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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 file photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Civil Defense workers and Syrian citizens gather after an airstrike hit a market in Maaret al-Numan in southern Idlib, Syria. The campaign for Idlib, the opposition’s only remaining stronghold in the country and now a refuge for over one million displaced Syrians, is likely to be the last major theater of battle after seven years of brutal civil war. (Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets via AP, File)

AP Explains: The looming, final battle for Syria’s rebels

By PHILIP ISSA - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, second right, receives greetings by naval officers on Victory Day at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. Turkey celebrates Victory Day on Aug. 30, to mark the Turkish victory against Greek forces at the Battle of Dumlupinar, the crucial battle of the War of Independence in 1922 that led subsequently to the foundation of modern Turkish republic. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

A look at Turkey’s post-coup crackdown

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In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, Cafer Topkaya, a former naval officer posted to NATO, gestures, during an interview in his apartment in Brussels. After more than a year in prison in Turkey, Topkaya, fled the country and a potentially heavy sentence for crimes he says he did not commit. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Purged NATO officer speaks out after escaping jail in Turkey

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

This undated photo released by the Weber County Sheriff's Office shows Jacob Kingston. Prosecutors say two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group could flee to Turkey if they are released ahead of trial on charges in a $500 million tax credit scheme. Washakie Renewable Energy CEO Jacob Kingston and CFO Isaiah Kingston have pleaded not guilty to charges alleging they created false production records to obtain renewable-fuel tax credits and then laundered the proceeds. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah also says in court documents unsealed ahead of a Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, court hearing that the men were tipped off before a 2016 raid by federal agents. (Weber County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Utah biodiesel execs linked to polygamous group stay jailed

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert in eastern Mus province, eastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Turkish Seljuks beat the Byzantine forces at the Battle of Manzikert (now Malazgirt, Turkey) in 1071, gaining entry into Anatolia and opening the road to Europe. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Lithuania: Europe can’t turn its back on Turkey

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Turkish lira weakens as markets reopen at end of holiday

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a ceremony to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Manzikert in eastern Mus province, eastern Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Turkish Seljuks beat the Byzantine forces at the Battle of Manzikert (now Malazgirt, Turkey) in 1071, gaining entry into Anatolia and opening the road to Europe. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

In familiar dance, Turkey warms to Russia as US ties unravel

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Journalist Mesale Tolu answers to questions of journalists at the airport of Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Tolu has been charged with engaging in terrorist propaganda and being a member of a banned left-wing group, the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party. She rejects the accusations. (Christoph Schmidt/dpa via AP)

German journalist facing terror trial in Turkey returns home

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is attacking members of the military, teachers, lawyers, doctors, and even Supreme Court justices and prosecutors. (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s crackdown pushes Turkish dissidents to Greece

By By Nikolia Apostolou - Special to The Washington Times - The Washington Times

This undated photo released by the militant group Levant Liberation Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, shows Abu Mohammed al-Golani of the militant Levant Liberation Committee and the leader of Syria's al-Qaida affiliate, left, talking with a fighter, in the countryside of Latakia, Syria. Al-Golani vowed to fight on in Idlib province, the country's last major rebel stronghold, in the face of a possible government offensive in a video posted online to mark the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, shortly before midnight Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2018. (Militant UGC via AP)

Turkey warns against Syrian govt offensive on Idlib

By NATALIYA VASILYEVA - Associated Press

Former Turkish lawmaker seeks political asylum in Greece

By COSTAS KANTOURIS - Associated Press

In this Monday, Aug. 20, 2018 photo, boats offering fish delicacies are docked by the Golden Horn, leading to the Bosporus Strait, in Istanbul. Tourists have returned in droves to Turkey according to the government figures, helped this summer by the sharp fall in the value of the Turkish lira following economic uncertainty and a rift with the United States. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

After grim 2016, Turkish tourism makes a comeback

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Illustration on Turkey as a poor ally by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

How Turkey is overrated as a strategic ally

By Ivan Eland

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Turkey’s no friend now

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2017 file photo German journalist Mesale Tolu smiles during a news conference at the family house after she was released from prison, in Istanbul. A Turkish court has ruled that German journalist Mesale Tolu can leave the country, eight months after being released from prison pending the outcome of a trial on terror-related charges. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis,file)

German journalist in court case cleared to leave Turkey

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

The damage to a security booth by a shot fired, is seen outside the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Aug. 20, 2018. Shots were fired at a security booth outside the embassy in Turkey's capital early Monday, but U.S. officials said no one was hurt. Ties between Ankara and Washington have been strained over the case of an imprisoned American pastor, leading the U.S. to impose sanctions, and increased tariffs that sent the Turkish lira tumbling last week. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Suspect detained after shots fired at U.S. Embassy in Turkey

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

This canal southeast of Baghdad is dry and filled with salt. Iraq, historically known as "The Land Between The Two Rivers," is struggling with the scarcity of water because of dams in Turkey and Iran, a lack of rainfall and aging hydrological infrastructure. The decreased water levels have dramatically affected agriculture and animal resources. (Associated Press/File)

Iraq’s water flow cut by dams in Iran, Turkey

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Mahmoud al-Najjar - Special to The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan throws flowers to his supporters as he arrives to deliver a speech at his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) congress in Ankara, Turkey, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey’s president says country will defy economic threats

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A man walks out of a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Beset by a weak currency and tension with the United States, Turkey is reaching out to Europe in an attempt to shore up relations with major trading partners despite years of testy rhetoric and a stalled bid for EU membership. The overtures by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has harshly criticized Germany and other European nations in the past, are part of a diplomatic campaign to capitalize on international unease over U.S. President Donald Trump and American tariff disputes. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Moody’s cuts Turkey’s credit rating further

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Shop owners wait for customers at Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, one of the city's main tourist attractions, Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Turkey's lira currency fell once again, as Turkey and the United States exchanged new threats of sanctions Friday. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish lira resumes fall after Trump sanctions threat

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press