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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, waves to supporters as he speaks at a rally in Istanbul, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections. Voters in Istanbul return to the polls on Sunday for a rerun of the election for the mayor of the city. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey opposition seeks to repeat win in Istanbul redo vote

By DEREK GATOPOULOS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, June 21, 2019 file photo, Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, waves to supporters during a rally in Istanbul, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections.Voters in Istanbul return to the polls on Sunday for a rerun of the election for the mayor of the city. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Turkey: Key facts in Istanbul’s rerun election

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

A poster of Ekrem Imamoglu, secular candidate from the main opposition Republican People's Party, reads &quot;16 million (city's population) will win,&quot; over the Galata Bridge near the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Thursday, June 20, 2019, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections. Imamoglu won the March 31 local elections with a slim majority, but after weeks of recounting requested by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party, Turkey's electoral authority annulled the result of the vote, revoked his mandate and ordered the new election. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey: Erdogan’s party dominance tested in repeat poll

By AYSE WIETING and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he talks regarding Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's Oct. 2, 2018 killing, in Istanbul, Wednesday, June 19, 2019. An independent U.N. human rights expert investigating the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi recommended an investigation into the possible role of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, citing &quot;credible evidence&quot;, and suggested sanctions on his personal assets. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool

Turkey to take delivery of Russian missile systems in July

By AYSE WIETING - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2017 file photo, paramilitary police and members of the special forces escort suspects of a failed coup in 2016, among them former Air Force commander Akin Ozturk, outside the courthouse at the start of a trial, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey's state-run news agency says Thursday, June 20, 2019, a court in Ankara has sentenced several people, including Ozturk, accused of being the ringleaders of the 2016 failed military coup, to life terms in prison.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkish court hands down life sentences in coup trial

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Members of the press and officials on a tour, board 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. The Cyprus government says Turkey’s actions contravene international law and violate Cypriot sovereign rights. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey launches new gas drillship amid tensions with Cyprus

By LEFTERIS PITARAKIS and MEHMET GUZEL - Associated Press

EU ministers urge action over Turkey’s drilling off Cyprus

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

This photo posted and provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows Syrians gathering at the scene where an airstrike by Syrian government forces hit the town of Jabal al-Zawiya in Idlib province, Syria, Saturday, June 15, 2019. Syrian opposition activists say government airstrikes on rebel-held areas in northwestern Syrian and intense fighting claimed the lives dozens of people. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP)

UN aid chief says ‘humanitarian disaster’ unfolding in Idlib

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Istanbul's mayoral candidate Ekrem Imamoglu, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, accompanied by his wife, name not given, arrives for a televised debate with Binali Yildirim, of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, ahead of the June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections, Sunday, June 16, 2019. Televised election debates are uncommon in Turkey. The last one, between AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the then-leader of the CHP, took place before a 2002. The AKP has been in power since. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Opposition says ‘injustice’ will galvanize Istanbul voters

By AYSE WIETING - Associated Press

People watch a live broadcast of a televised debate between Istanbul's mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim, right, of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and Ekrem Imamoglu, centre, candidate of the secular opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, ahead of June 23 re-run of Istanbul elections, Sunday, June 16, 2019. Televised election debates are uncommon in Turkey. The last one, between AKP leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the then-leader of the CHP, took place before a 2002. The AKP has been in power since. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Istanbul mayoral candidates face off in rare debate

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkish post in Idlib hit ‘deliberately’ by Syrian attack

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Friday, June 7, 2019. Erdogan says his country is determined to protect Turkish Cypriots' rights to gas deposits in the eastern Mediterranean.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey slams southern EU nations on drilling bid off Cyprus

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Turkey to retaliate against any US sanctions over S-400 deal

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Turkish post in Syria’s Idlib hit by mortar fire; 3 wounded

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu attends Islamic Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, early Saturday, June 1, 2019. Muslim leaders from some 57 nations gathered in Islam's holiest city of Mecca late Friday to discuss a breadth of critical issues ranging from a spike in tensions in the Persian Gulf, to Palestinian statehood, the plight of Rohingya refugees and the growing threat of Islamophobia. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Turkey won’t bow to US ‘ultimatums’ on Russia missile system

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Supporters of Ekrem Imamoglu, mayoral candidate for Istanbul from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party, hold flags with images of Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk at a rally for his campaign for the upcoming June 23 re-run elections, in Esenyurt district in Istanbul, Monday, June 10, 2019. Imamoglu, promising he would win back the seat after Turkey's electoral board ruled to void the local polls earlier this month. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Nathan Sales, top U.S. counterterror official, heading to Turkey for talks amid tensions

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkey slams alleged Cypriot arrest warrants against crew

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Turkey players celebrate after Cengiz Under scored a goal during the Euro 2020 Group H qualifying soccer match between Turkey and France in Konya, Turkey, Saturday June 8, 2019. (AP Photo)

Turkey stuns World Cup champion France with 2-0 home win

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Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan responds to reporters' questions regarding an incident in the East China Sea where an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other, during a meeting with visiting Greek Defense Minister Evangelos Apostolakis at the Pentagon, Friday, June 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US warns Turkey it may lose jets for buying Russian system

By LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, May 29, 2019 photo released by the U.S. Air Force, two U.S. F-35A Lightning IIs break away from each other after an aerial refuelling mission over an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The F-35s later participated in a formation flight with United Arab Emirates Air Force Desert Falcons and Mirage 2000s to continue building military-to-military relationships with the UAE, according to the Air Force. (Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training program; pilots ordered out of U.S. by July

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times