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Trump Is the First President to Get Turkey Right

Good riddance to the so-called strategic relationship between Washington and Ankara.

  • Steven A. Cook
  • FP

Last Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan published an op-ed in the New York Times outlining his country’s grievances toward the United States.

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JULY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the opening ceremony at the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are meeting for a two-day summit, which is being overshadowed by strong demands by U.S. President Trump for most NATO member countries to spend more on defense. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JULY 11: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the opening ceremony at the 2018 NATO Summit at NATO headquarters on July 11, 2018 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders from NATO member and partner states are meeting for a two-day summit, which is being overshadowed by strong demands by U.S. President Trump for most NATO member countries to spend more on defense. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

The Turkish leader raised valid concerns about U.S. policy that genuinely vex Turkish leaders and citizens alike.

Yet Erdogan only told half the story, leaving his readers to believe that Washington has victimized a reliable ally and partner.

The United States has long had its own list of grievances, however—and it’s to the Trump administration’s credit that, unlike its…

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