Turkey, US relations can be saved, presidential spokesman says
Turkey and the United States can save their relationship, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Saturday after President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on Ankara in a deepening of tensions between the NATO partners.
The two countries are at odds over a number of issues including Washington's policy in Syria, Ankara's quest for the extradition of a Muslim cleric blamed for failed coup in 2016 and Washington's concerns about US citizens and embassy staff detained in Turkey.
"The relationship can be saved and improved provided that the US administration takes Turkey's security concerns serious," Ibrahim Kalin wrote in a column in pro-government Daily Sabah newspaper.
