As high-level talks between US- Türkiye are set to begin in Washington today, some US lawmakers continue to fuel tensions between the two sides
Senior-level talks between Türkiye and US are set to begin on January 18, with all eyes set on whether the top diplomatic contact would yield positive outcomes over the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets and Sweden's bid to join NATO.
For Ankara, the US and its allies have turned a blind eye to Türkiye's security concerns and instead played a role in strengthening armed groups like YPG, which is the Syrian offshoot of PKK, a terror group in the eyes of the US, the EU, NATO and Türkiye. Ties between the two NATO allies hit a low point, especially when Türkiye acquired Russian missile defence systems in 2019. While Ankara insisted that it was a much-needed acquisition in light of the looming border threat emanating from northern Syria, where the US has armed the YPG terror group to its teeth, the US still went ahead and removed Türkiye from the next-generation F-35 fighter jet program.
PKK terror group has been fighting the Turkish state since 1984, leaving more than 40,000 dead, including women and children. that the terror group has been recruiting children despite rights bodies urging them to abstain from minor recruitments. Türkiye raised objections, accusing the countries of harbouring, even supporting the terror groups. It said Sweden, in particular, must first take a clearer stance against these groups, mainly PKK and the Fetullah Terrorist Organization , which is behind the 2016 defeated coup in Türkiye.
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