While the Trump Administration refuses to act against Turkey, strong bipartisan support is expected.

US Senators Lindsey Graham and Chris Van Hollen published the bill on Thursday night on behalf of a bipartisan group of lawmakers that would impose several sanctions packages including freezing US financial assets of Erdogan as well as defense, foreign and finance ministers. Trade and energy for Turkey, as well as visa restrictions for the Turkish leadership.

The bill prohibits any US assistance to Turkish military personnel and imposes “sanctions on any foreign figure who sells or provides the Turkish military sector with any financial, material or technical support or intentionally carries out any financial dealings with him.”

The sanctions offered by lawmakers also target the Turkish energy sector, as well as punishing the country for buying Russian S-400 air defense systems.

The document says the sanctions will operate from the day they were imposed, over a period of 90 days, with each extension extended after this period until Congress acknowledges that Turkey has abandoned unilateral military actions in the eastern Euphrates region, and withdrew its forces and allies from the Syrian armed opposition “from the territory.” Occupied by the operation on 9 October. ”

“I am pleased to have a bipartisan agreement with Senator Van Hollen on tough sanctions against Turkey for its incursion into Syria,” said Graham, a Republican from South Carolina. Turkey, I expect strong support from both parties. ”

Graham added: “Most members of Congress believe that abandoning the Kurds, who were strong allies against IS, would be a mistake.”

“These sanctions will have immediate and far-reaching consequences for Erdogan and his military,” Van Hollen said.