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EDITORIAL: A mission to a mess

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

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‘Turkish James Bond’ to return in film based on failed coup; series has anti-U.S., -Israel themes

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Russia-Turkey Relations Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Iran, Turkey only pretend to honor international agreements

By Jed Babbin

Woodrow Wilson Center, D.C. think tank, rejects charges of helping spur Turkish coup

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul in this Friday, July 15, 2016, file photo. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt,&quot; when asked if there was a coup. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ** FILE **

Turkey: U.S. shouldn’t ‘sacrifice’ alliance over Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Greece is sending back some of the desperate refugees who have landed on its islands. (Associated Press)

Syrian refugees sent back to peril in hands of Islamic State

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

Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. Turkey's prime minister says a group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt.&quot; (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Council of Europe head says Turkey needs understanding

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during an event for foreign investors, in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Erdogan said, once more blasted unnamed Western countries which he says supported an attempted coup on July 15 which left more than 270 people dead. "The West is supporting terrorism and taking sides with coups." (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)

Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish President, claims Gulenists controlled intel service; overhaul coming

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, lashing out Tuesday at Amnesty International said his government has "zero tolerance toward torture." (Associated Press)

Recep Erdogan, Turkey president, accuses U.S., EU allies of taking sides of coup plotters

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkish soldiers secure the area as supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan protest in Istanbul's Taksim square, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. Turkey's prime minister says a group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup. Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt.&quot; (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Decree by Turkey’s Erdogan brings military more under govt

By CINAR KIPER and ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul in this Friday, July 15, 2016, file photo. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt,&quot; when asked if there was a coup. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ** FILE **

Turkey orders 47 newspaper journalists, executives detained

Associated Press

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul in this Friday, July 15, 2016, file photo. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt,&quot; when asked if there was a coup. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ** FILE **

AP interview: Turkish opposition warns govt about witch hunt

By SUZAN FRASER and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

A Turkish military officer is transferred to a court hall in the city of Alexandroupolis, northern Greece, Thursday, July 21, 2016. Eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece a board a helicopter during an attempted coup in their country are testifying in court during their trial on charges of entering Greece illegally. Turkey is seeking their return to stand trial for participation in Friday’s coup attempt. The eight deny any involvement and have applied for asylum, saying they fear for their lives if returned. (Antonis Pasvantis/InTime News via AP)

8 Turks who fled to Greece are a diplomatic ‘hot potato’

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

President Barack Obama answers questions during a joint news conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 22, 2016. Obama fiercely rejected Donald Trump's depiction of an America in crisis on Friday, arguing that violent crime and illegal immigration have plunged under his leadership to their lowest rates in decades. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama denies U.S. involvement in Turkey coup attempt

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A police APC drives in Kizilay Square with a poster of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the background in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, July 21, 2016. The stunning sweep of Turkeys crackdown following an attempted coup last week forces questions about how far President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will go to cement his personal power at the expense of accepted democratic ideals. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s post-coup attempt crackdown makes country vulnerable in Middle East, experts say

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

A tank moves into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey, early Saturday, July 16, 2016. Turkey's armed forces said it "fully seized control" of the country Friday and its president responded by calling on Turks to take to the streets in a show of support for the government. A loud explosion was heard in the capital, Ankara, fighter jets buzzed overhead, gunfire erupted outside military headquarters and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul. (AP Photo)

Turkish jets strike rebels in Iraq following failed coup

By Suzan Fraser and Sarah El Deeb - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters gathered in front of his residence in Istanbul, early Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Turkey's Interior Ministry has fired nearly 9,000 police officers, bureaucrats and others and detained thousands of suspected plotters following a foiled coup against the government, Turkey's state-run news agency reported Monday. The slogan in the background reads: " Sovereignty belongs to the nation. " (AP Photo/Murat Cetinmhurdar, Presidential Press Service, Pool)

Obama offers Turkey’s Erdogan help in prosecuting coup plotters

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Erdogan and the Brotherhood Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

The jihadis in France, the Islamists in Turkey

By Clifford D. May

Turkish soldiers are seen on the Asian side of Istanbul in this Friday, July 15, 2016, file photo. A group within Turkey's military has engaged in what appeared to be an attempted coup, the prime minister said, with military jets flying over the capital and reports of vehicles blocking two major bridges in Istanbul. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told NTV television: &quot;it is correct that there was an attempt,&quot; when asked if there was a coup. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) ** FILE **

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan recounts night of coup, mulls death penalty

By Dominique Soguel and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Members of Turkey armed forces are escorted by police for their suspected involvement in Friday's attempted coup at the court house in Mugla, a Mediterrenean city of Turkey, Sunday, July 17, 2016. Following a failed coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, his government moved swiftly to shore up his power and remove those perceived as an enemy, saying it has detained 6,000 people. (Tolga Adanali/Depo Photos via AP)

Turkish F-16s patrol skies days after failed coup

By Suzan Fraser and Dominique Soguel - Associated Press