Blinken meets Turkish foreign minister in Ankara

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) is welcomed by Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan prior to their meeting at the foreign ministry in Ankara, on 6 November 2023.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara following a tour of the Middle East focused on the Israel-Hamas war.

Blinken's first visit to Turkey since Israel went to war in reprisal for the militants' 7 October attack did not include a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was travelling in Turkey's northeast.