Erdoğan is trying to open the knot of F16

According to the report of Tsinem International News Agency, the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Istanbul was an important diplomatic event that the Erdogan government had been waiting for for a long time. Because Erdogan has ordered that the approval of Turkey’s agreement with Sweden’s membership in NATO be left on the table for the time being, and this resolution will be sent to the public forum if the US government sells 40 F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, after meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, also met with the President of this country, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In this 3-hour meeting, which was held with the presence of Ibrahim Cullen, the head of the Intelligence Service of Met, Hakan Fidan, and American Ambassador Jeffrey Flake, issues such as the purchase of fighter jets, Sweden’s membership in NATO, and the continuous bombing of Gaza by Israel were discussed.

According to US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, “Blinken and President Erdogan discussed the conflict in Gaza.”

Blinken and Erdogan also discussed European security priorities, including defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, completing Sweden’s accession to NATO, and strengthening trade and investment between the United States and Turkey. .

Aksham newspaper reported from the propaganda organs of the ruling party of Turkey that Erdogan has warned America about 4 important regional and bilateral issues. But other newspapers have announced that the atmosphere of the meeting was completely warm and sincere. Tasnim/Uploaded/Image/1402/10/17/1402101712202155629153374.jpg”/>

Morad Yetkin, a Turkish analyst, stated that Erdogan clearly told Blinken that Sweden would join the NATO depends on your agreement to sell the F-16 fighter. But apparently, Blinken did not give a clear and decisive answer to Erdogan’s words.

Reviewing the official notice of the US Department of State shows that the issue of F-16 and the discussion about the sale of this American fighter to Turkey is not so important to Washington that it should be mentioned directly. /Uploaded/Image/1402/10/17/1402101712145069629153344.jpg”/>

The Foreign Policy Committee of the Turkish Parliament has taken the last necessary steps to send the resolution and is waiting for Erdogan’s final decision. But the evidence shows that America is in a hurry for Sweden to join NATO, but it has no rush to sell fighter jets to Turkey!

Yesterday, following Blinken’s trip to Istanbul, Erdogan tried to make the purchase of F-16 fighters from the American government the most important focus of the conversation with Anthony Blinken, but the American side preferred to focus more on the issue of Gaza and Israel.

Pentagon and the US Department of State have politely and bluntly told Ankara that the number of anti-Turkish senators and opponents of Erdogan in the US Congress is not small, and that persuading them to agree to the contract for the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Erdogan is a time-consuming project, and Ankara must be patient yes, but the fact is that Ankara does not trust these statements of Biden’s team and the president of Turkey is afraid that Biden will put his hand in the walnut shell.

A history, a deep-rooted mistrust

In his long and 33-year senatorial career, Joe Biden has always been a face He has been influential in American foreign and defense policy decisions, and it is said that during the attack of the Turkish army on Cyprus in August 1974, it was the young Senator Biden who raised the “military sanction of Turkey” and approved it.

At the same time, Biden has repeatedly announced that America should not see two countries, Turkey and Greece, as the same. Although both countries are members of NATO and neighbors of each other, there are many historical and strategic reasons that make Greece more important for America and consider Turkey as a country that, as the only Muslim member of NATO’s Christian military club, It has a limited geopolitical efficacy: the relative containment of Russia by deploying American fighters and nuclear warheads at the Angelik base.

Since Joe Biden came to power, bilateral relations between the United States and Turkey have never been on a path that would be considered favorable by Erdogan and the Justice and Development Party.

At the same time before his victory and during his election campaign, Biden announced in an interview with the New York Times newspaper that he prefers a democratic government to come to power in Turkey by supporting Erdogan’s opponents. As a result, many commentators in Turkey believe that essentially making the sale of the fighter subject to the approval of Congress is a ridiculous show on the part of Biden’s team, and if he wanted to start this deal, he could easily convince the members of Congress. And don’t delay Turkey any longer. /p>

One ​​of the important aspects of Antony Blinken’s trip to Turkey was that there was no formal welcome at the airport and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan preferred to welcome Blinken at the Istanbul airport, even Not at the level of deputy minister. This was an issue that was not overlooked by the media, and the far-right Milad newspaper published in Ankara mentioned this issue with pride and pomp. It is mentioned that Mrs. Yaprak Balkan, Director General of the American Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, went to welcome Blinken in a situation where, contrary to the usual protocol, she slung a large shopping bag over her shoulder.

The newspaper, commenting on the behavior of the American Director General of the Turkish Diplomatic Service, wrote: “The Turkish diplomat dealt with Blinken in such a way that his type and appearance contained the following message: I had gone to the local grocery store with this shopping bag, I said after shopping And the important things at home, let’s go get Blinken too!” From Blinkton

The review of Erdogan’s team’s behavior and approach against Joe Biden’s team confirms the fact that in Ankara and against American policies, a kind of approach Duality is going on.

In phone calls, face-to-face meetings and lobbying processes, Erdogan’s government officials are trying to interact with America in a way that their entire behavior and positions show The giver should be a type of humility, try to understand each other and attract friendship and companionship. But in the domestic sphere and before Turkish public opinion, they present their positions as if they not only behaved independently and powerfully against America, but also warned and warned the Americans in many cases and asked them to and stretch their legs to the size of their rugs.

The fact is that this kind of treatment with America, in Turkish political society, is not only among conservatives and Islamists, but also among Turkish nationalists. There are many buyers!

In the end, it should be noted that the current positions and evidence do not indicate the possibility of a positive and serious development in Washington-Ankara relations, and it seems that the Biden team It prefers the continuation of the current suspended and foggy situation to having warm and dynamic relations.

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