Friday, October 27, 2017

Turkey-US relations locked into a downward spiral | European Council on Foreign Relations

Turkey-US relations locked into a downward spiral
Commentary

Asli Aydıntaşbaş
27th October, 2017

Think Turkey’s relationship with Europe is bad? Think again.

Once the bedrock of Turkey’s foreign policy, Ankara’s ties with Washington have hit an all-time low this month, with Turks arresting U.S. consular employees and the United States responding with a visa ban. As of October 10th, U.S. consular offices and embassies in Turkey have suspended processing visa applications for Turkish citizens, only allowing those with existing visas to travel to the U.S.

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