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Why Erdogan called off his White House visit

After originally leaking that a White House visit was in play in the lead up to municipal elections at the end of March, President Erdogan is now postponing his May meeting with President Biden in Washington, DC. No reason was cited, but, as some analysts note, the move will likely upend efforts to mend ties between the two NATO allies. Wolfango Piccoli, the co-founder of the risk analysis company Teneo, joins Thanos Davelis to look into why this visit was postponed and what message it sends about the US-Turkey relationship and Ankara’s broader ties with the West.

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

Turkey postpones Erdogan's White House visit

Our neighborhood just got unpredictable again

PM’s Ankara trip to go ahead as planned

Guilty verdicts decried as too lenient

Turkey says it backs outgoing Dutch prime minister Rutte’s candidacy for NATO chief

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