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US stops F-35 fighter jet parts delivery to Turkey

By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Supporters of the Republican People's Party, CHP, wave Turkish flags, and one with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, right, as they celebrate after preliminary results of the local elections were announced in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, April 1, 2019. Erdogan's ruling party has declared victory in the race for mayor of Istanbul, even though the result in Turkey's most populous city and commercial hub is too close to call. State broadcaster TRT says former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim received 48.71 percent of the votes in Sunday's municipal elections while the opposition's candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, got 48.65 percent. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

The Latest: Election observers urge Turkey to honor results

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Turkey pledges continued support to Venezuela’s Maduro

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In this Feb. 3, 2019, photo released by U.S. Marine's 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, an F-35B Lightning II with the F-35B detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) releases Guided Bomb Units on-target above the Pacific Ocean. The training mission demonstrated an “increase in lethality and integrated amphibious capability,” it quoted Col. Robert Brodie, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit as saying. (Maj. Jesse Peppers/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

U.S. moves closer to killing F-35 jet sale to Turkey over Russia fears

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Supporters of the Republican People's Party, CHP, wave Turkish flags, and one with a portrait of Kemal Ataturk, right, as they celebrate after preliminary results of the local elections were announced in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, April 1, 2019. Erdogan's ruling party has declared victory in the race for mayor of Istanbul, even though the result in Turkey's most populous city and commercial hub is too close to call. State broadcaster TRT says former Prime Minister Binali Yildirim received 48.71 percent of the votes in Sunday's municipal elections while the opposition's candidate, Ekrem Imamoglu, got 48.65 percent. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan loses ground in Turkey’s big cities in local voting

By Zeynep Bilginsoy and Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

An official female shows the ballot voting paper with names and the parties a polling station during the municipal elections in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Turkish citizens have begun casting votes in municipal elections for mayors, local assembly representatives and neighborhood or village administrators that are seen as a barometer of Erdogan's popularity amid a sharp economic downturn. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s ruling party leads local elections but loses Ankara

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Voters wait in the line for cast their ballots at a polling station during the local elections in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Turkish citizens have begun casting votes in municipal elections for mayors, local assembly representatives and neighborhood or village administrators that are seen as a barometer of Erdogan's popularity amid a sharp economic downturn. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

The Latest: Opposition candidate says he won Istanbul

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Illustration on the survival of NATO by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

NATO is fraying because its members no longer pursue common goals

By Jed Babbin

A man sets up a Turkish flag before press statements by Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay and Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila in Snagov, Romania, Friday, March 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Tension between EU and Turkey moves into consumer arena

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

FILE-In this Sunday, March 24, 2019 file photo, some thousands of supporters of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, gather to celebrate the Kurdish New Year and to attend a campaign rally in Istanbul, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. Millions of Kurdish votes could be crucial in determining the outcome of the elections being held amid a heavy government crackdown on the HDP for alleged links to outlawed Kurdish militants.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Pro-Kurdish party members detained before Turkey’s elections

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Binali Yildirim, the mayoral candidate for Istanbul, talks to supporters at a rally of his ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP), in Istanbul, Friday, March 29, 2019, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

A look at Sunday’s local elections in Turkey

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Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov pose for photographs prior to their meeting in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, Turkey, Friday, March 29, 2019. The two ministers attending the Turkey - Russia Joint Strategic Group Meeting comes ahead of municipal elections scheduled to be held across Turkey on Sunday March 31. (Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey reaffirms commitment to Russian S-400 defense system

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A U.S. made F-35A fighter jet prepares to land at Cheongju Air Base in Cheongju, South Korea, Friday, March 29, 2019. South Korea on Friday received the first two of the 40 F-35A fighter jets that it has agreed to buy from Lockheed Martin by 2021. The F-35A jets that arrived at the airport in southern South Korea have become the country's first stealth fighter jets. North Korea has previously called the introduction of F-35A aircraft a plot by Seoul to attack North Korea. (Jin Sung-chul/Yonhap via AP)

New bill would block F-35 jet sales if Turkey buys Russian defense system

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Greece: Search operation for 2 migrants missing at sea

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP, during a rally in Adiyaman, Turkey, Tuesday, March 26, 2019, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Ahead of vote, Turkey’s Erdogan says US attacking economy

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In this Thursday, Dec.13, 2018 photo, a burned car is seen on a truck on the highway near Keramoti village, northern Greece after a car transporting migrants and refugees crashed into a truck killing three people. As gangs smuggling migrants into Greece from Turkey increasingly favor the land route over the risky sea crossing, police have adopted a new tactic, stopping drivers who work for the gangs and charging them with traffic violations before they can pick up their human cargo.(Ilias Kotsireas/InTime News via AP)

Greek police use safe driving to stop migrant-smuggling

By COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

CORRECTS SPELLING OF PHOTOGRAPHERS NAME Security cars and an official stand outside the Justice Palace as a trial against Metin Topuz, a Turkish employee of the United States Consulate in Istanbul charged with espionage and attempting to overthrow the Turkish government, began in Istanbul, Tuesday, March 26, 2019. Topuz, a translator and fixer for the Drug Enforcement Agency at the consulate, will have his first hearing Tuesday. He has been in pre-trial detention since October 2017. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)

Trial begins against Turkish employee of US Consulate

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sings a political song before his address to the supporters of his ruling Justice and Development Party, AKP, during a rally in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, March 23, 2019, ahead of local elections scheduled for March 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Kurds to be key swing vote in Turkey’s local elections

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their visit to Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem, Thursday March 21, 2019. Netanyahu has praised U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of its control over the Golan Heights as a holiday &quot;miracle.&quot; (Amir Cohen/Pool via AP)

Trump’s Golan statement draws strong regional condemnation

By ALBERT AJI - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, and his Greek counterpart Giorgos Katrougalos embrace before their talks in the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya, Turkey, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Cavusogly says the defense chiefs of Turkey and Greece could meet soon as part of new confidence-building measures aimed at reducing tensions between the NATO allies.(Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkish, Greek ministers meet with ‘positive agenda’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press