Balance of Power

Erdoğan Has a Long List of Asks for Trump Visit

It’s a big day for Turkey’s president — and for his world view.

US President Donald Trump and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Washington in 2019.

Photographer: Alex Edelman/Bloomberg

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Donald Trump’s first presidential term was anything but smooth for Turkey — diplomatic spats, defense sanctions, threats, you name it.