### [2016-08-23](/feed/2016/08/23/index.md)

##### Turkey–United States relations
# Turkish government – Gülen Movement conflict




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1. [The United States adds Turkey to its list of governments that are implicated in the use of child soldiers, saying that the country has provided "tangible support" to the Neo-Ottoman Sultan Murad Division, in Syria and Libya, which uses child soldiers. It is the first time that a NATO member state has been included in the Trafficking in Persons Report. ](/feed/2021/07/1/the-united-states-adds-turkey-to-its-list-of-governments-that-are-implicated-in-the-use-of-child-soldiers-saying-that-t.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
2. [In a statement commemorating Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, U.S. President Joe Biden formally acknowledges the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as a genocide. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu denounces Biden's statement as "political opportunism" and "based on populism". ](/feed/2021/04/24/in-a-statement-commemorating-armenian-genocide-remembrance-day-us-president-joe-biden-formally-acknowledges-the-massa.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
3. [Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu accuses the United States of being behind the coup d'état attempt in 2016, which killed more than 250 people. The U.S. State Department says the accusation was "wholly false", and "inconsistent with Turkey's status as a NATO ally". ](/feed/2021/02/4/turkish-interior-minister-suleyman-soylu-accuses-the-united-states-of-being-behind-the-coup-d-etat-attempt-in-2016-whic.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
4. [The United States House of Representatives votes 405 to 11 to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide as a genocide for the first time. Turkey condemns the resolution, describing it as "a meaningless political step", and that "its sole addressees are the Armenian lobby and anti-Turkey groups". ](/feed/2019/10/29/the-united-states-house-of-representatives-votes-405-to-11-to-officially-recognize-the-armenian-genocide-as-a-genocide-f.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
5. [U.S. President Donald Trump authorizes the doubling of Section 232 tariffs on imports of aluminium and steel from Turkey, to 20% and 50% respectively. The Turkish lira further falls to a new record low against the U.S. dollar and Turkish stocks tumble. ](/feed/2018/08/10/us-president-donald-trump-authorizes-the-doubling-of-section-232-tariffs-on-imports-of-aluminium-and-steel-from-turkey.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
6. [The White House imposes sanctions on two Turkish officials over the detention of Andrew Brunson, an American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. ](/feed/2018/08/1/the-white-house-imposes-sanctions-on-two-turkish-officials-over-the-detention-of-andrew-brunson-an-american-pastor-who.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
7. [The U.S. State Department orders family members of employees at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul to leave as extremist groups threaten to kill or kidnap U.S. citizens and Westerners. ](/feed/2016/10/29/the-us-state-department-orders-family-members-of-employees-at-the-us-consulate-general-in-istanbul-to-leave-as-extre.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
8. [The U.S Air Force deploys six F-15C fighter jets to Turkey's Incirlik Air Base to help defend Turkish airspace against potential intruders. ](/feed/2015/11/6/the-us-air-force-deploys-six-f-15c-fighter-jets-to-turkey-s-incirlik-air-base-to-help-defend-turkish-airspace-against-p.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_
9. [The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the United States House of Representatives accepts a resolution describing the Armenian Genocide as "genocide", prompting Turkey to recall its ambassador and threatening Turkey–United States relations. ](/feed/2010/03/4/the-committee-on-foreign-affairs-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives-accepts-a-resolution-describing-the-armen.md) _Context: Turkey–United States relations_