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Erdoğan cashes in on Trump relationship for Turkey

The Hill
June 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Erdoğan cashes in on Trump relationship for Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is cashing in on his relationship with President Trump, scoring benefits from sanctions relief to dropped court cases ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara next month.  Trump’s decision to greenlight a more than $700 million military sales package to Turkey this week — despite a pushback from some…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is cashing in on his relationship with President Trump, scoring benefits from sanctions relief to dropped court cases ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit in Ankara next month.  Trump’s decision to greenlight a more than $700 million military sales package to Turkey this week — despite a pushback from some…