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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on his way to open the new mosque in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected in Berlin on a short visit to Germany as the two countries’ stances on the war between Israel and Hamas are poles apart. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Germany as differences over the Israel-Hamas war widen

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FILE - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, shakes hands with Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg looks on prior to a meeting ahead of a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, July 10, 2023. The Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee is set to debate Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 drawing the country closer to membership in the Western military alliance. (Yves Herman, Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkish parliamentary committee delays decision on Sweden’s NATO membership bid

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People arrive to pay tribute to Turkey's founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the 85th anniversary of his death at Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court’s ruling on lawmaker’s release

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media about his meetings with Turkish counterparts, before departing from Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday Nov. 6, 2023. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)

Blinken wraps up frantic Mideast tour with tepid, if any, support for pauses in Gaza fighting

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

People walk next to a poster of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire on Sunday but without any grand pageantry or gala reception to memorialize the important milestone. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Erdogan opts for a low-key celebration of Turkey’s 100th anniversary as a secular republic

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaks to the attendees during a rally to show their solidarity with the Palestinians, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Israel is reassessing diplomatic relations with Turkey due to leader’s ‘increasingly harsh’ remarks

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Letter to the editor: Northern Cyprus is anti-U.S., anti-Greek

FILE - Hungary's Prime Minister Victor Orban briefs the media in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 10, 2020. The Hungarian parliament has refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, further delaying the Nordic country’s inclusion in the military alliance. The delay on Tuesday comes as Hungary remains the main hurdle to Sweden’s admission into NATO after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan submitted a protocol to Turkey’s parliament on Monday to approve its admission. All 31 allies must endorse the accession. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File )

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden’s bid to join NATO

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waits for the start of a round table meeting of the North Atlantic Council during a NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification, his office said Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Erdogan had been delaying ratification of Sweden’s membership, accusing Stockholm of being too soft on Kurdish militants and other groups he considers to be security threats. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Turkey’s president submits protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to parliament for ratification

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, left, and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, right, lay a floral tribute and a Swedish soccer jersey on the pavement during a commemoration for the victims of a shooting in the center of Brussels, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Police in Belgium on Tuesday shot dead a suspected Tunisian extremist accused of killing two Swedish soccer fans in a brazen attack on a Brussels street. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

In Euro 2024 qualifying, Bellingham and Mbappe thrill on the field as war and terrorism impact games

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Cenk Uygur attends Politicon at The Pasadena Convention Center on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2017, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP) **FILE**

Young Turks host challenges Biden and the Constitution’s requirements for president

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. Fidan warned on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 that Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq. (Maxim Shemetov/ Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in Syria after U.S. downed Turkish armed drone

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Cyprus' military helicopters fly over a military parade marking the 63th anniversary of Cyprus' independence from British colonial rule, with a Turkish Cypriots breakaway paint giant flag on a mountain in Nicosia in the divided island of Cyprus, on Sunday, Oct. 1 2023. Cyprus gained independence from Britain in 1960 but was split along ethnic lines 14 years later when Turkey invaded following a coup aimed at uniting the island with Greece. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

‘The Biden administration is not God’: Turkish Cypriot minister eyes progress on recognition

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. Fidan warned on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 that Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq. (Maxim Shemetov/ Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara

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A member of Turkish security forces stands guard near a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey detains dozens of people in raids following suicide bomb attack

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Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey warplanes strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after attack in Ankara

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan shake hands during their meeting in the resort city of Sochi, Russia, on Friday, June 9, 2023. Armenia finds itself facing multiple challenges after Azerbaijan reclaimed control of the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh in a blitz offensive and relations with old ally Russia have frayed. (Ramil Sitdikov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Armenia grapples with multiple challenges after the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh

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In this image taken from video, refugees from the first group of about 30 people from Nagorno-Karabakh gather in a temporary camp after arriving to Armenia's Kornidzor village in Syunik region, Armenia, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. The first refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh have arrived in Armenia, local officials reported Sunday, and more were expected to come after a 10-month blockade and a lightning military offensive this month that resulted in Azerbaijan reclaiming full control of the breakaway region. (AP Photo)

Thousands of Armenians flee Nagorno-Karabakh as Turkish president is set to visit Azerbaijan

By Avet Demourian - Associated Press

US President Joe Biden addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Live Updates: World leaders convene for Day 2 of the UN General Assembly high-level meeting

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FILE - Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid speaks during a news conference as an ancient artifact brought back from Italy is displayed at the Peace Palace inside the Green Zone, in Baghdad, Iraq, on June 18, 2023. The Iraqi president announced Tuesday Sept. 19, 2023 that he will summon Turkey’s ambassador and hand him a formal letter of protest over recent Turkish airstrikes on Iraqi territory. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq’s president will summon the Turkish ambassador over airstrikes in Iraq’s Kurdish region

By Abdulrahman Zeyad - Associated Press