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Why Biden should put human rights and democracy at the center of US-Turkey relations

President Biden's pledge to put democracy and human rights at the center of American foreign policy is facing an early test from an increasingly authoritarian Turkey. In a recent op-ed, expert Merve Tahiroglu, makes the case that the Biden administration has an immediate opportunity to make good on this pledge, not only to advance American interests and human rights, but also to protect U.S. citizens from unjust treatment at the hands of autocrats like President Erdogan. 

Merve Tahiroglu is the Turkey Program Coordinator at POMED, the Project on Middle East Democracy.

Read Merve Tahiroglu’s op-ed here: Biden can't let Turkey's Erdoğan get away with his threats to Americans any longer

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: 

Turkey rejects US call to free jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala

Greece seeks Gulf allies to counter tension with Turkey

Ankara irked by Athens meeting of Cyprus, Egypt, Gulf officials

Turkey says it will not turn back from Russian S-400s

U.S. Urges Turkey to Jettison Russian S-400 Missile System

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