Trump praises Turkey as 'great ally' of US

Trump praises Turkey as 'great ally' of US Trump has continued his praise of Turkey, calling it a "great ally" of the US. The US president said Turkey knows Iran "very well", adding that Ankara has been "very instrumental" in helping deal with the situation in the region. "They could have gotten into the fight. I hear some people saying about their relationship with Israel," Trump said. "They are a very powerful military nation. They didn't do that. Maybe they didn't do that because of me. But they could have gotten into the fight on the other side," he added.