Gen. Dan Caine was received in an official ceremony at the Turkish capital for talks with Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, the chief of the Turkish General Staff, according to reports. The visit comes amid the ongoing NATO summit in Ankara.
Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Ankara on Tuesday evening for talks with his Turkish counterpart, Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, and was received in an official military ceremony. The visit takes place as the NATO summit convenes in the Turkish capital, with President Donald Trump also in attendance for discussions with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, as The Zioneer reported earlier.
Caine's meeting with Bayraktaroğlu is the latest in a series of high-level military engagements between the United States and Turkey, following years of strained ties over Ankara's purchase of the Russian S-400 air defense system and its exclusion from the F-35 program. The Trump administration has signaled interest in restoring Turkey's access to the stealth fighter, a topic expected to feature prominently during the summit.
It remains unclear whether the Caine-Bayraktaroğlu talks will address specific defense cooperation agreements or operational coordination. The visit also follows recent reports that Trump discussed Iran strategy with Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, though the White House has emphasized a preference for diplomacy for now.
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