Biden and Erdogan’s phone call and the continuation of ambiguity and freezing in Washington-Ankara relations
| The Turkish Presidential Palace and the White House have published different and conflicting information about the content of the phone call between Biden and Erdogan, and the keywords of these two announcements are indicative of the deep differences between the United States and Turkey. |
According to the report of the International Group Tasnim News Agency, these days the Erdogan government officials in Turkey are constantly complaining about the American political and security approaches.
They say, America not only It does not look like a close ally to Turkey, but actually and clearly harms Turkey’s national interests.
Turkish Defense Minister Yashar Güler’s statements about America’s attitude towards the sale of F-16 fighter jets to America is a clear example of Turkey’s criticism of America’s attitude and the evidence It shows that even with the recent phone call between Erdogan and Biden, there is no news of the melting of the old ice.
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Why is the Turkish defense minister complaining about America?
General Yashar Güler, the former chief of the general staff of the Turkish Armed Forces, has repeatedly complained about the United States and NATO in the last few months as the defense minister of Erdogan’s cabinet. This is despite the fact that according to the common political and military tradition in Turkey, the high-ranking generals of this country have mostly completed long-term courses and missions in the NATO headquarters and refrain from making critical comments against America and NATO. But now the knife has reached the bones of the Turkish generals and they are criticizing the politics of the Biden administration in the most objective way possible.
Güler, in an interview with Khande Farat, one of the analysts of Hurriyet newspaper in Ankara, raised criticisms against America, some of the most important of which are:
A) America’s hesitation about selling F fighter 16 to Turkey:
Turkey’s Defense Minister says: “The US was supposed to sell us 40 F-16 fighter planes and modernize 70 electronic kits of our old fighters. We are still waiting for their decision and they have not responded.”
Güler also mentioned this issue that Turkey is looking to buy European phantoms, and in this direction, England has cooperated well with Turkey and is seeking to persuade Germany. The Minister of Defense of Turkey has also mentioned that the effort to produce the Qaan national fighter continues.
b) Continuation of America’s cooperation with the PKK
The Minister of Defense of Turkey, the American political and security attitude towards the situation in northern Syria and cooperation with the institutions Akmari considers PKK as supporting the terrorist group and believes that America has forgotten that Turkey is an ally and should not harm the national security of its allies.
c) Turkey is not allowed to take hostage
Golar Regarding Sweden’s membership in NATO, he announced that the decision of this issue is with the Turkish Parliament and the government does not comment on this issue. Some Turkish political commentators have announced that Erdogan has acted from a position of weakness in this direction, and now he has to resolve the issue of parliament’s approval as soon as possible, and as a result, he does not have a special tool for hostage-taking in front of the United States.
The statements of the Turkish Defense Minister are important because It has already been announced that if Turkey does not oppose Sweden’s membership in NATO, the sale of F-16 to Ankara will not be a problem. But now, America has broken its promise and not only does not sell airplanes, but has openly pressured Turkey and says: get the approval of Sweden’s membership approved by the members of the parliament as soon as possible.
Erdogan-Biden conversation and two conflicting statements
One of the topics that many Turkish media have pointed out is the difference and contrast in the coverage of the phone call between Joe Biden and Tayyip Erdogan. To better understand the contradiction in the two different approaches of Washington and Ankara regarding the statements of the parties, we review two different statements:
White House statement: “President Joe Biden today with Recep Tayyip Turkish President Erdogan spoke. They talked about the importance of strengthening the NATO alliance, including the importance of welcoming Sweden as an ally as soon as possible and further strengthening the cooperation between NATO and Turkey.
talks and agreed to remain in close contact until the July 2024 NATO summit in Washington. President Biden supported recent constructive steps in Greek-Turkish relations. The two leaders also discussed the war in Gaza, with President Biden expressing his support for Israel’s right to defend itself. repeated. The leaders also discussed efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza and the protection of civilians and the need for a political horizon for the Palestinian people.
Statement of the Presidential Palace Besh Tepe Ankara:“In the phone call between the presidents of Turkey and the United States, Israeli attacks on Palestinian lands, especially Gaza, bilateral relationsTurkey and America, Sweden’s NATO membership process and global and regional issues were discussed.President Erdoğan stated that it should be The human tragedy of Gaza can be prevented and if the US stops its unconditional support to Israel, a ceasefire can be reached quickly.Erdogan said: Ensuring a permanent ceasefire in the region as soon as possible is America’s historical responsibility.Erdogan added: A reasonable and permanent solution, The realization of the mechanism proposed by Turkey to guarantee peace, fulfill the promises made and guarantee independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity based on the borders of 1967 and the creation of the Palestinian state. The capital is Jerusalem. Also, the issue of the F-16 fighter was also discussed in the phone call between President Erdogan and Biden.”
In the statement of the US White House, sign From the top-down view and the domineering tone, there are obvious signs and symptoms, and objectively and clearly, the keyword “F-16” is not mentioned, and in the case of the Zionist regime, the insolent phrase “Israel’s right to defend itself” is not mentioned. has been used.
Also about Sweden and NATO By using the phrase “Welcome Sweden’s membership in NATO as soon as possible”, it is shown that the Biden government practically sees itself as a commander and a client. that Turkey and the United States do not have a similar and common understanding of the nature and quality of their relations, and therefore the efforts of Erdogan’s team to attract the attention of the Biden team and boost Ankara-Washington relations have not been fruitful, and basically, the United States, in the macro equations of its foreign policy, He does not see Turkey as an ally and close friend.
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