[…] diplomats echoed this sentiment. Officials from the Middle East in particular took this advice, with officials from countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey taking conspicuous measures to curry favor with the president. Saudi Arabia From December 2016 through February of 2017, Saudi government lobbyists reserved blocks of rooms at […]
[…] out of northeast Syria. The decision had no obvious benefits to the US and was a bombshell reversal to allied Kurds, but it was a victory for Turkey, where Trump had done business for years. In China, Trump again shocked even his GOP allies when he pledged to help sanctioned Chinese company ZTE because, […]
[…] and private meetings with U.S. and foreign leaders, President Trump persistently found—or manufactured—opportunities to shower his hotels, resorts, and condo buildings with praise. Eight foreign governments including Turkey and Kuwait have held events at Trump properties. The Kuwaiti Embassy and Romanian Consulate both held events that had previously been hosted at other locations before […]
[…] money “came from licensing deals in countries with authoritarian-leaning leaders or thorny geopolitics—for example, $3 million from the Philippines, $2.3 million from India and $1 million from Turkey.” When Trump tried to intervene to prevent a Turkish bank from being charged by the Department of Justice for illegally lending to Iran, was he motivated […]
[…] patronizing Trump businesses — 145 foreign officials from 75 governments have visited Trump properties. The country that has sent the most officials to Trump properties has been Turkey. On some occasions, Trump has personally brought them there. At Trump’s vaunted “Winter White House,” Mar-a-Lago, he has hosted Chinese President Xi Jingping, then-Japanese Prime Minister […]
[…] one of these events, called his embassy’s use of the hotel, “a statement that we have a good relationship with this president.” In 2017 and 2019, the Turkey-U.S. Business Council, an organization closely linked to the government of Turkey, held its annual conference at the hotel, bringing in speakers from the highest rungs of […]
[…] and national security interests. In early October, for example, the White House announced its decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Northern Syria after a phone call with Turkey’s president Erdogan, paving the way for a Turkish military incursion. This decision sparked outrage and criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. Critics immediately pointed to the […]
[…] name through a 2008 branding deal with the Dogan Group, which was founded by Aydin Dogan, who has connections to Erdogan. Conflict: Taking an action contrary to Turkey’s geopolitical interests could endanger Trump’s business interests, particularly since Erdogan has shown a willingness to take his political frustration out on the Trump Organization. In 2016, […]
[…] administration. A longtime Gülen affiliate Who is Ömer Adsız? Publicly available information paints a fairly comprehensive picture. According to one biographical web page, Adsız was born in Turkey in 1979. After going to school in Turkey, he pursued his postgraduate education in the United States, receiving masters’ degrees in finance and international commercial law […]
[…] Turkish police force. Despite this, existing evidence appears to corroborate the charges against Turanlı: In 2014, a tape was leaked of a call in which Turanlı and Turkey’s then-Minister of Environment and Urban Planning conspired over the assignment of a demolition contract. Erdoğan and Turanlı have remained allies in the years since. As recently […]
[…] Turkish officials have made 14 visits to Trump properties, more than any other country. This can partially be credited to two annual conferences on U.S. relations with Turkey that have been held at President Trump’s D.C. hotel. This year, two advisors to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ministers of trade, defense, and treasury […]
The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Investment Office is sponsoring the 37th Annual Conference on U.S.-Turkey Relations, at Trump’s DC hotel this week.
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