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Transcript/ScriptTRUMP TURKEY REAX
HEADLINE: Erdogan welcomes a second Trump presidency
TEASER: The Turkish leader was quick to congratulate Trump and hopes to restart what had become frosty relations between Ankara and Washington
PUBLISHED AT: 11/06/2024 at 6:02 pm
BYLINE: Dorian Jones
CONTRIBUTOR:
DATELINE: Istanbul
VIDEOGRAPHER: Agencies, Berke Bas DO NOT USE NAME FOR SECURITY REASONS.
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SCRIPT EDITORS: LR, Baragona
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[[Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday was quick to welcome Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election victory. The Turkish leader is eager to resume the close, direct ties he had with the White House during Trump’s first term in office, which sharply changed after President Joe Biden took over. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.]]
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan quickly congratulated Donald Trump for his election victory Wednesday, with a message on X referring to him as a “friend.”
Analysts say Erdogan will be looking to reestablish the close ties he had with Trump and move beyond the frosty relationship he had with President Joe Biden, who largely kept relations at a foreign minister level.
[[RADIO VERSION: Ozgur Unluhisarcikli heads the German Marshall Fund office in Ankara.]]
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“During the Trump administration, what we see is a very strong, leader-to-leader relationship. If I remember correctly, President Trump and President Erdogan, met nine times, face to face. There was, of course, also a state visit, and a reception, at the White House, as opposed to the Biden presidency where the two leaders met face to face only twice.”
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Erdogan is critical of Biden's military support of Israel and of not doing more to end
Israel's war on Hamas and Hezbollah.
Trump made campaign promises to support Israel, but Erdogan, in his congratulatory message, expressed hope that Trump would end the conflict.
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That hope is reflected in central Istanbul’s Kadiköy district, where some say they
hope a Trump presidency will bring peace and benefit Turkey.
[[RADIO VERSION: Resident Ali Kemal.]]
((Ali Kemal, Istanbul Resident ((male in English))
“Trump, the relationship with my president Erdogan is very good, maybe this [is] good for Turkey I think.”
[[RADIO VERSION: Mehmet, asked to be identified by his first name only, also says hopes Trump’s election will lead to peace in the Middle East.]]
((Mehmet, Istanbul Resident, male in Turkish))
“I hope Trump's win will be a good occasion for the whole world. I wish him success. I hope that he will stop this bloodshed and keep Israel in its place for peace and brotherhood. Whether it is Muslim[s] or Jew[s], everyone should stay in their own territory, in their own land.”
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There are some who worry what a second Trump presidency will bring for the wider world.
[[RADIO VERSION: Istanbul resident Aytac also asked us to use her first name only.]]
((Aytac, Istanbul Resident - female in English))
“I think the way of his running things will not be good for the world.”
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There are major policy differences between Trump and Erdogan: a big point of friction is the Turkish leader’s support for Hamas.
But analysts say Erdogan sees the new Trump presidency as a new opportunity for face-to-face talks where that and other differences can be resolved.
((Dorian Jones, VOA News, Istanbul))
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Embargo DateNovember 6, 2024 18:17 EST
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