Turkey urges US to honor partnership after Trump warns of economic devastation

President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday Turkey expected the United States to honor their strategic partnership after US President Donald Trump warned it would devastate Turkey economically if they attack a Kurdish militia in Syria.

Relations between the two NATO allies have been strained over US backing for the Kurdish YPG, which Turkey views as an extension of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that is waging a decades-long insurgency on Turkish soil.