Turkey has threatened to send troops across the border to hit bases used by the Kurdish PKK rebels unless the US and Iraq does more to stop attacks.
The Turkish government is under public pressure to use force against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party).
But Washington has urged Ankara not to launch cross-border strikes.
Impatience
Before leaving for Washington, Mr Erdogan warned the meeting came at a critical time.
"Our visit comes at a time when [Turkish-US] relations are undergoing a serious test," Mr Erdogan told reporters on Saturday, before departing from Istanbul.
"We have run out of patience with the terrorist attacks being staged from northern Iraq," he said, expressing hope that his talks with Mr Bush would produce "concrete measures".
In spite of promises of action from the Iraqi government and the US, who regard the PKK as the "common enemy", Mr Erdogan did not seem reassured.
On a stop in Italy on his way to Washington he told the newspaper La Repubblica "there hasn't been any concrete step" from the US administration to stop Kurdish violence.
The Kurdish rebels have intensified their campaign during the past month, killing at least 40 people, military and civilians, in Turkey.
The PKK has waged a violent campaign in the south-eastern region of Turkey since 1984, resulting in more than 30,000 deaths.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/7079391.stm
Crossing into another country to attack terrorists... hmmmm... that sounds familiar... I'm looking at you Israel!... oh yeah and the US... although we obviously don't need to know for sure that the country poses a threat anymore, we just invade (see Iraq). On the specific issue of the PKK, I am not fully aware of the entire situation. I know that it is causes a lot of tension between Turkey and the EU/Kurds/US/"Iraq", but the history I am very vague on. I am sure Mr. Reed could shed a little light here for most of us on the history of the PKK.
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