摘要
Ankara has maintained close relations with Washington ever since modern Turkey was established in 1924, but recent U.S. sanctions against the country and the free fall of the Turkish lira might spell the end of Turkey＇s longstanding alliance with the United States. The recent tension between the two countries was catalyzed by the arrest of American pastor Andrew Brunson, but can also be perceived as the consequence of Turkey＇s national transformation from a ＂Western nation＂ to an ＂Eastern state,＂ led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party （AKP） according to the principles of neo-Ottomanism.
Deteriorating ties between Turkey and the United States are the result of more than just economic sanctions Ankara has maintained close relations with Washington ever since modern Turkey was established in 1924,but recent U.S.sanctions against the country and the free fall of the Turkish lira
