Erdogan to discuss US strains when Biden takes office

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss strained US relations with President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office, playing down the possibility of sanctions over Turkey's purchase of Russian missile defense systems.

Bilateral ties have been hit by Turkey's purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, differences in policy on Syria and the detention of US consulate employees and citizens in Turkey.

"We don't find the statements they [the US administration] make and the actions they take regarding our arms procurements to be nice. We especially don't find their approach in northern Syria to be right," Erdogan said.

Speaking to reporters before traveling to Azerbaijan, he said that it was too early to comment on the incoming US administration under Biden, who has criticised Erdogan's policies.

"Let Mr Biden take office. Once he assumes...