Turkey

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Problems Facing Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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In this image taken Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016 Syrians wait to enter Turkey at the Bab al-Salam border gate, Syria. Turkish officials say thousands of Syrians have massed on the Syrian side of the border seeking refuge in Turkey. Officials at the government’s crisis management agency said Friday Feb. 5, 2016 that it was not clear when Turkey would open the border to allow the group in and start processing them. (Depo Photos via AP) TURKEY OUT

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A paramilitary police officer investigates the scene before carrying the lifeless body of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi from the sea shore, near the beach resort of Bodrum, Turkey, early Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015. A number of migrants are known to have died and some are still reported missing, after boats carrying them to the Greek island of Kos capsized. (AP Photo/DHA, File) TURKEY OUT

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The Gulen Influence on Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Turkey Provokes Russia by Downing Plane Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Turkey Provokes Russia by Downing Plane Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation economy meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Erdogan says his country does not wish to escalate tensions with Russia over the downing of its plane. Turkey said the Russian warplane was shot down on Tuesday after it ignored repeated warnings and crossed into its airspace from Syria.(AP Photo/Murat Cetinmuhurdar, Presidential Press Service, Pool )

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This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Turkey shot down the Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. (Haberturk TV via AP) TURKEY OUT

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'Too busy for that' President Obama, at the Group of 20 summit in Turkey, dismisses criticism and says he will keep his counterterrorism strategy on course even after the Paris attacks.

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America's Relationship with Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the unintended effects of Turkey's laissez faire approach to IS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and his wife Sare Davutoglu arrive to offer carnations at the site of an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015. Authorities in Istanbul banned a protest rally and march by the same trade union and civic society groups who lost friends and colleagues in Turkey's bloodiest terror attack. (Hakan Goktepe/Prime Ministry Press Service via AP, Pool)

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Protesters flash the V-sign and chant slogans as they protest Saturday's bombing attacks, during a rally in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015. The twin explosions Saturday ripped through a crowd of activists rallying for increased democracy and an end to violence between Kurdish rebels and Turkish security forces, killing at least 95, and injuring scores of others, in Turkey's deadliest attack in years. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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Bodies of victims are covered with flags and banners as a police officer secure the area after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. Two bomb explosions apparently targeting a peace rally in Turkey's capital Ankara on Saturday has killed many people a news agency and witnesses said. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

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Turkish soldiers prepare the coffins of fallen comrades, including Lt. Col. Ilker Celikcan, front, before a ceremony at the military airport in Van, Turkey, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, two days after 16 soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in a Kurdish rebel attack against troops in southeast Turkey on Sunday. The attack was the deadliest assault on Turkish troops since renewed fighting between the rebels and Turkey's security forces erupted in July, shattering a fragile peace process. (IHA Agency via AP)

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In this Wednesday, July 29, 2015, file photo, a missile-loaded Turkish Air Force warplane rises in the sky after taking off from Incirlik Air Base, in Adana, southern Turkey. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, file)

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A U.S. Navy plane lands at the Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, on Wednesday. Turkey agreed to allow the U.S.-led coalition to launch airstrikes against Islamic State from the base but now Egypt is accusing Turkey of working with the Islamic State on the Sinai Peninsula, a bitter feud likely complicate the Obama administration's regional plans. (Associated Press)