TCUSAPAC Connects with Congressman Aaron Bean at NRCC Event in Park City Park City, Utah — June 13, 2026 — Hulya Erol-Garvett, representing TCUSAPAC, had the opportunity to speak briefly with Congressman Aaron Bean (R–FL-04) during an NRCC event in Park City, Utah. The exchange offered an opportunity to introduce TCUSAPAC’s perspective and reinforce the […]
He Stood With Us When It Mattered — Now It Is Our Turn: Why Every Turkish American Must Support Congressman Jack Bergman Washington, D.C. / Michigan — In Turkish culture, there is a word that carries more weight than almost any other: dost. Not just a friend. Not just an ally. A dost is someone
The $400 Million Question: Trump’s Qatar-Gifted Air Force One Was Too Unsafe to Fly Out of Turkey — Here’s What That Means Washington, D.C. / Ankara / London — It was supposed to be the most glamorous airplane in the world. The most powerful symbol of American prestige. A “beautiful plane for a beautiful price,”
A Historic Moment — or a Battle Still to Be Won? Trump, Turkey, and the F-35 Fight That Will Define the Future Washington, D.C. / Ankara — The flags of 32 nations lined the grand boulevards of Ankara last week. NATO leaders shook hands, made promises, and posed for cameras inside a city that was,
A Washington Test for Turkey’s F-35 Ambitions Trump’s pledge to lift sanctions has revived Ankara’s hopes. But in Congress, the question is less whether Turkey matters to the United States than whether the alliance’s old disputes have actually been resolved. President Trump’s promise in Ankara to lift U.S. sanctions on Turkey — and his indication
Turkey’s F-35 Question Returns to Washington as Israel Raises Objections and Congress Holds the Key President Donald Trump has said the United States will “consider” a sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye. But no decision has been announced, Israel is pushing back publicly, and Congress remains a decisive gatekeeper.WASHINGTON — A possible U.S. sale
A Historic Turning Point: Trump, Türkiye, and the F-35 — What It Means for Turkish Americans The Big Picture: Something Shifted at NATO’s Ankara Summit For the first time in years, something real is happening between the United States and Türkiye — and Turkish Americans need to pay close attention. This past week, President Donald
U.S. Moves Toward Defense Reset With Türkiye, but Congress Still Holds the Key The Trump administration’s decision to advance a proposed sale of U.S.-made fighter-jet engines to Türkiye has opened the most significant new chapter in U.S.-Türkiye defense relations in years. It has also reopened old disagreements in Washington over the Russian S-400 air-defense system,
Trump Signals Possible Reset on Türkiye’s F-35 Access, but Congress and the S-400 Issue Still Stand in the Way President Donald Trump’s recent comments on Türkiye’s defense relationship with the United States have raised the prospect of the most consequential U.S.-Türkiye military reset in years. But despite public optimism surrounding the NATO summit in Ankara,
Report Alleges U.S. Leak Alerted Turkey to Israeli Iran Plan; Evidence Remains Unverified Israeli sources have alleged that officials within the White House disclosed details of an Israeli plan involving Iran to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to a report published June 5. The allegation was denied by the office of Vice President JD Vance,
