Erdoğan’s reckless gambit: Payback time U.S. sanctions on Turkey’s defense industry are now official. The costs to Turkey of its S-400 deal with Russia have been enormous and will continue to rise exponentially, pushing it further into the Russian orbit. Burak Bekdil Jan. 10, 2021
US sanctions Turkey over acquiring Russian missile-defense system The acquisition went through despite U.S. warnings not to do so. Dec. 14, 2020
Senate Armed Services Committee votes to continue security aid, jets to Israel The Pentagon blueprint for the upcoming year allocates $500 million towards missile-defense systems in Israel. June 11, 2020
Pentagon: No batteries to Turkey until Russian air-defense system returned Turkey requested the United States to send two Patriot batteries to its southern border to deter any future attacks by Syrian troops. March 10, 2020
Trump administration opposes Turkey sanctions bill, according to report The “Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act” would sanction Turkey for purchasing Russian surface-to-air missiles, as well as prohibit the United States from selling Turkey F-16 or F-35 fighter jets. Jackson Richman Dec. 24, 2019
Washington and Ankara: Sweet words, sour deeds President Donald Trump’s “businessman’s optimism” regarding his newfound ally notwithstanding, acute policy differences and eroding confidence threaten the future of U.S.-Turkish relations. Burak Bekdil Nov. 20, 2019
Report: Ahead of White House visit, Trump offers Erdoğan package aimed at easing US-Turkey tensions It follows on the heels of the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill to enact U.S. sanctions against Turkey for its incursion into Syria. Nov. 13, 2019
Turkey headed towards ‘Russian-Chinese axis’ after ejection from F-35 program “Jerusalem should not upset the applecart with regards to Ankara, and it should preserve the possibility of returning relations to their previous state of a strong military alliance,” said Ofer Israeli, an expert on foreign-policy at the Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center. Yaakov Lappin Aug. 8, 2019
Israel reportedly fought to get Turkey dropped from F-35 fighter-jet program Efforts to stop the sale began when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan purchased the advanced Russian S-400 air-defense system. Aug. 1, 2019
