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A Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. intelligence warily watches for threats to U.S. now that 87 nations possess drones

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

3-way lead after first round of Turkish Open

By BERNIE McGUIRE - Associated Press

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

PIPES: Cyprus rides a troubled sea of oil and gas opportunity

By Daniel Pipes

Gulay Samanci, surrounded by other lawmakers, is one of four female members of the ruling Justice and Development Party to wear headscarves to a session of the Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2013, to mark the end of a longstanding ban in the chamber. (AP Photo)

4 Turkish lawmakers wear headscarves in parliament after ban is lifted

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A Syrian rebel fighter returns from fighting Syrian army forces in Aleppo. (Associated Press)

U.S. allies let funds flow to al Qaeda in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

SANDS: Hou reclaims women’s chess crown in dominating fashion

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo)

BERMAN: Epitaph for the Turkish model

By Ilan Berman

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

NUNBERG: Silencing a secularist in Turkey

By Sam Nunberg

People hold national flags as they shout slogans outside the Silivri jail complex in Silivri, Turkey, on Aug. 5, 2013. Some 275 people, including military officers, politicians and journalists, are facing verdicts in a landmark and divisive trial in Turkey over an alleged conspiracy to overthrow Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government. Security forces set up barricades around the courthouse in Silivri to tighten security after the supporters of defendants announced to hold a demonstration against the five-year trial. (Associated Press)

Former military chief gets life sentence in Turkey

By Desmond Butler - Associated Press

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

PIPES: Islamism’s likely doom

By Daniel Pipes

An Israeli soldier from the Golani Brigade reads a holy book as he stands atop an armored personnel carrier at a training ground in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights near the border with Syria on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel, Turkey in cahoots over Syria strike: report

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrian rebels preparing to fire locally made rockets, in Idlib province, northern Syria, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. (Associated Press)

Syria is jihad central: 6,000 terrorists flood new al Qaeda training ground

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Free Beacon

Turkish protesters gather for a protest and a forum at the main Kizilay Square in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

With social media, middle classes in Brazil, Turkey grow stronger, angrier

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Metal placards in the shape of Israeli soldiers sit on an old bunker at an observation point on Mt. Bental in the Israeli controlled Golan Heights, overlooking the border with Syria, on June 24, 2013. (Associated Press)

Iran commander: Syria conflict will end when Israel falls

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his lawmakers at parliament, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (AP Photo)

Turkey: ‘Terrorists’ fired 4 shots at helicopter carting commanders

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

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PIPES: What Turkey’s riots mean

By Daniel Pipes

** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo)

Turkey welcomes Obama admin’s decision to send arms to Syrian rebels

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Protesters chant anti-government slogans, silhouetted by the light of flares in Taksim square, in Istanbul, Turkey, late Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Turkey vows to clear protesters as death toll hits 5

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses lawmakers and supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (AP Photo)

HOLMES: Is Turkey a model for others?

By Kim R. Holmes

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

MILLER: Rand Paul demands answers on U.S. gunrunning in Benghazi

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times