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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)

Turkish central bank move raises questions over independence

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Suppression of the Kurdish Vote Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Why Turkey’s Kurdish problem is about to explode

By David L. Phillips

People use their mobile phones' torches as they attend a commemoration event for the second anniversary of a botched coup attempt, in Istanbul, Sunday, July 15, 2018. Turkey commemorates the second anniversary of the July 15, 2016 failed military attempt to overthrow Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with a series of events honouring some 250 people, who were killed across Turkey while trying to oppose coup-plotters.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Questions linger two years after a failed coup in Turkey

By Abraham Wagner

Erdogan says he won’t let a peace deal hurt Turkish Cypriots

Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is pushing ahead with the purchase of 10 F-35 jets. The 10-plane, $100 billion deal was reached in 2002. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan presses U.S. over F-35 jet sale

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Meral Aksener is currently third in the polls and has emerged as a primary challenger to Turkey leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 15-year rule. (Associated Press)

Meral Aksener boosts opposition challenge against Turkey’s Erdogan

By Natalie Malek - The Washington Times

Wearing T-shirts with pictures of Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, supporters rally for Muharrem Ince, who is seen as a strong contender to end President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 16-year rule in presidential elections next week. (Associated Press)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces strong Turkey election challenge

By Zekine Turkeri and Marga Zambrana and Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

Turkey's President and ruling Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during an election rally in Corlu near Istanbul, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Turkey holds parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, 2018, seen as important as it will transform Turkey's governing system to an executive presidency.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Turkey grows more estranged from U.S.

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes a rally in solidarity with Palestinians before an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 18, 2018. Turkey has called on Muslim nations to stand with Palestinians and to work to stop countries joining the United States in relocating their Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.(Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

At OIC, Muslim nations condemn Israel and U.S., call for unity

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to Turkish students in London, Monday, May 14, 2018. Erdogan started Sunday a three-day visit to Britain. (Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

German court dismisses comic’s appeal over Erdogan poem

Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Turkish Premier League soccer players Ilkay Gundogan, left, Mesut Ozil, second left, and Cenk Tosun in London. Erdogan started a three-day visit to Britain on Sunday by praising the country as &quot;an ally and a strategic partner, but also a real friend.&quot; (Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

Erdogan a battleground in Germany-Turkey soccer vote

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center left, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, arrive for a meeting with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The leaders of Russia, Iran and Turkey are meeting in the Turkish capital for talks on Syria's future. The leaders are expected to reaffirm their commitment to Syria's territorial integrity and the continuation of local cease-fires when they meet Wednesday. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Erdogan: Turkey to keep pushing Kurds out of Syria’s north

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin, centre, during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s Erdogan says missile deal with Russia is final

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in full military combat uniform, waves from a helicopter as he visits Turkish troops at Ogulpinar border gate with Syria, near Reyhanli, Hatay, Turkey, Sunday, April 1 2018. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey, Russia deepen ties amid troubled relations with West

By WIETING Suzan Fraser and Ayse Wieting - Associated Press

CIA Chief Mike Pompeo went to Turkey to discuss security issues on his first overseas trip in his new role (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, file)

Mike Pompeo to take tough tack with Erdogan as Turkey relations erode

By Guy Taylor and Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this frame grab from video provided by Voice of America, members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s security detail are shown violently reacting to peaceful protesters during Erdogan's trip last month to Washington. (Voice of America via AP)

Charges dropped against 11 of 15 Turkish security officers in D.C. brawl

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

Ottoman Slap Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens the U.S. with an ‘Ottoman slap’

By Uzay Bulut

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Turkish parliament recently that American forces in Syria should prepare for an "Ottoman slap." (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan turns Turkey away from U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shake hands before their talks at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Tillerson started a two-day trip to Turkey amid growing tensions between the two NATO allies.(Pool Photo via AP)

Tense times in US-Turkey relations as officials huddle

By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Turkey, U.S. forces on course for clash in Manbij, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times