Ally Quote by Stephen Kinzer

Turkey's a valued ally, important ally for NATO, not the least because of its strategic geographic location, bordering Syria and Iraq and close to…

— Jens Stoltenberg

Turkey, a powerful and reliable ally of the U.S. through the Cold War, appears to be coming unmoored from Europe and the West and…

— Pat Buchanan

Turkey has worked alongside its allies from the beginning.

— Ahmet Davutoglu

With the rise of ISIS, our alliance with Turkey is more important than ever before, the ability to have access, to move resources into…

— Mike Pence

Turkey is an important strategic partner facing a volatile period. It needs and deserves our support, but that support needs to include our critique…

— Crispin Blunt

Turkey's a NATO member. If Turkey gets attacked, we have to help defend Turkey.

— Wesley Clark

Turkey has put up a fight against the powerful nations of the world. The crusader mentality attacked us abroad. Inside, their lackeys attacked us.…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey is a sovereign state, just like the U.S. We might go to different directions, in terms of our impressions and ideas, but we'll…

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Our alliance with our NATO partners has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for nearly 70 years, in good times and in bad…

— Barack Obama

With the backdrop of its geostrategic location and historical ties with the Middle East, Turkey has an essential role to play for the stability,…

— Victor Ponta

Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope…

— Abdullah Gul

That is one of the reasons why we advocate for good relations between the two countries. Turkey understands the needs of the region.

— Igor Luksic