Obama’s Meeting with Erdogan: “Minor Uptick” in U.S.-Turkey Relations
September 7, 2016 | Mackenzie Weinger
Soner Cagaptay
Director of the Turkish Research Program, The Washington Institute
President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan met this weekend for the first time since the July 15 failed coup attempt.
“This is the first opportunity that I’ve had to meet face to face with President Erdogan since the terrible attempted coup,” Obama said during their meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hangzhou, China. “We’re glad you’re here, safe, and that we are able to continue to work together.”
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