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US Lawmakers Target Turkey With NDAA Amendments on Arms Sales
US lawmakers file NDAA Amendments. Credit: Sdandsd/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0 Turkey’s activities in the Eastern Mediterranean are once again under the spotlight in Washington. A series of amendments targeting Ankara’s actions—ranging from its military presence in Cyprus to its ties with Hamas—have been introduced in the House Armed Services Committee as part of deliberations on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual US d…
Turkey's presence in the Eastern Mediterranean is once again on the agenda of the US Congress. Proposed amendments to the defense budget target the Turkish Armed Forces' military presence in Cyprus.
Anti-Türkiye initiatives have gained momentum in the US Congress. Lawmakers have demanded that arms sales to Ankara be halted and that the Turkish presence in Cyprus be reported as a "security risk."
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Turkey's behavior in the Eastern Mediterranean has become the focus of the US Congress through a series of amendments submitted to the US defense budget bill (NDAA). More...
Representative Josh Gottheimer has introduced an amendment in the House of Representatives that seeks to limit U.S. arms transfers to Turkey. According to the legislative initiative, the U.S. President cannot approve or authorize the export of defense materials or services to Turkey until the State Department, in cooperation with the Pentagon, submits a report to Congress.
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