NYT
Erdogan-Trump Friendship Can Help NATO, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Says
Monday, July 6, 2026
Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in an interview that the relationship between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President Trump could ease tensions within NATO. Fidan did not specify which tensions or provide details on how the relationship might address them. No further statements from NATO or U.S. officials were included in the report.
