They were a founding member of NATO. We had nuclear missiles in Turkey at one time, and we had NSA listening posts there throughout the cold war. Turkey was our most effective ally on the ground during the Korean war. Until recently they were an ally of Israel as well. Regardless of what Turkey has become since the current regime took power, Turkey was a good ally.
True, but they should be ousted from NATO. Where is all that ISIS stolen oil going to? Someone has a lot of ‘splaning to do.