Berat Albayrak
Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak on Thursday called the U.S. sanctions on two Turkish ministers "unacceptable".
In a statement, Albayrak said Turkey's priority is to resolve the U.S. sanctions issue through "diplomacy and constructive efforts appropriate for two countries and allies with strong historical background".
"If the U.S. insists on making a mistake, its impact will be limited on Turkey and Turkish economy," he added.
Negotiations with the United States are progressing positively, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Thursday.“Our negotiations with the U.S. are progressing positively. Both sides possess common sense. We expect positive results to be achieved soon,” the source said.It was stated that the negotiations were being conducted with a group of officials close to U.S. President Donald Trump, and that Senator Lindsay Graham was a part of the group.Russian lawmakers slam US sanctions move against TurkeyOn Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the U.S. would impose sanctions on Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.Sanders said the U.S. would block "any property, or interest in property of the two ministers".The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly protested against U.S. Treasury Department's decision, calling on the U.S. administration to reverse its "wrong decision".Video: Erdoğan slams ‘US evangelist, Zionist mentality’Iran FM slams US sanctions on Turkish gov’t ministersTurkish Bar Association slams US sanction move
Turkey expects positive results in talks with US over sanctions spat
On Wednesday, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said the U.S. has imposed sanctions on Suleyman Soylu, the interior minister, and Abdulhamit Gul, the justice minister, for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.
The finance minister also spoke about Turkey's medium-term program.
"We made the first meeting of our medium-term program," he said.
Russian lawmakers have criticized a U.S. move to impose sanctions on two Turkish Cabinet members as "counterproductive and destructive".Alexay Chepa, the deputy head of the International Committee of the State Duma, said in an interview with Anadolu Agency on Wednesday that imposing sanctions had become "kind of a U.S. routine"."Every day we hear some news that the U.S. either impose sanctions or announces a trade war against those who do not want to act as the U.S. wants," Chepa said.Iran FM slams US sanctions on Turkish gov’t ministers"At the same time the U.S. sticks with some politicians and organizations which are notorious for human rights violations but ready to do everything Washington tells them," he said.Senator Igor Morozov, a member of the International Committee of the Federation Council, told Anadolu Agency that sanctions are counterproductive, citing the U.S. and EU's sanctions against Russia."There is no doubt that sanctions destroy trust and because of that, economic, trade and other relations are changing. The U.S. is doing a destructive work leading to self-isolation," Morozov said.Parliament speaker calls US sanctions ‘unlawful and arbitrary’On Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the U.S. would impose sanctions on Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.Sanders said the U.S. would block "any property, or interest in property of the two ministers".Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly protested against U.S. Treasury Department's decision, calling on the U.S. administration to reverse its "wrong decision".US is a threat to Turkey: İbrahim KaragülBrunson has been charged with spying for the PKK -- a designated terrorist group in the U.S. and Turkey -- and U.S.-based Fetullah Gülen and the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), the group behind the defeated July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey which martyred 251 people and injured thousands.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of being behind a long-running campaign to overthrow the state through the infiltration of Turkish institutions, particularly the military, police, and judiciary.Turkey will not hesitate to respond to US sanctions: Dep presidentInterior minister slams US sanctions move
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He said austerity measures and necessary steps for budget discipline and economic balance had been put in place in Turkey.
"On the other hand, our meetings for short-and-medium term external financing are proceeding positively," he said.
He added the Turkish economy will be based on healthy and sustainable growth after balance is provided to Turkey's economy.
"There is no doubt, Turkey keeps growing robustly," he said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has condemned a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on two Turkish government ministers in retaliation for the ongoing detention of an American pastor facing terrorism charges in Turkey.“These unlawful U.S. sanctions on two Turkish government ministers -- from an allied country -- illustrate the U.S. administration's longstanding policy of pressure and extortion,” Zarif tweeted on Thursday.On Wednesday night, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders announced that the U.S. had imposed sanctions on Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül.Turkish Bar Association slams US sanction moveBrunson has been accused by the Turkish authorities of spying for the PKK (which has been a designated as a terrorist group by both the U.S. and Turkey) and U.S.-based Fetullah Gulen and the latter’s Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), which orchestrated Turkey’s failed July 2016 coup attempt that left 251 martyrs in its wake.Ankara also accuses FETÖ of carrying out a long-running campaign to overthrow the Turkish state through the infiltration of state institutions.Parliament speaker calls US sanctions ‘unlawful and arbitrary’US is a threat to Turkey: İbrahim KaragülUS sanctions move 'abdication of reason': Turkish MPTurkey will not hesitate to respond to US sanctions: Dep presidentInterior minister slams US sanctions move
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Yeni Şafak Editor-In-Chief İbrahim Karagül stressed that Turkey urgently needs to halt all joint initiatives with the U.S. and close down the Incirlik Air Base as a response to the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to impose sanctions on the Justice Minister and Interior Minister.Ibrahim Karagül’s 11-point call for action came after the Brunson crisis and U.S threats against Turkey.White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders had said the U.S. would impose sanctions on Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gül for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.Turkey will not hesitate to respond to US sanctions: Dep presidentBrunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina who has lived in Turkey for more than two decades, was indicted on charges of having links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Fethullah Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), which Ankara blames for the failed coup in 2016. He was transferred to house arrest on July 25.Karagül’s 11-point call for action is as follows:1- The U.S. has attacked Turkey and killed hundreds of thousands of our people through the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and other terrorist organizations for 40 years.2- It has attacked Turkey openly; attempted an occupation, civil war and assassination of our country’s president by using FETÖ terrorists on July 15.3- The U.S. wants to restrain Turkey on its own orbit by taking it hostage and when Turkey refuses this, they try to drive it into a corner by using threats, sanctions and blackmail.Interior minister slams US sanctions move4- The U.S. tries to plot Turkey’s rapprochement with emerging powers such as Russia and China. Turkey’s new economic initiatives with these powers worry them.5- The U.S.’s sanctions against Turkey’s Interior minister Süleyman Soylu and Justice Minister Abdülhamit Gül should be responded to in kind.6- The new world is being built and it doesn’t consist of the U.S. alone.7- The strategic alliance of Turkey and the U.S. has come to an end. There is no moral ground of this alliance relationship anymore.US sanctions move 'abdication of reason': Turkish MP8- The U.S. has become the biggest threat to Turkey.9- While this fact is blatant, all the initiatives to build an alliance with the U.S. again are now a crime.10- The military bases of the U.S. – that have murdered thousands of our people, and threatened our country explicitly- should be shut down immediately, especially Incirlik Air Base.11- Turkey should never step back against the U.S. sanctions and the U.S. must be declared as a threat to Turkey.Video: Erdoğan slams ‘US evangelist, Zionist mentality’
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