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On the first day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, drummers, wearing traditional Ottoman clothes, perform through the neighborhoods of Istanbul, early Monday June 6, 2016, to wake people for the "sahour," the traditional breakfast of Ramadan. More than 2000 drummers wander Istanbul's neighborhoods playing their drums in the early hours to wake up the residents as part of the holiday tradition. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

In Istanbul, drummers keep ancient Ramadan tradition alive

By Dominique Soguel - Associated Press

A policeman guards in front of the Blue Mosque at the historic Sultanahmet district after an explosion in Istanbul, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. An explosion in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists killed 10 people and injured 15 others Tuesday morning, the Istanbul governor's office said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul bomber identified as militant with IS links

By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

A policeman guards in front of the Blue Mosque at the historic Sultanahmet district after an explosion in Istanbul, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. An explosion in a historic district of Istanbul popular with tourists killed 10 people and injured 15 others Tuesday morning, the Istanbul governor's office said. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

10 dead, 15 wounded in Istanbul tourist district explosion

Associated Press

Critics say Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is orchestrating the government's deeply unpopular policies, such as stepping up military actions against Kurdish forces and cracking down on the media and opposition groups. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s power grab backfires in Turkey as crackdowns on PKK, media prove unpopular

By Victor Kotsev - Special to The Washington Times

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the political scene for more than a dozen years, campaigned on behalf of his former party, the Islamist-rooted Peace and Development Party (AKP), appealing to voters to elect at least 300 parliamentarians to help push through a constitution that would expand his powers as an executive. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan weighs new vote in Turkey as talks to form coalition government falter

By Victor Kotsev - Special to The Washington Times

People help the wounded after an explosion in the southeastern Turkish city of Suruc near the Syrian border, Turkey, Monday, July 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Ozcan Soysal)

Turkey: Blast kills 30, wounds nearly 100 near Syrian border

By Desmond Butler - Associated Press

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the political scene for more than a dozen years, campaigned on behalf of his former party, the Islamist-rooted Peace and Development Party (AKP), appealing to voters to elect at least 300 parliamentarians to help push through a constitution that would expand his powers as an executive. (Associated Press)

Turkey elections: Recep Tayyip Erdogan power grab rejected in stunning vote

By Jacob Resneck - Special to The Washington Times

The legacy of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's dozen years in power is up for grabs as spillover from the Syrian civil war and a restive Kurdish minority make Turkey's June 7 parliamentary elections a crucial test for the president's political machine and his own personal staying power. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s grip on Turkey threatened by pro-Kurdish party

By Jacob Resneck - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Operation Nemesis: The Assassination Plot That Avenged the Armenian Genocide’

By Aram Bakshian Jr.

A French police officer patrols around the Sacre Coeur basilica at Montmartre district, in Paris,, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. France on Monday ordered 10,000 troops into the streets to protect sensitive sites after three days of bloodshed and terror, amid the hunt for accomplices to the attacks that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

France hunts for attack accomplices, deploys 10,000 troops

By Lori Hinnant and Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Pope Francis prays in Istanbul, Turkey, mosque in new outreach

By Nicole Winfield and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Pope Francis to visit Turkey amid Christian-Muslim tensions

By Nicole Winfield and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Turkish students stage a rally to protest against the visit of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014. Biden on Saturday called on Europe to continue diversifying its energy supplies to reduce dependence on Russia. (AP Photo)

‘Biden get out!’: VP given rough reception by Turkish protesters

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