Strained relations, yes, but US and Turkey need each other
By Hayat Alvi, opinion contributor — 07/02/18 08:00 AM EDT The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received congratulations from many countries for his recent electoral victory. The United States was not one of them. U.S.-Turkey relations have frayed over the past several years, although they mend softly with loose stitches, which then get ripped again, locking both in a “frenemy” cycle — an apt term to describe the two countries’ relations in the 21st century. The truth is that both need each other for respective strategic reasons and interests. However, strained relations have gotten in the way of the United States delivering F-35 fighter jets, more than a hundred, that Turkey purchased (and paid for) from Lockheed Martin.
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