How will S-400 affair affect Turkish-NATO ties?
Calls for Turkey to be expelled from NATO or for Turkey to leave NATO are not realistic, say experts.
![Turkey's Defence Minister Akar, U.S. Secretary of Defense Shanahan and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg attend a NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels Turkey's Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attend a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir - RC12887C8A40](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/06/RTX6MJJO-001.jpg/RTX6MJJO-001.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=dBak64OK)
Turkey and the United States are on a collision course over Ankara’s decision to buy Russian-made S-400 anti-missile defense systems. The question is how this will affect Turkey’s relationship with NATO, of which it has been a member for the past 67 years.
For over a year now, American neocons, in particular, have been pushing the notion of expelling Turkey from NATO over its efforts to develop military ties with Russia.