The Trump–Erdogan Meeting at the White House (videos)

It was November 13, 2019, erstwhile Recep Tayyip Erdogan was received by Donald Trump astatine the White House. Since then, overmuch has happened successful the satellite (a pandemic, the warfare successful Ukraine, and the struggle successful the Middle East, particularly aft 2023), arsenic good arsenic among allies.

The presidents are the aforesaid erstwhile again, but the mounting is different—even betwixt the 2 countries.

In immoderate case, some sides are awaiting the meeting, which begins astatine 18:00 (Athens time), each for their ain reasons.

What Erdogan Wants

The Turkish president volition participate the Oval Office with a ample “shopping list” that volition surely delight the American president.

• Perhaps archetypal is the contented of the F-35s, which Turkey has ne'er stopped wanting, contempt its expulsion from the program.
• Implementation of the programme for the modernization of Turkish F-16s and the acquisition of caller aircraft, arsenic good arsenic a wide scope of weapons.
• A large bid of rider craft from Boeing.

Points of Convergence and “Thorns”

Trump considers Erdogan an important spouse and a reliable intermediary successful his effort to find solutions to the wars successful Ukraine and Gaza, the Associated Press reminds us.

The Trump medication besides mostly agrees with Turkey’s attack toward Syria, arsenic some countries signifier their stance toward the state aft the autumn of Bashar al-Assad past December.

Things are a spot much analyzable erstwhile it comes to the F-35s. Turkey inactive possesses the Russian S-400 aerial defence system, which the U.S. fears could cod information connected the capabilities of the stealth combatant jets—data that mightiness extremity up successful Russian hands, exposing imaginable weaknesses of the aircraft.

Preparations astatine the White House

Honor guards lined up conscionable earlier the accomplishment of the Turkish leader:

• Tayyip Erdogan astatine the White House for the archetypal clip since 2019—when helium besides met with Donald Trump.
• After the region during Biden’s presidency, the Turkish president present has successful the White House a counterpart with whom helium shares much communal crushed than with different presidents.
• Erdogan goes to the White House with a $50 cardinal “shopping list,” thing that fits Trump’s business-oriented logic.
• What Turkey wants: Return to the F-35 program, the modernization and acquisition programme for F-16s, a ample rider craft bid from Boeing, vigor deals.
• Turkey wants to person a dependable and relation successful Ukraine, the Middle East, and European security. The U.S. does not disagree with Ankara’s attack and has shown it considers Turkey a spouse to beryllium reckoned with.