Decoding Erdoğan’s visit to Washington

By: Ian Lesser / German Marshall Fund of the US The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the United States has been animated by the deepening crisis in Syria and its mounting costs for Turkey and the region. Read More …

A Statesman’s Forum with H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of Turkey

On May 17, the Center on the U.S. and Europe at Brookings hosted a Stateman’s Forum with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. In his remarks, Mr. Erdoğan reflected on three terms of Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leadership Read More …

White House Fact Sheet: U.S.-Turkey Partnership

The White House released the “U.S.-Turkey Partnership” fact sheet on May 16 with Prime Minister Erdogan’s Washington visit. Below you can find the full text (see also “U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership“). Fact Sheet: U.S.-Turkey Partnership The United States and Turkey share Read More …

White House Fact Sheets: U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership

The White House released the “U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership” fact sheet on May 16 with Prime Minister Erdogan’s Washington visit. Below you can find the full text (see also”U.S.-Turkey Partnership“): Fact Sheet: U.S.-Turkey Economic Partnership In April 2009, President Obama and Read More …

Op-Ed by President Obama: A Partnership That Delivers

By: President Barack Obama Turkey and the United States have been partners since shortly after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic. As NATO allies, we have defended our common security for more than six decades. And in the United Read More …