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A woman hangs clothing to dry at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Leaders of the EU's 28 divided nations plan to reconvene in Brussels this week in hopes of ironing out disagreements on a proposed agreement with Turkey in the migrants crisis. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

EU leaders push on with contested Turkey migrant plan

By Lorne Cook - Associated Press

Security and forensic officials work at the site of Sunday's explosion in the busy center of Turkish capital, Ankara Monday, March 14, 2016. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a car bomb that went off close to bus stops. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey carries out airstrikes after deadly bombing

By Suzan Fraser - The Washington Times

Riot police try to enter the headquarters of Turkey's largest-circulation newspaper Zaman in Istanbul, early Saturday, March 5, 2016. The police raid came hours after a court placed it under the management of trustees on Friday. The move against the paper, which is linked to an opposition cleric, heightened concerns over deteriorating press freedoms in the country. (AP Photo)

EU pressured to take stance over Turkish media right erosion

By Carl Amari and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

strategic allies: Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian (right) has agreed to let Russian President Vladimir Putin deploy a slew of military vehicles to a base just outside the Armenian capital of Yerevan. (Associated Press)

Armenia pulled into Russia-Turkey clash in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

John Kerry: U.S. has sent to the Kurds 41,000 grenades and 60,000 anti-tank rounds

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A burning vehicle seen after an explosion in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, after assailants exploded a car bomb near vehicles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital, killing several people and injuring scores of others, officials said. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of city, in an area close to where military headquarters and the parliament are located. (AP Photo)

Turkey blames Kurdish rebels, Syria for Ankara attack

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Turkish soldiers Thursday mourned Sgt. 1st Class Feyyaz Ilhan, one of the 28 people killed in an Ankara explosion Wednesday. The attack, blamed on a Kurdish group, raised tensions with the U.S. (Associated Press)

Turkey blames Obama’s muddled Syria policy for fueling its security crisis

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A police officer clears the area of an explosion in Ankara, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, after assailants exploded a car bomb near vehicles carrying military personnel in the Turkish capital, killing several people and injuring scores of others, officials said. The explosion occurred during evening rush hour in the heart of city, in an area close to where military headquarters and the parliament are located. (Mustafa Kirazli/Cihan News Agency via AP)

5 killed, 10 injured in explosion in Ankara

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Problems Facing Turkey Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

SHEHAB AL MAKAHLEH: Could Turkey implode?

By Shehab Al Makahleh

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 file photo, a hole is photographed in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. Abdullahi Abdisalam Borleh boarded the plane on Feb. 2 with a bomb which exploded at 11,000 feet. The blast created a hole in the fuselage of the Airbus 321, just above the wing, and Borleh was blown out, his body falling to earth and landing in the Somali town of Balad. (AP Photo, File)

Somali plane bomber was known as religious but not extremist

By ABDI GULED - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Turkey and Germany agreed on Monday on a set of measures to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis, including a joint diplomatic initiative aiming to halt attacks against Syria's largest city. Merkel said after talks with Davutoglu that she is "not just appalled but horrified" by the suffering caused by Russian bombing in Syria. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

L. TODD WOOD: Russia supporting Kurdish groups in Syria to Turkey’s detriment

By L. Todd Wood

Stranded migrants shouts slogans next a covered body of a man believed to be from Morocco, at the Greek-Macedonian border, near the northern Greek village of Idomeni, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015. The man was electrocuted after touching high-power overhead railway cables when he climbed on top of a train carriage. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

EU ministers want to buttress borders to stem refugee flow

By MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT - Associated Press

US Vice-President Joe Biden, center, poses with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, left, and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the media prior to a meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. Biden held a trilateral meeting with Ghani Sharif to help the two neighbors co-operate and co-ordinate on counter-terrorism measures, the White House said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Biden: U.S. ‘prepared’ for a military solution in Syria

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A Russian ground attack aircraft is prepared for a combat mission at Hemeimeem air base in Syria Wednesday Jan. 20, 2016. Russian warplanes have flown over 5,700 combat missions since Moscow launched its air campaign in Syria on Sept. 30, 2015. (AP Photo/Vladimir Isachenkov)

L. TODD WOOD: Why would Russia want to build an air base near Turkey?

By L. Todd Wood

Gulen Plan to Destroy America Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ABRAHAM WAGNER: Gulen movement a threat to U.S., Turkey

By Abraham R. Wagner

Turkish police officers and members of rescue services work at a destroyed police station in Cinar, in the mostly Kurdish Diyarbakir province in southeastern Turkey, Thursday Jan. 14, 2016. Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing several people, including civilians, the governor's office said Thursday. (AP Photo/Mahmut Bozarslan)

Turkey car bomb attack at police station; 6 killed

By Dominique Soguel and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

Once accommodating neighbors now turn back Syrian refugees

By Philip Issa - Associated Press

Adolf Erdogan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the meaning of Hitler

By Clifford D. May

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV shows a Russian warplane on fire before it crashed Tuesday. Turkey shot down the Russian aircraft, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Moscow denied that the plane had crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. (Associated Press)

Russia sanctions Turkish construction companies, bans hiring Turks after downing of jet

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Hackers claiming to be with the group Anonymous have taken credit for hacking a French jihadi website in retaliation for the terror attack on the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo magazine. (YouTube) ** FILE **

Anonymous declares cyberwar against Turkey over alleged ISIS support

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times