law or dealing with the underlying conditions that led to Turkey’s ejection from the F-35 program and Congressional holds on purchases of American weapons by Turkey.” Clearly, Turkey’s acquisition of the S-400 does not just pose a problem for its acquisition of the F-35s but of American weapons more broadly. In a recent letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken opposing the proposed sale, a bipartisan group of House members stated: “The Erdogan government has made it clear that it has no intention of coming into compliance with U.S. As a result, it seems unlikely that members of Congress would be willing to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey. Ankara has squandered a significant amount of good will in Washington, especially with the purchase of the S-400. The deal would essentially compensate Turkey for the $1.4 billion it spent on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters it has been blocked from buying over the S-400 issue. The Turkish Air Force would also like the United States to sell it forty new F-16s and upgrade kits for another eighty of the jets. If this were to happen, Turkey’s relations with the United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be in jeopardy.
He also implied that he is prepared to purchase additional S-400 air defense batteries from Russia. President Joe Biden during the recent UN General Assembly, and in an interview on Face the Nation, Erdogan suggested that he and Biden are not on good terms. President Erdogan was unhappy that he did not meet with U.S. The threat to expel the ambassadors comes at a critical time in U.S.-Turkey relations. Will this episode further damage U.S.-Turkey relations? The ambassadors in question will now be able to remain in Turkey. and other embassies coordinated a statement indicating that they respect Turkish law and “are committed to Article 41 of the Vienna Convention on Non-Interference in the Internal Affairs of Countries.” This was sufficient for Erdogan to claim victory. The crisis was averted on October 25, when the U.S.
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