The need for a reaction against Turkey is an example of a bipartisan consensus in the US Congress, Democratic senator Chris Van Holen said during a speech he made at the Woodrow Wilson International Center think tank in Washington.

With a new presidential decree, Turkey’s authorities abolished the century-old Turkish State Theaters (DT), ending official sponsorship of art activities and play actors on stage.

The U.S. Senate has approved a major defense bill that would block the sale of U.S. F-35 fighter jets to Turkey unless it abandons a deal to buy S-400 missile-defense systems from Russia.