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US Senate defeats bid to stop F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey – Patricia Zengerle / REUTERS

The U.S. Senate on Thursday soundly defeated an effort to stop the $23 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to Turkey,...

Turkey’s foreign minister to discuss F-16s and NATO during U.S. visit – Reuters/Humeyra Pamuk

"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will host Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Washington on Wednesday, a belated official visit by Turkey's top...

Sen. Menendez Blasts Turkish Aggression Under Erdogan – Greek Reporter/Tasos Kokkinidis

"US Senator Robert Menendez on Wednesday repeated his pledge that he will veto F-16 jet sales to Turkey as long as President Erdogan continues...

U.S. Supreme Court spurns Turkey’s bid to avoid suits over 2017 Washington protest – Reuters/Nate Raymond

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Turkey's bid to dismiss two lawsuits filed by demonstrators seeking monetary damages after accusing Turkish...

« Washington closely monitors growing economic ties between Ankara and Moscow » – Reuters

"A senior U.S. Treasury Department official traveled to Turkey this week to discuss sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia following its invasion of...

US rejects Turkey’s « unbalanced » approach to territorial conflicts with Greece and Cyprus – Al-Monitor

"The US ambassador to Turkey stated that America is focusing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine amid simmering tensions between Turkey and Greece" reports...

Turkey bullish about F-16 deal with Washington, despite Menendez’s vow to block it – Al-Monitor/Amberin Zaman

"The New Jersey senator has vowed to block any deal until the Turkish president "halts his campaign of aggression against the region"" reports Amberin...

Pentagon warns Turkey against renewed invasion of Syria – Al-Monitor/Jared Szuba

"A US defense official called for a political process to end Turkey's perpetual battles with Kurdish militants" says Jared Szuba in Al-Monitor. The Pentagon warned...

U.S. House backs measure that would restrict sale of F-16s to Turkey – Reuters/Patricia Zengerle

"The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would create a new hurdle for President Joe Biden's plan to sell F-16 fighter...

 US Congress urged to place strict conditions on sales of F-16s to Turkey – Kathimerini

"The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) have written a joint letter to Congress (one of the Committees, actually),...

U.S. Treasury’s Adeyemo discussed Russia sanctions implementation in Turkey visit – Reuters

"U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo traveled to Turkey this week where he discussed Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the enforcement of sanctions imposed...

Blinken says US fighter jet sales to Turkey ‘separate’ from NATO demands – Al-Monitor

"The US administration considers potential fighter jet sales to Turkey “separate” from Ankara’s demands over Finland and Sweden joining NATO, Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

Blinken says arms sales to Turkey should be speeded up – Ahval News

"U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said arm sales to Turkey should be speeded up, state-run Anadolu news agency reported" says Ahval News.  "I think that...

« Upgrading Turkey’s F-16s is strategic malpractice » – Michael Rubin/Washington Examiner

"It has been almost three years since the United States formally kicked Turkey out of the consortium to build and fly the next generation...

U.S. says potential F-16 sale to Turkey would serve U.S. interests, NATO – Reuters

"The Biden administration believes a potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey would be in line with U.S. national security interests and would...

Turkey, U.S. ready for attempt at fixing strained ties – Reuters

"Turkey and the United States announced the culmination of months of talks to set up a procedure for improving their strained ties, eyeing cooperation...

U.S. suggested Turkey transfer Russian-made missile system to Ukraine – Reuters

"The United States has informally raised with Turkey the unlikely possibility of sending its Russian-made S-400 missile defense systems to Ukraine to help it...

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