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Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. (Louiza Vradi/Pool Photo via AP)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. (Louiza Vradi/Pool Photo via AP)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, speaks with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. (Louiza Vradi/Pool Photo via AP)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. (Louiza Vradi/Pool Photo via AP)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken listens Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue. (Louiza Vradi/Pool Photo via AP)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, welcomes the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken before their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, speaks with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during their meeting at Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. Blinken will be on a two-day trip in Athens, after his visit to Turkey, to meet with the country's leadership and launch the fourth round of the US-Greece Strategic Dialogue.(AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu answers a question during a joint news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to journalists during a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks to journalists during a joint news conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu following their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrive for their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, Pool)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu before their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey rejects links between NATO expansion, F-16 deal