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Turkish official says US and Turkish troops to patrol Manbij

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Turkey's President and ruling Justice and Development Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters during an election rally in Corlu near Istanbul, Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Turkey holds parliamentary and presidential elections on June 24, 2018, seen as important as it will transform Turkey's governing system to an executive presidency.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Turkey grows more estranged from U.S.

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan left, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, applaud during a welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Turkey and Russia have put aside their traditional rivalries and differences on regional issues, to forge closer ties. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici) **FILE**

Turkey wants to buy Russian SU-57s

By L. Todd Wood

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan salutes a rally in solidarity with Palestinians before an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 18, 2018. Turkey has called on Muslim nations to stand with Palestinians and to work to stop countries joining the United States in relocating their Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.(Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

At OIC, Muslim nations condemn Israel and U.S., call for unity

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, file courtroom sketch, defendant Mehmet Hakan Atilla, center, listens to proceedings from the defense table in New York. Defense lawyers say Atilla, a Turkish banker convicted of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions, deserves leniency, but prosecutors want him locked up for at least 15 years. U.S. District Judge Richard Berman will sentence Atilla on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Manhattan. (Elizabeth Williams via AP, File)

Turkish banker gets 32-month sentence in Iran sanctions case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

In this Thursday, May 3, 2018 photo a refugee sits on a bollard in the port of Mytilene as islanders gather to protest against the government and European Union migration policy which has left thousands of people stranded on the island. Asylum applications are backed up by nearly three years, according to Lesbos’ regional governor.(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Latest: Greek lawmakers try to stem migrant overcrowding

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A pro-Kurdish protestor is surrounded and beaten by Turkish security officials after a peaceful protest against Turkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan turned violent outside the Turkish Ambassador's Residence in D.C. in May. (Courtesy of Pouyan Bokaei)

Turkey sued for attacks at ambassador’s residence on anti-Erdogan protesters

By Laura Kelly - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Turkish Premier League soccer players Ilkay Gundogan, left, Mesut Ozil, second left, and Cenk Tosun in London. Erdogan started a three-day visit to Britain on Sunday by praising the country as &quot;an ally and a strategic partner, but also a real friend.&quot; (Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

Erdogan a battleground in Germany-Turkey soccer vote

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Palestinian protesters burn tires during a protest on the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, Monday, May 14, 2018. Thousands of Palestinians are protesting near Gaza's border with Israel, as Israel prepared for the festive inauguration of a new U.S. Embassy in contested Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

The Latest: Gaza Health Ministry releases latest death toll

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In this photo taken on Sunday, May 13, 2018, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, poses for a photo with Turkish Premier League soccer players Ilkay Gundogan, left, Mesut Ozil, second left, and Cenk Tosun in London. Erdogan started a three-day visit to Britain on Sunday by praising the country as &quot;an ally and a strategic partner, but also a real friend.&quot; (Presidential Press Service/Pool via AP)

DFB chief slams Ozil, Gundogan photos with Turkish president

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gesture as he delivers a speech to members of his ruling Justice and Development (AKP) Party, during its weekly meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Erdogan has reacted angrily to a group of some 300 well-known French personalities who urged prominent Muslims, by signing a manifesto which was published in Le Parisien newspaper on Sunday, to denounce anti-Jewish and anti-Christian references in the Quran, Islam's holy book. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidency Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkish prosecutors seek arrest of 300 military personnel

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Turkey: Air force personnel held over links to cleric

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Turkish prosecutors seek life terms for coup ringleaders

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A Turkish soldier guards the entrance to the prison complex in Aliaga, Izmir province, western Turkey, where jailed U.S. pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is appearing on his trial at a court inside the complex, Monday, May 7, 2018. The 50-year-old evangelical pastor from Black Mountain, North Carolina, faces up 35-years in prison in Turkey, on charges that he aided terror groups and engaged in espionage. The pastor of the Izmir Resurrection Church denies any wrongdoing. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)

Secret witness testifies against U.S. pastor in Turkey

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Greek court hears appeal on Turkish serviceman’s asylum

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FILE - This Dec. 21, 2016, file photo shows the The Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. The Philippines is the latest foreign government to plan an event at Donald Trump's Washington hotel, even as the president faces lawsuits alleging he is violating the Constitution by accepting such business. The Philippines says the hotel is a fitting venue for its June 12 Independence Day party because other embassies have held national celebrations there, but ethics experts question the motive for the choice, especially since the Philippines is currently negotiating a trade deal with the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Philippines latest foreign country to book Trump’s DC hotel

By BERNARD CONDON and STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

Cameras of members of the media are placed across from the prison complex in Aliaga, Izmir province, western Turkey, where jailed Andrew Craig Brunson appeared for his trial at a court inside the complex, Monday, April 16, 2018. Brunson, 50, a US evangelical pastor from North Carolina, was arrested in December 2016 for alleged links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who Turkey blames for masterminding a failed military coup that year. He has denied all allegations. The court adjourned trial until May 7, 2018 and ruled that Brunson remain in custody until then. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

US warns Turkey of consequences if jailed pastor isn’t freed

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Members of Turkish forces guard the entrance to the prison complex in Aliaga, Izmir province, western Turkey, where jailed US pastor Andrew Craig Brunson is held and is appearing on his trial at a court inside the complex, Monday, April 16, 2018. Brunson, 50, a US evangelical pastor from North Carolina, was arrested in December 2016 for alleged links to both an outlawed Kurdish insurgent group and the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric who Turkey blames for masterminding a failed military coup that year. He has denied all allegations. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

U.S. pastor denies terror links, spying in Turkish court

By Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo, Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, stands in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson has been charged in Turkey with engaging in espionage and having links to terror groups, crimes that carry a potential sentence of up to 35 years in prison, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported Tuesday, March 20, 2018. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)

Andrew Brunson, U.S. pastor, faces terror, espionage charges in Turkey

By Zeynep Bilginsoy and Mehmet Guzel - Associated Press

FILE - In this undated file photo, Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, stands in Izmir, Turkey. The trial of an American pastor imprisoned in Turkey, whose case is part of the quagmire of tense relations between Washington and Ankara, is set to begin Monday, April 15, 2018 in western Izmir province. Andrew Craig Brunson, an evangelical pastor from North Carolina, is facing 35 years in prison on the charges of “committing crimes on behalf of terror groups without being a member” and “espionage.” (DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)

US pastor faces terror charges in fraught trial in Turkey

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY and MEHMET GUZEL - Associated Press