Erdogan Meets Trump at NATO Summit to Reset US-Turkey Ties

Donald Trump and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2019.

Photographer: Alex Edelman/Bloomberg

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague late Tuesday in a bid to turn the page on strained relations between the two nations.

“President Erdogan stated during the meeting that the two countries have significant potential in various fields, particularly in energy and investment, and that advancing cooperation in the defense industry would facilitate achieving the goal of a $100 billion trade volume,” according to an account of the session provided by Erdogan’s office.