Sec State Nominee Blinken calls Turkey 'so-called strategic partner' | @ahval_en https://ahvalnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ahvalnews.com/turkey-usa/sec-state-nominee-blinken-calls-turkey-so-called-strategic-partner?amp

Blinken said they will "see if more needs to be done" with regards to the CAATSA sanctions that were already imposed on Turkey in December by the U.S. State Department.
Sec State Nominee Blinken calls Turkey 'so-called strategic partner' | | Ahval

US Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken said that Turkey's actions as a NATO ally were “unacceptable” with regards to the purchase of S-400s from Russia, during his confirmation hearing on...

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Senator @SenatorMenendez talks about “destablizing” actions of Turkey in Syria, Cyprus, EEZ, support for Azeri engagement re Nagorno-Karabakh… More lawyers & journos jailed in Turkey than any other countries. Are we cleared eyed about Erdogan?
Blinken: We are very clear eyed ++
Senator @SenatorMenendez talks about “destablizing” actions of Turkey in Syria, Cyprus, EEZ, support for Azeri engagement re Nagorno-Karabakh… More lawyers & journos jailed in Turkey than any other countries. Are we cleared eyed about Erdogan?Blinken: We are very clear eyed ++
Senator @SenatorMenendez talks about “destablizing” actions of Turkey in Syria, Cyprus, EEZ, support for Azeri engagement re Nagorno-Karabakh… More lawyers & journos jailed in Turkey than any other countries. Are we cleared eyed about Erdogan?Blinken: We are very clear eyed ++
Secretary of State Nominee Blinken: Turkey is an ally in many ways not acting as an ally should. And this is [chuckles] very very significant challenge for us.. and we are very clear eyed about it.
To get ready for Biden administration, Erdogan government today did this to one of the most reputable Turkish foreign policy pundits, who was also the early supporter of Erdoğan:
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Turkish court seeks arrest of veteran journalist Cengiz Çandar @ahval_en https://ahvalnews-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/ahvalnews.com/cengiz-candar/turkish-court-seeks-arrest-veteran-journalist-cengiz-candar?amp
Turkish court seeks arrest of veteran journalist Cengiz Çandar | | Ahval

Turkey has issued an arrest warrant for veteran oppositionjournalist Cengiz Çandar on charges of "praising crime and thecriminal," Birgün newspaper reported on Tuesday.

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