EPISODE · May 6, 2025 · 11 MIN
Trump's call with Erdogan and the wider messages it sends
from The Greek Current · host Hellenic Leaders
President Trump said that he had a "very good and productive" call with Turkish President Erdogan, adding that Erdogan had invited him to Turkey and that he would also be coming to Washington. The call comes in the wake of a new crackdown on dissent in Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, amid speculation that Turkey could send its Russian S-400 missiles to Syria, and as Israel and Turkey are increasingly at odds over Syria. Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into Trump and Erdogan’s call and the wider messages it sends.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:Trump says he had a productive call with Turkey's Erdogan, visits plannedEU to set out plans to halt Russian gas imports by end-2027Greece’s booming tourism sector in race to find workers as summer season looms
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Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into President Trump and President Erdogan’s call this week and the wider messages it sends.
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Trump's call with Erdogan and the wider messages it sends
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