{"id":23815,"date":"2014-11-13T21:22:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T21:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2014\/11\/13\/navy-responds-after-sailors-attacked-in-turkey\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:08:00","slug":"navy-responds-after-sailors-attacked-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2014\/11\/13\/navy-responds-after-sailors-attacked-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy responds after sailors attacked in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials said Thursday no decisions have been made on whether to forgo future port calls in Turkey or restrict personnel there after a group of protesters roughed up three Navy sailors in Istanbul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren&#8217;t authorized to publicly disclose the information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We have enjoyed a strong relationship with Turkey for many years,&#8221; the Navy said in a statement Wednesday. &#8220;As NATO allies, we share common interests, and this incident will not diminish that strong relationship. 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