Turkish authorities have scrambled to stem a fall in the lira, precipitated by P...
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities have scrambled to stem a fall in the lira, precipitated by President Tayyip Erdogan’s criticism of a U.S. decision last week to declare Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights.
U.S. officials have also said that if Turkey goes ahead with the S-400 deal it would jeopardize Ankara’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets and possibly result in the U.S. imposing sanctions.U.S. support in Syria for the Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara sees as a terrorist organization, infuriated Turkey. Turkey wants to set up a safe zone on its southern border to ensure that when and if U.S. troops withdraw from northeast Syria, no YPG fighters remain near Turkish territory.
His arrest in October 2017 led to a diplomatic dispute and suspension of visa services by both countries.
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