Yes, the State Department should move Turkey to its Near East bureau

Published March 28, 2025 2:28pm ET



Reps. This month, Brad Schneider (D-IL) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) introduced a bill to ask the State Department to remove Turkey from its Bureau of European Affairs and instead place Turkey in its Bureau of New Eastern Affairs.

It is a good, long-overdue idea. Secretary of State Marco Rubio should embrace it immediately, even prior to a congressional vote.

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