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Rescue members work after a plane skidded off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. A plane skidded off the runway Wednesday at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces. Passengers were seen evacuating through cracks in the plane and authorities said at least 21 people were injured. (AP Photo)

Plane skids off Istanbul runway, breaks into pieces; 21 hurt

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3 missing after vessel collision in Black Sea near Istanbul

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European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a media conference after an extraordinary meeting of the EU college of commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell briefed the college on Wednesday regarding the current situation in Libya and Iran. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Erdogan, Putin call for cease-fire in Libya from Jan 12

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

People stand on the streets after evacuating their homes, following an earthquake in Istanbul, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Turkey's emergency authority says a 5.8 magnitude earthquake has shaken Istanbul with no immediate damage reported. (DHA via AP)

5.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Istanbul, 8 slightly injured

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Canan Kaftancioglu, the head of Turkey's secular Republican People's Party in Istanbul, leaves the courthouse after her trial in Istanbul, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Turkey's state-run news agency says a court has sentenced the leader of the Istanbul branch of Turkey's main opposition party to nearly 10 years in prison over a series of tweets.(AP Photo)

Turkey: Politician convicted for tweets insulting president

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In this photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019, a man walks near Fatih mosque in Istanbul. Syrians say Turkey has been detaining and forcing some Syrian refugees to return back to their country the past month. The expulsions reflect increasing anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey, which opened its doors to millions of Syrians fleeing their country's civil war. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians

By ZEINA KARAM - Associated Press

Turkey extends deadline for unregistered Syrians in Istanbul

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Tourists pose for photos outside Besiktas Park in Istanbul, Sunday, Aug.11, 2019, where the UEFA Super Cup soccer match between Liverpool and Chelsea will be played on Wednesday, Aug. 14. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Liverpool returns to Istanbul for Super Cup against Chelsea

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

People run to avoid the effects of tear ga , fired by police to disperse activists on a street in central Istanbul, after a Pride march event was banned by authorities, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 30, 2019. Activists gathered in Istanbul to promote rights for gay and transgender people Sunday before police dispersed the crowd at a pride event that Turkish authorities had banned for the fifth year. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish police disperse banned LGBT march with tear gas

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An activist brandishes a rainbow flag as Turkey's lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex activists march despite a ban, in Istanbul, Sunday, July 1, 2018. The Istanbul LGBTI+ activists gathered in the city's Taksim neighbourhood after they announced Istanbul's local government had banned the Pride march for the fourth year in a row. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Istanbul Pride: Police allow remarks, then fire tear gas

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Ekrem Imamoglu, the new Mayor of Istanbul from Turkey's main opposition opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) talks to members of foreign media a day after he took over office, in Istanbul, Friday, June 28, 2019. Imamoglu said Friday he was prepared against any attempts by the government to restrict his powers while emphasizing his willingness to work with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul’s new mayor ‘prepared’ for government restrictions

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Thousands of supporters surround a bus from where Ekrem Imamoglu, the new Mayor of Istanbul from Turkey's main opposition opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) makes a speech after he took over office, in Istanbul, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Imamoglu is formally taking office as mayor of Istanbul four days after he won a repeat election in Turkey's largest city and commercial hub. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul mayor hails victory as step to repair democracy

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party MPs, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, two days after Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, won the election for mayor of Istanbul. Erdogan addressed his AK Party's weekly meeting, the first time he speaks since the Istanbul mayoral election Sunday, which was a big setback for him and his party.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

After loss, Erdogan vows to listen to people’s ‘messages’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkish Anomalies Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Istanbul mayoral election is an anomaly, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s tyrannical impulses may emerge

By Daniel Pipes

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Backers, foes weigh cost to Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Istanbul defeat

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Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, talks to supporters from atop his campaign bus during a celebratory rally in Istanbul, late Sunday, June 23, 2019. The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party had leading Turkey's largest city. (Onur Gunay/Imamoglu Media team via AP)

After big win, new Istanbul mayor hopes to mend party fences

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, celebrate in central Istanbul, Sunday, June 23, 2019. In a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Imamoglu declared victory in the Istanbul mayor's race for a second time Sunday after Binali Yildirim, the government-backed candidate conceded defeat in a high-stakes repeat election. (AP Photo/Lefteris Piarakis)

For Turkey’s Erdogan, a challenge in former stronghold

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

This photo shows a view of Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background, Saturday June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel)

Opposition win in Istanbul a blow to Turkey’s Erdogan

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station in Istanbul, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The Latest: Istanbul mayor-elect greets tens of thousands

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Supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, cheer during his speech a rally in Istanbul, Friday, June 21, 2019, ahead of June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections.The 49-year-old candidate won the March 31 local elections with a slim majority, but after weeks of recounting requested by the ruling party, Turkey's electoral authority annulled the result of the vote, revoked his mandate and ordered the new election.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul’s candidates in re-run of mayoral election

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press