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Turkey’s president fires central bank governor by decree

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Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation

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Erdogan pledges rights reforms, critics say not enough

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party's supporters in the Black Sea city of Rize, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troops found the bodies of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians abducted by Kurdish insurgents in a cave complex in northern Iraq.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s president wishes to improve testy relations with US

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Plainclothes police officers detain supporters of Bogazici University students outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 11 2021. For weeks, students and faculty members of Bogazici University have been protesting Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Jan. 1 appointment as a rector of Melih Bulu, an academic who once ran for parliament as a candidate for Erdogan's party. Some of the protests have erupted into clashes between police and demonstrators and hundreds of people have been detained, some taken away following raids of their homes.(AP Photo)

Turkey: 9 detained over student protests against new rector

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party legislators, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 10.2021. Erdogan on Wednesday ruled out discussing a federal system to reunify Cyprus, insisting that a two-state accord is the only solution for the ethnically-split island. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey says 2-state solution only option for divided Cyprus

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara, Turkey, late Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Erdogan unveiled Tuesday an ambitious 10-year space program for his country, including missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally-competent satellite systems. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey unveils space program including 2023 moon mission

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Turkey's Health Ministry, a vaccination team member administers a dose of the CoronaVac vaccine, produced by China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd., to Sati Kayiran, 88, in Ayas, in Ankara province, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Turkey on Thursday expanded its COVID-19 inoculation campaign to include people aged 85 and older. (Turkish Health Ministry via AP)

Turkey’s Erdogan says extra 10M doses of Chinese vaccine due

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, centre, as they review an honour guard during a welcome ceremony prior to their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020. Al-Kadhimi is in Turkey on an official visit. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey, Iraq agree to cooperate against extremist groups

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks after a cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Erdogan has announced a four-day lockdown starting New Year's eve to curb the spread of COVID-19. Erdogan said the curfew would begin the evening of Dec. 31 and go on until the morning of Jan. 4. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan: US aims to stymie growing Turkish defense industry

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks during a joint news conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. Following the approval of European leaders Friday Dec. 11, 2020 of expanding sanctions against Ankara, Turkey called on the European Union to act as an 'honest mediator' in its dispute with EU members Greece and Cyprus over the exploration of gas reserves in the Mediterranean. The leaders said early Friday that Turkey has &quot;engaged in unilateral actions and provocations and escalated its rhetoric against the EU.&quot;&quot;(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey summons Iranian ambassador over Azeri poem tensions

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Azerbaijani troops march past during a parade in Baku, Azerbaijan, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. A military parade has been held in the Azerbaijani capital in celebration of a peace deal with Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh that saw Azerbaijan reclaim much of the separatist region along with surrounding areas. (AP Photo)

Azerbaijan holds parade after Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters before departing for a visit to Azerbaijan, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Erdogan brushed off possible European Union sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, saying they would not affect his country. Erdogan also accused the EU of acting &quot;dishonestly&quot; toward Turkey and of failing to keep its promises.(Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s Erdogan brushes off EU sanctions threat

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FILE - In this Friday, May 15, 2020, file photo, a team of Turkey's Health Ministry's coronavirus contact tracing team, clad in white protective gear, masks and face shields are briefed in Istanbul. When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected — that the country is faced with an alarming surge of cases that is fast exhausting the Turkish health system. The official daily COVID-19 deaths have also steadily risen to record numbers in a reversal of fortune for the country that had been praised for managing to keep fatalities low. With the new data, the country jumped from being one of the least-affected countries in Europe to one of the worst-hit.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey toughens curfew measures amid coronavirus surge

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, March 21, 2020, file photo, a municipality worker wearing a face mask and protective suit disinfects the area outside the historical Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque, amid the coronavirus outbreak, in Istanbul. When Turkey changed the way it reports daily COVID-19 infections, it confirmed what medical groups and opposition parties have long suspected — that the country is faced with an alarming surge of cases that is fast exhausting the Turkish health system. The official daily COVID-19 deaths have also steadily risen to record numbers in a reversal of fortune for the country that had been praised for managing to keep fatalities low. With the new data, the country jumped from being one of the least-affected countries in Europe to one of the worst-hit.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey’s new virus figures confirm experts’ worst fears

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

People walk at the decorates side in front of the abandoned buildings with a Turkish and Turkish Cypriots breakaway flags, before Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects the newly opened beachfront of Varosha in war-divided Cyprus' in the Turkish occupied area in the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020. Erdogan appeared to throw a fresh bid to restart dormant Cyprus reunification talks into doubt, saying that a two-state deal rather than the long-established federal formula is the way forward. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)

Erdogan backs two-state Cyprus deal, puts talks in doubt

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, April 3, 2017 file photo, Berat Albayrak, right, Turkey's Energy Minister and son-in-law of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, places a soccer club scarf on his shoulders during a rally for the upcoming referendum, in his hometown city of Rize, in the Black Sea region, Turkey. Albayrak, announced his resignation on social media Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. He said on Instagram that he was stepping down from his post for health reasons and would spend more time with his family.Albayrak, 42, was appointed minister of finance and treasury in July 2018, having previously been energy minister for nearly three years. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Turkish finance minister, Erdogan’s son-in-law, resigns post

By ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press

People walk inside historical Covered Bazar, one of homes of exchange offices in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020. Turkey's currency tumbled further Friday, hitting another record low. The Turkish lira dropped to 7.3677 against the dollar before making a recovery. The lira is down about 19% versus the U.S. currency since the beginning of the year. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey replaces central bank head as lira sees record lows

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Protesters hold placards with a depiction of Eiffel Tower in Paris, right, marked with a shoe stamp a sign of disrespect, and one, left with a slogan reading in Turkish: "May my mother and father be sacrificed in your name, Prophet!", during a protest by members of Islamic groups against France in Istanbul, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. There had been tension between France and Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said France's President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart's mental condition while criticizing Macron's attitude toward Islam and Muslims. (AP Photo)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan interference worries Turkey friends, angers foes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Members of rescue services search in the debris of a collapsed building for survivors in Izmir, Turkey, early Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. A strong earthquake struck Friday in the Aegean Sea between the Turkish coast and the Greek island of Samos, killing several people and injuring hundreds amid collapsed buildings and flooding. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

By MEHMET GUZEL and SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press