The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan He is going to visit the White House for the first time in six years, bringing with him a series of agreements aimed at restoring the tense relationships between the two members of ONATO, according to the Bloomberg agency.

Thursday’s meeting with the US president Donald Trump is expected to pave the way for the Turkey To buy everything from Lockheed Martin fighter aircraft and Boeing planes to liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth more than $ 50 billion, according to Turkish officials who spoke to Bloomberg on the condition of anonymity, as the agreements have not been finalized.

Erdogan sees the meeting as an opportunity to restore the relationships that have been shaken by Russian weapons markets, diplomatic disputes and retaliation duties. Turkey is still dependent on US military and diplomatic support to maintain its regional influence, and investors consider its role in a western alliance crucial to the development of the largest economy of the Middle East. Expectations for a re -heating relationship with Washington have strengthened Turkish markets, with the Stock Exchange reinforced after the White House announcement

“Erdogan wants to make use of Trump’s presidency to remodel and improve relations between Turkey and the US, with an emphasis on improving defense ties,” said Emre Peker, director of Eurasia Group Europe based in London. “Energy and defense agreements that Erdogan is seeking are key pillars of a mutually beneficial, trading relationship that will also attract Trump’s interest in concluding agreements.”

The two leaders have gone through a long distance from their tense meeting at the White House in November 2019. After Trump committed earlier that year to withdraw troops from Syria, Turkey launched a military invasion of the Kurdish forces supported by the US.

The alliance marginally avoided collapse when then Vice President Mike Penz mediated a cessation of hostilities, allowing US -backed forces to move away from the Turkish fire line.

Six years later, including a Democratic Presidency during which Turkey was not a priority for Washington, both Erdogan and Trump have to gain from rejuvenating relationships. Turkey is willing to meet some of its military and energy needs from the US, offering Trump an easy trade agreement.

For Ankara, the advantages are just as clear. Erdogan wants to emphasize his commitment to Turkey’s position in the Western Alliance after re -election two years ago. He has already reassured international investors by abandoning his unorthodox economic policies and defining former Merrill Lynch strategic analyst Mehmet Simsek, finance minister.

Most of Thursday’s possible agreements could be in the aviation sector. Boeing and Lockheed Martin may take orders for up to 250 commercial aircraft, as well as additional F-16s, according to Turkish officials.

Trump said last week that the long-term impasse of F-35 aircraft was likely to be resolved. Turkey was originally a partner in the development of Lockheed’s most advanced fighter aircraft, but was eliminated from the program after the purchase of the Russian S-400 Air Defense System. This market has led to sanctions from Congress, known as Caatsa, targeting Turkey’s defense industry and are still in place.

Ankara has refused to abandon the S-400, as Washington demands, but hopes that a compromise on their growth could reopen the door for the 40 F-35 market, according to Turkish officials.

It is recalled that on Wednesday, Turkey announced long -term agreements With Mercuria Energy Group and Woodside Energy Group for the purchase of about 76 billion cubic meters of LNG, mainly from US facilities.

Natural gas missions and defense agreements will boost bilateral trade, Bloomberg highlights, which both countries have said they want to triple to about $ 100 billion a year. According to data from the International Monetary Fund, exports were about balanced in both directions, allowing Turkey to face 15% US tariffs on its products, among the lower rates imposed by Trump in August.

The future development of the relationship between Washington and Ankara will have an impact beyond Turkey’s borders, especially in Syria.

Turkey is based on US assistance to reach an agreement between the Kurdish fighters in Syria and the forces loyal to the new government of transitional President Ahmed al-Saraa in Damascus.

Ankara considers the Kurdish groups in Syria as an extension of the PKK, the guerrilla organization with which it has been fighting for over four decades. The PKK has been designated a terrorist organization by the US and the European Union and recently agreed to hand over its weapons. However, Turkey is worried that some PKK fighters may flee to Syria and continue to be a threat from there, using weapons supplied by America that were originally intended to combat Islamic State.

Differences in regional policies, including Erdogan’s open criticism of the US ally, Israel, are a threat to revitalizing the relationships that Erdogan is seeking and “may not allow him to achieve long -term stability in Turkish -American relationships” Think-Tank Tepav based in Ankara.