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A Turkish police officer patrols the dock, backdropped by the drilling ship 'Yavuz' scheduled to be dispatched to the Mediterranean, at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Turkish officials say the drillship Yavuz will be dispatched to an area off Cyprus to drill for gas. Another drillship, the Fatih, is now drilling off Cyprus' west coast at a distance of approximately 40 miles in waters where the east Mediterranean island nation has exclusive economic rights. The Cyprus government says Turkey's actions contravene international law and violate Cypriot sovereign rights. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey’s Erdogan: The Neo-Ottoman

By Constantinos Papalucas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Turkey’s Erdogan affirms importance of ties with China

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Presidential Press Service/Pool Photo via AP)

House Foreign Affairs panel chief Engel hits Trump over Turkey concessions

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump, right, shake hands during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Presidential Press Service/Pool Photo via AP)

Trump-Erdogan meeting fails to clear air on planned missile buy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Andrew Brunson sees troubling signs for religious expression in Turkey

By Maggie Garred - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Wednesday, June 26, 2019 file photo, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, center left, arrives to NATO headquarters in Brussels. Turkey's defense ministry has said it is ready to retaliate against any attacks on Turkish vessels and interests by the forces of Libya's Khalifa Hifter. Akar said Sunday, June 30, 2019, that there would be &quot;heavy&quot; consequences to any &quot;hostile attitude or attacks.&quot; (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool, File)

Turkey says 6 nationals held in Libya, vows to respond

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In this Aug. 14, 2017, file photo, Libyan militia commander Gen. Khalifa Hifter meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev, File)

Libyan fighters threaten to target Turkish interests

By SAMY MAGDY - Associated Press

U.S President Donald Trump, center left, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, top right and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, left, look on, on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Analysis: Trump’s diplomacy puts relationships over results

By ZEKE MILLER and JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

France voices support for Cyprus in gas standoff with Turkey

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Thousands of supporters surround a bus from where Ekrem Imamoglu, the new Mayor of Istanbul from Turkey's main opposition opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) makes a speech after he took over office, in Istanbul, Thursday, June 27, 2019. Imamoglu is formally taking office as mayor of Istanbul four days after he won a repeat election in Turkey's largest city and commercial hub. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Istanbul mayor hails victory as step to repair democracy

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Acting U.S. Secretary for Defense Mark Esper, right, greets Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar prior to a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, Pool)

US warns Turkey it faces sanctions if it buys Russian system

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, talks to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, as they tour the new NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. NATO countries' heads of states and governments gather in Brussels for a two-day meeting. (Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool)

Trump-Recep Tayyip Erdogan G-20 meeting makes Russian S-400 missiles a focus

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party MPs, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, June 25, 2019, two days after Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, won the election for mayor of Istanbul. Erdogan addressed his AK Party's weekly meeting, the first time he speaks since the Istanbul mayoral election Sunday, which was a big setback for him and his party.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

After loss, Erdogan vows to listen to people’s ‘messages’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

United States Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison walks to the podium prior to a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

US issues Turkey new warning over Russian missile purchase

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Turkey's 230-meter (750-foot) drillship 'Yavuz' escorted by a Turkish Navy vessel, crosses the Marmara Sea on its way to the Mediterranean, from the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, Thursday, June 20, 2019. Turkey had launched Yavuz, that it says will drill for gas off neighboring Cyprus despite European Union warnings to refrain from such illegal actions that could incur sanctions against Ankara. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Greece: Turkey’s gas drilling off Cyprus shows ‘weakness’

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Ekrem Imamoglu, the candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, CHP, talks to supporters from atop his campaign bus during a celebratory rally in Istanbul, late Sunday, June 23, 2019. The opposition candidate for mayor of Istanbul celebrated a landmark win Sunday in a closely watched repeat election that ended weeks of political tension and broke the long hold President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party had leading Turkey's largest city. (Onur Gunay/Imamoglu Media team via AP)

After big win, new Istanbul mayor hopes to mend party fences

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

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Backers, foes weigh cost to Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Istanbul defeat

By Moss Brennan The Washington Times - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station in Istanbul, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Criticism as Turkey puts 16 on trial for anti-gov’t protests

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

This photo shows a view of Istanbul's skyline with the Suleymaniye Mosque, in the background, Saturday June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/ Emrah Gurel)

Opposition win in Istanbul a blow to Turkey’s Erdogan

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station in Istanbul, Sunday, June 23, 2019. Polls have opened in a repeat election in Turkey's largest city where Erdogan and his political allies could lose control of Istanbul's administration for the first time in 25 years. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The Latest: Istanbul mayor-elect greets tens of thousands

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