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Supporters of Baluchistan Awami Party shout slogans and burn a representation of Swedish flag during a demonstration, in Quetta, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, against the desecration of Islam's holy book Quran that took place in Sweden. (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)

Quran burnings have Sweden torn between free speech and respecting minorities

By Karl Ritter and Jan M. Olsen - Associated Press

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson smiles during a meeting with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden lobbies for Sweden’s NATO membership while meeting PM

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. The U.N. secretary general is hoping that the Security Council will vote later this month to keep a key border crossing from Turkey to Syria’s rebel-held northwest open for critical aid deliveries for a period of one year instead of six months. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

U.N. urges Security Council to extend Turkey border crossing into northwest Syria for 1 year

By Omar Albam - Associated Press

The Foreign Minister of Greece, Giorgos Gerapetritis, addresses the media during a joint press conference with his counterpart from Cyprus, Constantinos Kombos, at the foreign ministry in Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, July 4, 2023. Garapetritis is in Cyprus for official visit. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Greek foreign minister says Athens is ready for talks with Turkey to resolve sea borders dispute

By Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak to reporters before their talks Wednesday, June 28, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said earlier that he has called a meeting of senior officials from Turkey, Sweden and Finland on July 6 to try to overcome Turkish objections to Sweden joining the military organization. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Erdogan signals Turkey isn’t ready to ratify Sweden NATO membership, saying there’s more work to do

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Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, Polish President Andrzej Duda, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, Romania's President Klaus Iohannis and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, from left, are seen during a joint press conference at Rutte's Catshuis residence in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Leaders of seven NATO allies met in the Netherlands with Secretary-General Stoltenberg for talks ahead of the alliance's summit in Lithuania next month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

NATO chief convenes July 6 talks hoping to convince Turkey to let Sweden join

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A man pulls a trolley with goods in a street market in Eminonu commercial district in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, June 16, 2023. The Turkish central bank faces a key test Thursday June 22, 2023, on turning to more conventional economic policies to counter sky-high inflation after newly reelected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave mixed signals about an approach that many blame for worsening a cost-of-living crisis. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey’s central bank sharply raises interest rates. That could signal an economic turnaround

By Suzan Fraser and Ayse Wieting - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Sweden's new prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, speak to the media after their talks at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Nov. 8, 2022. Erdogan has said that NATO should not bet on his country approving Sweden's application to join the Western military alliance before a July summit because the Nordic nation has not fully addressed his security concerns. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan says Sweden shouldn’t expect to join NATO any time soon

By Suzan Fraser and Robert Badendieck - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Turkish Presidency, Azerbaijan's President Ilhan Aliyev, on caret right, and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on carpet left, review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony in Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (Turkish Presidency via AP)

Turkey says it’s ready to open consulate in city that Azerbaijan took from Armenian forces

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, listens to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, while attending the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey turns to quest for hosting soccer’s Euros after Champions League final

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets the people as arrives in the Turkish occupied area of the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Monday, June 12, 2023. Erdogan is in the Turkish occupied area of north part of the Cyprus island on his first trip after his re-election after the May 28 presidential election. (AP Photo/Nedim Enginsoy)

Turkey’s president unwavering on two-state policy to resolve Cyprus’ ethnic division

By Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press

FILE - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins legislators elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the May 14 parliamentary elections and attend their first parliamentary session to take the oath, in Ankara, Turkey, on June 2, 2023. Erdogan on Friday, June 9, appointed a former U.S.-based bank executive to head Turkey’s central bank, in another sign that his administration might pursue more conventional economic policies.(AP Photo/Ali Unal, File)

Erdogan’s new central bank chief signals hope for Turkey’s economic turnaround

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A man carries goods in a street market at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection last month despite a battered economy and a cost-of-living crisis that experts say are exacerbated by his unconventional economic policies. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Why Turkey’s currency is crashing after Recep Tayyip Erdogan got reelected

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Pedestrians walk past a giant Champions League trophy shaped balloon at Taksim square in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, June 8, 2023. Manchester City will play Inter Milan in the final of the Champions League on Saturday June 10 in Istanbul. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

After a pair of pandemic delays, Champions League final finally returns to Istanbul

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

$Kosovo Serbs block the street near the municipal building in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, Monday, June 5, 2023. Violent clashes with ethnic Serbs a week ago left 30 international soldiers — 11 Italians and 19 Hungarians — and more than 50 demonstrators injured. The injuries the soldiers suffered included fractures and burns from improvised explosive incendiary devices. (AP Photo/Dejan Simicevic)$

Turkish forces arrive in Kosovo to bolster NATO-led peacekeepers after recent violence

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference after the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, June 1, 2023. NATO on Thursday ramped up pressure on member nation Turkey to drop its objections to Sweden's membership as the military organization seeks to deal with the issue by the time U.S. President Joe Biden and his counterparts meet next month. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

No breakthrough in NATO-Turkey talks about Sweden joining

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins legislators elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the May 14 parliamentary elections and attend their first parliamentary session to take the oath, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, June 2, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party and its nationalist and Islamist allies have a majority in the 600-seat parliament, having won a total of 323 seats. Erdogan, who won a runoff presidential vote on May 28, formally starts his third presidential term following a ceremony on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey’s Erdogan takes oath of office, ushering in his third presidential term

By Suzan Fraser and Cinar Kiper - Associated Press

A protester argues with anti riot policemen at the end of the gathering to mark the International Women's Day in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 69, takes the oath of office Saturday and starts his third presidential term after scoring another electoral victory last month. Already the longest-serving leader in the republic's history, Erdogan will now be stretching his rule into a third decade - until 2028 – and possibly even longer with the help of a friendly parliament. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

How Turkey’s president Erdogan has maintained a tight grip on power in the country

By Suzan Fraser and Cinar Kiper - Associated Press

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside his residence in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country's runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey’s Erdogan retains power, now faces challenges over the economy and earthquake recovery

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dissipated a challenge by an opponent who sought to reverse his increasingly authoritarian leanings, securing five more years to oversee the country at the crossroads of Europe and Asia that plays a key role in NATO. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

What 5 more years of Erdogan’s rule means for Turkey

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press