Monday, August 25, 2025

STATE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO BIPARTISAN LETTER REGARDING TURKEY

Paphos Live 25 August 2025



Objections are expressed in PSEKA's reply letter to the State Department for its formulation that Turkey is a "long-standing NATO ally with a history of significant contributions".

The State Department, responding to a bipartisan letter signed by 40 members of Congress, reiterated its commitment to comply with U.S. law prohibiting the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey.

"The invasion and continued occupation of 37% of the Republic of Cyprus, Ankara's actions in Syria, Armenia and Libya, the acquisition of Russian S-400 missiles, as well as its relations with the Islamic State and Hamas, make it a source of problems."

PSEKA calls on the Trump administration to put pressure on Ankara to behave as a reliable ally and not as an "adversary" of the United States.