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

ABRAHAM WAGNER: Gulen movement seeks to transform Turkey into Shariah state

By Abraham R. Wagner

Saudi Arabian Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman listens in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, during a meeting between Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and President Barack Obama, in this May 13, 2015, file photo. Saudi Arabia said Tuesday, Dec. 15, that 34 nations have agreed to form a new &quot;Islamic military alliance&quot; to fight terrorism with a joint operations center based in the kingdom's capital, Riyadh. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Saudi Arabia forms Islamic counterterrorism coalition

By Aya Batrawy - Associated Press

In this Nov. 23, 2009 file photo, Fuad Masum, then-head of the Kurdish parliamentary bloc, speaks to the press after an Iraqi Parliament session. President Masum said Saturday Nov. 5, 2015, that the presence of Turkish troops near the Islamic State-held city of Mosul in northern Iraq is a "violation" of international law and it was contributing to increased tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed, File)

L. TODD WOOD: Turkey invades Iraq

By L. Todd Wood

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a bilateral meeting with President Barack Obama, in Paris, on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. The leaders discussed the continuing crisis in Syria, and the fight against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Russia accuses Turkish president of buying oil from Islamic State

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama has been working hard in the wake of Turkey shooting down a Russian plane to get the two countries to find common ground in the fight against the Islamic State, however, frosty relations remain between the two powers. (Associated Press)

Obama urges Turkey and Russia to see Islamic State as common foe

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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

JAMES LYONS: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamist leanings may have caused him to provoke Russia

By James A. Lyons

This Oct. 22, 2015 file photo shows destruction at Beiji oil refinery during the military operations, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad, Iraq. The United States and Russia are going after the Islamic State's oil industry, destroying refineries and hundreds of tanker trucks transporting oil from eastern Syria in a heavy bombardment in recent days aiming to break the extremists' biggest source of income. (AP Photo/File)

L. TODD WOOD: Iraq: Turkey buying ISIS oil

By L. Todd Wood

Turkish protesters shout anti-Russia slogans as they hold a poster of Russian President Vladimir Putin that reads in Turkish and Russian "Assassin Putin!" during a protest in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 bomber at the Syrian border on Tuesday, insisting it had violated its airspace despite repeated warnings. (AP Photo/Omer Kuscu) ** FILE **

Turkey won’t apologize to Russia over warplane downing

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Masked militants speak as they are protesting the killing of Tahir Elci, a prominent lawyer and human rights defender, who faced a prison term on charges of supporting Kurdish rebels, in Istanbul, Turkey, late Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015. Elci was shot on Saturday while he was making a press statement in front of a historical mosques damaged during fightings between Kurdish rebels and security forces.(AP Photo/Cagdas Erdogan)

Tahir Elci, prominent human rights activist, killed in attack in Turkey

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

L. TODD WOOD: Russia says it’s ‘fully mobilized’ to deal with Turkish threat

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while listens to a question during a meeting with representatives of "popular front" broad movement at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin orders economic sanctions against Turkey after downing of Russian plane

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media during his and France's President Francois Hollande news conference following the talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015.Putin and visiting French President Francois Hollande agreed to share intelligence information and cooperate on selecting targets in the fight against the Islamic State group, raising hope for closer ties between Moscow and the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group following the Paris attacks. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, pool)

Putin: U.S. knew flight path of jet downed in Turkey

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin and chief of his staff Sergei Ivanov, left, take part in a meeting in Nizhny Tagil in the Ural mountains, Russia, on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Putin on Wednesday ordered long-range air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin says second pilot in downed warplane has been rescued, is now safe

By Albert Aji - Associated Press

Tracy Lawrence uses Turkey Fry to help Nashville’s neediest

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of S-400 missiles in Syria as he and other officials in Moscow escalated a war of words with Ankara after Tuesday's shootdown, which Turkey claims was justified on grounds that two Russian fighters ignored repeated warnings to change direction after entering Turkish airspace. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin orders S-400 missiles to Syria after Turkey downs Russian jet

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russian warship named “Yamal” and numbered “156” is passing through the Dardanelles Strait en route to the Mediterranean Sea, near Canakkale, Turkey, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. (AP Photo/CHA)

Vladimir Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey

By Vladimir Isachenkov - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with media in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani, after signing documents during the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Vladimir Putin: Downing of Russian warplane over Syria a ‘stab in the back’ by terrorist accomplices

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

A woman holds a poster reading "Turkey to account!" as others wave Russian and Syrian national flags during a picket at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Turkey's decision to down a Russian jet near the Syria border a "stab in the back." (Associated Press)

Russian jet shot down by Turkey ramps up Syria tension

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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

Pentagon backs Turkey’s version of events, blames ‘incursion’ of Russian jet

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Jordanian King Abdullah II in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015. Earlier Tuesday Turkey shot down a Russian warplane, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denied that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies. "We are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet," Russia's Defense Ministry said. "The Ministry of Defense would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight."(Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

How will Vladimir Putin respond Russian jet shot down by NATO member?

By L. Todd Wood