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Greece calls Turkey’s oil-and-gas plan a ‘provocation’

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A local resident trains a pigeon at an area, near the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, background, in Istanbul, Saturday, May 30, 2020. The UEFA Champions League final soccer match was scheduled to be hosted at Ataturk Olympic Stadium May 30 but is postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic and a new date for the final has yet to be announced amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Bazaar swabbed, tables spaced as Turkey eases restrictions

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A view of a ''wall' set in front of Istanbul's 6th-century Hagia Sophia, the main cathedral of the Byzantine Empire which was converted into a mosque with the Ottoman conquest of the city, then known as Constantinople, in 1453, that was to be used as a set for the celebrations to mark the 567th anniversary of the conquest in Istanbul, Friday, May 29, 2020. A Muslim cleric recited the &quot;prayer conquest&quot; from the Quran inside the Hagia Sophia. Muslim prayers at the UNESCO World Heritage site are highly controversial, hitting at the heart of the country's religious-secular divide. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey reopens some mosques, prayers held in ex-cathedral

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In this photo provided by Turkey's Transportation Ministry, Minister Adil Karaismailoglu poses for images as a train departs for Istanbul from Ankara's train station, Turkey, Thursday, May 28, 2020. Turkey has resumed limited intercity train operations after a two-month suspension as the country eases restrictions imposed to contain the coronavirus outbreak.(Transportation Ministry via AP )

Turkey to lift travel ban, open gyms, restaurants on June 1

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A woman watches the men wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus and respecting social distance, in popular Tunali Hilmi Street, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Turkish children under 14 were allowed to go out between 12:00-15:00 local time for the third time. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey reports 34 new deaths and 1,035 COVID-19 cases

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Turkey: Soldier killed in explosion in Syria’s Idlib

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Municipality workers disinfect the grounds of the historical Suleymaniye Mosque, in Istanbul, during the third day of Eid el-Fitr and the last day of a four-day curfew due to the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Istanbul's municipality workers disinfected several mosques which were locked down for more than six weeks and will be partly open again for prayers on Friday, May 29. The Muslim holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, traditionally a time of gathering, was marked by a nationwide lockdown to combat the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey nears end of latest lockdown, death toll up to 4,397

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Police officers wearing face masks for protection against the new coronavirus, patrol during a four-day curfew declared by the government in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 24, 2020. Turkey's senior citizens were allowed to leave their homes for a third time as the country continues to ease some coronavirus restrictions. (AP Photo/Seyit Ali Unal)

Turkey records 29 deaths, 987 new COVID-19 cases

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In this photo provided by the Turkish Presidency, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, front center, arrives to attend the inauguration ceremony for Basaksehir Pine and Sakura City Hospital, in Istanbul, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who participated by videoconference the ceremony has called for international cooperation against the new coronavirus, saying any drug or vaccine developed against the virus must be made &quot;fairly&quot; accessible. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Erdogan, Trump reiterate solidarity against COVID-19

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In this Friday, May 15, 2020, photo, Dr. Melek Nur Aslan, left, the local health director for Fatih, a large district in the historic peninsula of Istanbul, briefs a team of contact tracers with Turkey's Health Ministry's coronavirus contact tracing team, clad in white protective gear, masks and face shields. Teams of contact tracers in Istanbul, the epicenter of the pandemic in Turkey and its most populous city, and also nationwide, are going house to house to test people experiencing COVID-19 symptoms and inform patients on isolation. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey’s pandemic strategy hinges on hazmat-suited gumshoes

By Zeynep Bilginsoy and Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

Illustration on Turkey's response to COVID19 by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Turkish government’s strategy turns the tide of COVID-19

By Fahrettin Altun

Children wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus, play on swings in Kugulu public garden, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Parks filled with the sound of children as Turkey allowed those aged 14 and under to leave homes for the first time in 40 days. The country's youngest population were allowed to venture out for four hours between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm on Wednesday as Turkey eased some restrictions in place to fight to coronavirus outbreak.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Children leave homes briefly as Turkey eases restrictions

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FILE - In this file photo dated Sunday, March 8, 2020, a migrant looks out from a detention center in the village of Fylakio, Evros region, near the Greek-Turkish border. Police in northern Greece say migrants staged a violent protest at the Fylakio holding site near the country’s border with Turkey, Tuesday May 12, 2020, causing extensive damage to living quarters and facilities. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos, FILE)

Greece: 2 migrants on eastern island test positive for virus

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, listens during a teleconference with his cabinet in Istanbul, Monday, May 11, 2020. Erdogan announced a new four-day curfew to stem infections, that includes the weekend and a public holiday on May 19. The country has opted to impose short weekend curfews, instead of full lockdowns, fearing their possible negative effects on the already troubled economy.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Elderly people wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus, sit in a public garden during a two-day curfew dispensation declared by the government in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 10, 2020. Only senior Turks over 65 have been allowed to go out for four hours on Sunday after almost a two-month lockdown.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Malls, barber shops and beauty salons reopen across Turkey

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The moon rises over Istanbul's skyline with the iconic Galata Tower, Friday, May 8, 2020, a few hours before the start of a two-day curfew declared by the government in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus. The full moon, also known as the supermoon or Flower Moon, was visible on Thursday, May 7. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turks over 65 venture out for 4 hours as virus rules ease

By ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press

People wearing face masks for protection against the coronaviru, walk just hours before the start of a two-day curfew declared by the government in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, May 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey reports lowest daily COVID-19 death in over a month

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2nd member of Turkish left-wing band dies of hunger strike

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Turkey’s lira hits record low against dollar amid pandemic

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Women wearing face masks for protection against the coronavirus, hold their babies, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, May 5, 2020. With the coronavirus deaths and infections falling in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Monday a &quot;normalization plan&quot; to gradually ease restrictions but warned of tougher measures to come should the number of infections rebound. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey to sample test 150,000 to gauge scope of outbreak

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