated more tension in bilateral relations between Turkey and the US.
By describing the 1915 events as “genocide,” United States President Joe Biden has inflicted a wound in bilateral relations that will bleed continuously. It is no secret that Ankara and Washington have been in a state of constant tension in recent years. […]
Last week an act of terrorism shook Turkey to its core. A total of 13 Turkish citizens kidnapped by PKK terrorists in previous years were executed in the Gara region of northern Iraq. Turkish security forces found the bodies in a cave. During […]
Eighty-seven Turkish parliamentarians responded to a scandalous letter that 54 United States senators sent to U.S. President Joe Biden on Turkey. The statement, which members of four major parties – except the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) – signed, reminded the American lawmakers that their […]
If Biden cannot renew miscalculated U.S. foreign policy, there is no way to talk about a positive future for relations with Turkey Even before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, there were different projections about the election’s impact on the future […]
Optimism and utopia are what we need to avoid when talking about the new president’s ‘transition to democracy’ strategy The transfer of power in the United States, the world’s most powerful country, can clearly make a critical impact on world […]
Whether it be de-escalating tensions with Greece through negotiation, jump-starting the Cyprus talks, organizing a regional conference on the Eastern Mediterranean, renegotiating the refugee deal, visa liberalization or updating the customs union, Turkey will persistently pursue diplomacy as it attempts […]
If Biden adopts an aggressive foreign policy approach, there is no chance for the U.S. to repair its broken relations, including with Turkey Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. In his inaugural address, he […]
Turkey is focused on reforms at home and fresh starts in the international arena. Ankara’s efforts to repair its relations with the United States, the European Union, France, Greece and certain Middle Eastern nations, however, are not necessarily about making […]
Joe Biden will officially become president of the United States this week. Washington, D.C., has been on high alert, even in the final days of the controversial transition period. The National Guard, which has been stationed at the Capitol Building […]
The United States reached its long-anticipated decision on sanctions over Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 air defense system from Russia. Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump imposed Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions on NATO ally Turkey’s Presidency of […]
On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, the SETA Foundation at Washington, DC hosted a virtual panel of experts to discuss ‘The Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Priorities.’ The discussion featured Charles Kupchan, professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service […]
The debates over sanctions through CAATSA have been haunting Turkish-U.S. relations for the last four years.
On Wednesday, I joined a distinguished group of speakers to discuss Turkish foreign policy at the TRT World Forum. Once again, on the occasion, I concluded that Ankara’s involvement in global flashpoints is being questioned on two bases: Turkey’s overreach […]
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan unveiled the framework for his administration’s reform agenda at the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AK Party) parliamentary meeting last week. That policy initiative seeks to promote more production, encourage new investments and create new jobs […]
Various geopolitical issues, in which Turkey has taken active steps in recent years, are quickly developing and on two key fronts, the conflict has given way to reconciliation. In Libya, Tripoli and Benghazi agreed to form a united government and […]
Joe Biden on Saturday declared victory in the 2020 United States presidential election, which was marked by a high voter turnout and angry rhetoric. Although the incumbent, Donald Trump, may challenge the result on the streets and in courts, those […]
Turkey called back its research vessel Oruç Reis to port in order to support efforts by Germany and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to facilitate dialogue with Greece. As Ankara and Athens continue to exchange statements, tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean […]
Erdoğan announced that Turkey had discovered some 320 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas, the largest in country’s history.
Some circles in Washington have fiercely endorsed the idea that the United States should pursue almost a belligerent attitude toward Turkey.
U.S. attitude during July 15 coup attempt and support for YPG/PKK terror group have generated frustration among Turkish public.
SETA DC hosted a virtual panel of experts to discuss ‘Turkey’s Security Policies and its Position in NATO.’
Another important meeting in Washington between President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to be held next week. The state of Turkish-American relations and the crises between the countries make this meeting more critical than any […]
Last week, anti-Turkey activism in Washington reached new heights. For the last one month, the campaign against Turkey deteriorated the ties between the two countries at the public level. In addition to setting a tone against Turkey in the U.S., […]
November 6, 2019 10:30am – 12:00pm President Trump’s recent decision to withdraw from Syria in the wake of Turkey’s operation in the north of the country has triggered a passionate debate about U.S. policy. While the US counterterrorism campaign against […]
