ANKARA, Nov 6, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Ankara following a tour of the Middle East focused on the Israel-Hamas war.

Blinken's first visit to Turkey since Israel went to war in reprisal for the militants' October 7 attack did not include a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who was travelling in Turkey's northeast.