US to lift sanctions on Türkiye, Trump says in Ankara visit
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (C-R) and U.S. President Donald Trump (C-L) hold a meeting at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump said on July 7 that Washington will lift sanctions on Türkiye, marking a potential breakthrough in defense ties between the NATO allies as he met President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of a key alliance summit in Ankara.
Speaking alongside Erdoğan at the Presidential Complex, Trump said the United States would remove sanctions imposed under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
The announcement came as the two leaders are holding bilateral talks before the opening of a NATO summit in the Turkish capital.
