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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Erdogan Makes Some Worrying Friends
Relations between the U.S. and Turkey have been
deteriorating
almost as fast as the Turkish lira. In a speech on the Black Sea coast
Saturday
, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the ultimate dig against an ally: He threatened to switch teams.
“Before it is too late, Washington must give up the misguided notion that our relationship can be asymmetrical and come to terms with the fact that Turkey has alternatives,” he told the crowd. If the “disrespect” continues, his government will seek “new friends and allies.” On Tuesday, he doubled down, calling for
a boycott on U.S. electronic goods such as the iPhone
.
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