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People walk past a street vendor offering for sale Turkish flags and flags of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at a market in Istanbul, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Beset by a weak currency and tension with the United States, Turkey and Erdogan, 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. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

U.S. threatens more sanctions, keeping alive Turkish crisis

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

FILE- In this Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, file photo a worker at a currency exchange shop exhibits Turkish lira banknotes bearing pictures of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Istanbul. Investors have been pulling out of Turkey’s markets, sending its stock market and currency plunging. That’s making debt that Turkish companies owe in dollar terms even more expensive to pay back, which only further weakens the country’s financial system. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Why markets are worried about suddenly cold Turkey

By STAN CHOE - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani prior to their talks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Turkey said Wednesday it is increasing tariffs on some U.S. products like cars, alcohol, and coal _ a move that is unlikely to have much economic impact but highlights the deteriorating relations with the U.S. in a feud that has already helped trigger a currency crisis. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey hasn’t been a U.S. ally for some time

By L. Todd Wood

American Christian pastor Andrew Brunson, a North Carolina native who has lived and worked in Turkey for two decades, has been held in a Turkish jail for the past 18 months on charges relating to ties with U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK. He is also accused of playing a role in the failed 2016 military coup to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Associated Press/File)

U.S. readying more sanctions on Turkey over Andrew Brunson, detained pastor

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A man uses his mobile as he sits in 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)

Challenged by US and market crisis, Turkey turns to Europe

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

4 soldiers killed in Turkey; 3 of them in friendly fire

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as he shakes hands with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani prior to their talks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Turkey said Wednesday it is increasing tariffs on some U.S. products like cars, alcohol, and coal _ a move that is unlikely to have much economic impact but highlights the deteriorating relations with the U.S. in a feud that has already helped trigger a currency crisis. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Trump tweets support for pastor jailed in Turkey

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People walk past a Turkish flag on a mosque compound in Istanbul, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The Turkish government’s framing of its problems as an epic battle for sovereignty against outside enemies, particularly U.S. President Donald Trump, resonates among core supporters. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkish lira rebounds after Qatar pledges $15 billion

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People react as they monitor stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018. Asian shares are falling as investors fret over slowing economic growth, especially in China. Technology stocks and oil and metals prices skidded overnight on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

European stock markets pick up after losses in Asia

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

People line up at a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018.The Turkish lira has nosedived in value in the past week over concerns about Erdogan's economic policies and after the United States slapped sanctions on Turkey angered by the continued detention of an American pastor. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey increases tariffs on some US goods, escalating feud

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

People wait at a currency exchange shop in Istanbul, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. The Turkish lira has nosedived in value in the past week, but some Turks are reacting with defiance to their plunging currency and an escalating trade and political dispute with the United States. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkey braces for hard times amid currency crisis, US spat

By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA - Associated Press

Fed rate policy unintentionally pressures emerging economies

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, May 4, 2018 file photo, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, looks at his phone during a ceremony in Istanbul. Erdogan said Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2018, that his country will boycott U.S.-made electronic goods amid a diplomatic spat that has helped trigger a Turkish currency crisis. Showing no signs of backing down in the standoff, Erdogan suggested that Turkey would stop procuring U.S.-made Iphones and buy Korean Samsung or Turkish-made Vestel instead. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

The Latest: White House says Turkey treated pastor ‘badly’

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How US Fed is unintentionally squeezing developing economies

By PAUL WISEMAN - Associated Press

Illustration on the trouble with Turkey by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Turkey’s interests are more permanent than its alliances

By Robert Moore

People walk past a bank electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. Shares were mostly lower in Asia early Wednesday despite a rally overnight on Wall Street as investors' jitters over the Turkish currency crisis eased.(AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Global markets sink on growth concerns, Turkey jitters

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he delivers a speech to Turkish ambassadors at the Presidential Palace in Turkey, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey will boycott U.S. electronics

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, gestures as he delivers a speech to Turkish ambassadors at the Presidential Palace in Turkey, Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. (Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Turkey says it will help firms hit by turmoil

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Berat Albayrak, Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister, gestures as he talks during a conference in Istanbul, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in a bid to ease investor concerns about Turkey's economic policy. Albayrak said the government will safeguard the independence of the central bank and outlined his ministry's new economic policy as the currency plunged, raising questions about the country's financial stability. (AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici)

Turkey’s Erdogan vows US boycott, but diplomats resume talks

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkish paramilitary police officers escort Greek soldier Aggelos Mitretodis following a court appearance in Edirne, Turkey, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. Turkey on Tuesday released from prison two Greek soldiers held since March 1 for allegedly illegally crossing the border between the two countries, in a move hailed by Greece's prime minister as &quot;an act of justice.&quot; (DHA via AP )

2 Greek soldiers released from Turkish jail return to Greece

By COSTAS KANTOURIS and NICHOLAS PAPHITIS - Associated Press