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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert in eastern Mus province, eastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Turkish Seljuks beat the Byzantine forces at the Battle of Manzikert (now Malazgirt, Turkey) in 1071, gaining entry into Anatolia and opening the road to Europe. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

In familiar dance, Turkey warms to Russia as US ties unravel

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is attacking members of the military, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and even Supreme Court justices and prosecutors. (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown pushes Turkish dissidents to Greece

By By Nikolia Apostolou - Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Illustration on Turkey as a poor ally by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How Turkey is overrated as a strategic ally

By Ivan Eland

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan throws flowers to his supporters as he arrives to deliver a speech at his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) congress in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s president says country will defy economic threats

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani prior to their talks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Turkey said Wednesday it is increasing tariffs on some U.S. products like cars, alcohol, and coal _ a move that is unlikely to have much economic impact but highlights the deteriorating relations with the U.S. in a feud that has already helped trigger a currency crisis. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey hasn’t been a U.S. ally for some time

By L. Todd Wood

A man uses his mobile as he sits in a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Beset by a weak currency and tension with the United States, Turkey is reaching out to Europe in an attempt to shore up relations with major trading partners despite years of testy rhetoric and a stalled bid for EU membership. The overtures by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has harshly criticized Germany and other European nations in the past, are part of a diplomatic campaign to capitalize on international unease over U.S. President Donald Trump and American tariff disputes. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Challenged by US and market crisis, Turkey turns to Europe

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he delivers a speech to Turkish ambassadors at the Presidential Palace in Turkey, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will boycott U.S. electronics

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Berat Albayrak, Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister, gestures as he talks during a conference in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in a bid to ease investor concerns about Turkey's economic policy. Albayrak said the government will safeguard the independence of the central bank and outlined his ministry's new economic policy as the currency plunged, raising questions about the country's financial stability. (AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici)

Turkey’s Erdogan vows US boycott, but diplomats resume talks

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

A woman checks the currency exchange rates at a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Turkey's central bank announced a series of measures on Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis. The Turkish lira has nosedived over the past week and tumbled another 7 percent on Monday as the central bank's measures failed to restore investor confidence. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Why Turkey’s currency is plunging and what it means

By DAVID McHUGH and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Lower taxes and reduced red tape have helped fuel a middle-class boom. (Associated Press/File)

The Latest: Germany urges solution on Turkish prisoners

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Berat Albayrak, Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister, wipes his forehead as he talks during a conference in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in a bid to ease investor concerns about Turkey's economic policy. Albayrak said the government will safeguard the independence of the central bank and outlined his ministry's new economic policy as the currency plunged, raising questions about the country's financial stability. (AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici)

Why Turkey’s currency is plunging and what it means

By David McHugh and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

The Latest: Official says sanctions lack ‘state seriousness’

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In this July 25, 2018 photo, Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson, who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

EDITORIAL: Turkey’s vindictive behavior is unworthy of a NATO ‘ally’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A U.S-backed Syrian Manbij Military Council soldier passes a U.S. position near the tense front line with Turkish-backed fighters. (Associated Press/File)

New sanctions will not harm U.S.-Turkey cooperation in Syria, says Pentagon

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a statement on national television from his official residence in Istanbul, Sunday, June 24, 2018. Erdogan was proclaimed the winner early Monday of a landmark election that ushers in a government system granting the president sweeping new powers and which critics say will cement what they call a one-man rule. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey freezes assets of U.S. justice, interior ministers

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

In this July 25, 2018 photo, Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson, who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. The White House is announcing that the Treasury Department is imposing sanctions on two Turkish officials over a detained American pastor who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

Turkey slaps sanctions on 2 US officials in retaliation

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan attends the last day of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Friday, July 27, 2018. (Mike Hutchings/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Erdogan: Turkey will not back down due to US sanctions

By CINAR KIPER - Associated Press

Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, arrives at his house in Izmir, Turkey, Wednesday, July 25, 2018 An American pastor who had been jailed in Turkey for more than one and a half years on terror and espionage charges was released Wednesday and will be put under house arrest as his trial continues. Andrew Craig Brunson, 50, an evangelical pastor originally from Black Mountain, North Carolina, was let out of jail to serve home detention because of &quot;health problems,&quot; Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

US to hit NATO-ally Turkey over detained pastor, Trump says

By SUSANNAH GEORGE and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Arsenal soccer player Mesut Ozil in London. Germany midfielder Ozil has announced his retirement from international soccer, alleging racial discrimination. (Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan decries ‘racist attitude’ against Ozil

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling Justice and Development Party MPs and supporters at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 24, 2018. ( AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Erdogan calls Israel “fascist, racist” for nation state law

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