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Erdogan Wins, U.S.’s “Difficult Ally”

The Truth of the Matter

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The United States and Turkey's Relationship With Russia

Puhlun Al-Ariza: What does the United States do with Erdogan, NATO ally who is cozy with Putin? He says Treasury has long been focused on Turkey and Turkish firms and individuals allowing Russia to sidestep sanctions. Now that the elections are over, I think that issue is going to come up again, he says. And there is a real possibility that Turkey could face secondary sanctions for dealing with Russia, Puhlun adds. The next issue will be how far can Turkey and Russia continue to maintain this relationship without undermining Turkey's own relationship with NATO,.

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