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A man makes a heart shaped sign to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine to show support after his arrival in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, June 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan lambasts protesters

By Elena Becatoros and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A Turkish protester waves a national flag with a poster of the nation's founder, Kemal Ataturk, as thousands of trade union members take part in a two-day march to Kizilay Square, the main city center in Ankara. (Associated Press)

Obama administration takes a step back after Kerry’s Turkey comments

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Protesters light flares and shout slogans during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul, on Tuesday. Thousands have joined anti-government rallies across since Friday, when police launched a pre-dawn raid against a sit-in protesting plans to uproot trees in the square. Since then, the demonstrations have spiraled into Turkey's biggest anti-government disturbances in years. (Associated Press)

Turkey’s financial standing at risk

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John McCain, meeting for several hours on Monday, May 27, 2013, with rebel leaders in Syria, was asked for U.S. help to establish a no-fly zone, obtain anti-aircraft weapons and launch airstrikes on targets associated with the regime of President Bashar Assad. (Syrian Emergency Task Force)

In secret trip to Syria, Sen. John McCain hears rebels’ pleas for help

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

Woods to return to Turkey for European event

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

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Turkey’s Erdogan to press Obama to do more for Syrian rebels

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Armed Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) stand at attention after arriving in the Heror region of Iraq, northwest of Baghdad, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Ceerwan Aziz)

Gunmen open fire on liquor stores in Iraq; 11 dead

By Sameer N. Yacoubs - Associated Press

Pallbearers carry the remains of Fehmi Karaca, 69, a shop owner who was killed in Saturday's explosions, for burial in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, on Sunday, May 12, 2013. The bombings marked the biggest incident of cross-border violence since the start of Syria's bloody civil war and have raised fears of Turkey's being pulled deeper into the conflict. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey bombed itself, Syrian foreign minister charges

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi speaks during a press conference in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, May. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/SANA)

Turkey says it won’t be drawn into Syrian conflict

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry (right) and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu point toward the Bosporus before a working lunch in Istanbul on Sunday, April 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Hakan Goktepe, Pool)

Secretary of State John Kerry pushes Turkey-Israel rapprochement

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Internationally renowned Turkish pianist Fazil Say plays in concert in Istanbul in 2010. (AP Photo/Fazilsay.com)

Renowned Turkish pianist convicted of mocking Islam on Twitter

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speak to reporters during their joint news conference at the Muqata President Compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2013. (Associated Press)

Turkey talks global helm and names ambassador to Palestine

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, April 7, 2013. Mr. Kerry will coordinate with Mr. Erdogan and other Turkish officials on efforts to halt the violence in neighboring Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Kayhan Ozer, Turkish Prime Minister's Press Office)

Secretary of State John Kerry seeks speedy fix for Turkish-Israeli ties

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

**FILE** Secretary of State John F. Kerry (Associated Press)

Turkey: John Kerry to talk about Syria with PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Sunday, March 24, 2013, Selcuk Ekendal, 72, speaks to The Associated Press inside a coffee shop in the Turkish Cypriot part of the divided capital Nicosia. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Turkish Cypriots: Solidarity tinged with relief

By Elena Becatoros - Associated Press

** FILE ** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan: No quick restoration of ties with Israel

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this file photo provided by the Turkish Intelligence Service on Feb. 18, 1999, Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan poses in front of Turkish flags before being interrogated by Turkish officials at the prison-island of Imrali , Turkey. (AP Photo/Turkish Intelligence Service, File)

Kurdish chief to call for cease-fire of 30-year conflict in Turkey

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, unseen, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan under fire for anti-Zion remarks

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Associated Press)

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan calls Zionism ‘a crime against humanity’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Int’l Jazz Day to celebrate Turkish jazz link

By CHARLES J. GANS - Associated Press