A group of congressmen and Turkish-American groups warned Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan against his recent rhetoric.

The Congressional Caucus on US-Turkey Relations and Turkish Americans (Turkey Caucus) has warned Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in a letter that his recent rhetoric is increasingly damaging Turkish-American relations and that it is becoming harder to defend Turkey's interests in Washington, Today's Zaman reported.

The groups warned him against making anti-Semitic comments that jeopardize US-Turkey relations.

“ Remarks you have made recently have been widely viewed as anti-Semitic and are most definitely anti-Israel,” Today's Zaman quotes the House letter to Erdoğan.