Blinken’s Visit to Quake-Hit Turkey Highlights Longstanding Tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu sit in a helicopter for a tour of earthquake stricken areas in Turkey on Feb. 19, 2023. Clodagh Kilcoyne/Pool Photo via AP

ANKARA, Turkey—U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Feb. 20 in Ankara.

Talks focused largely on the aftermath of twin earthquakes that recently struck southern Turkey, leaving tens of thousands dead and causing widespread destruction.