US Vice President Joe Biden is set to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House says, marking another attempt by Washington to improve worsening ties with Ankara since the failed coup in July.
Biden will arrive in the Turkish capital on August 24, the White House said in a statement on Saturday.
“While in Ankara, the Vice President will meet with President Erdogan and Prime Minister [Binali] Yildirim to discuss the US-Turkey relationship and a range of issues of importance to both nations,” the statement read.
On July 15, a faction of Turkish armed forces used tanks and attack helicopters to seize power from Erdogan.
Relations between the US and Turkey soured after Washington questioned Ankara’s strong reaction to the putsch and refused to extradite Fethullah Gulen, a US-based opposition figure whom Erdogan accuses of masterminding the botched attempt.
The American VP will…