According to Turkish broadcasters and the state news agency they discussed bilateral defense deals, Syria and counterterrorism.
Turkish ties with the United States are in a tense period, following the US imposing sanctions on Turkey’s interior and justice ministers for not releasing American Pastor Andrew Craig Brunson, who faces terrorism charges in Turkey.
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<p style="text-align:left">Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar and US counterpart Jim Mattis speak over phone amid tensin between the two states.
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