Turkey-US Turbulence
27 DECEMBER 2021
2021 has been a turbulent year for Turkiye-US relations. with the US demands pressing Ankara to reverse the Trump-era purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system, while Ankara expects Washington to end its continued support for YPG/PKK terrorists in Syria. Most recently with the US excluding Turkey from its online 'Summit for Democracy', restoring trust between the NATO allies remains an anomaly.