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Turkey presses ahead with crackdown on Gulen network

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Ottoman Slap Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

How Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens the U.S. with an ‘Ottoman slap’

By Uzay Bulut

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the Turkish parliament recently that American forces in Syria should prepare for an "Ottoman slap." (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan turns Turkey away from U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pro-Kurdish demonstrators protest against Turkish military operations in Afrin, a city located in northern Syria, during a rally in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

Kurdish doctors report suspected Turkish gas attack in Syria

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This Jan. 28, 2018, file photo, Turkish troops take control of Bursayah hill, which separates the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin from the Turkey-controlled town of Azaz, Syria. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)

Civilians have no place to run as Turkey offensive drags on

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Demonstrators chant anti-US slogans during a rally near the building where Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. The group protested U.S. support to Syrian Kurdish militia, known as the People's Protection Units, or YPG_ the top U.S. ally in the fight against the Islamic State. Turkey considers them a &quot;terrorist&quot; group linked to Kurdish rebels fighting inside Turkey. (AP Photo)

US, Turkey aim to ease major tensions over Syria

By MATTHEW LEE and SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shake hands before their talks at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Tillerson started a two-day trip to Turkey amid growing tensions between the two NATO allies.(Pool Photo via AP)

Tense times in US-Turkey relations as officials huddle

By MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will attempt to lower the temperature on increasingly heated tensions between the United States and Turkey on Thursday, traveling to Ankara at a moment of clashing military strategies between the two NATO allies in neighboring Syria. (Associated Press)

Rex Tillerson’s trip to Turkey aimed at lowering tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Gambia's President Adama Barrow speak during a joint press conference at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Barrow is in Turkey for a two-day state visit.(Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

How Washington overlooks its important bilateral partnership with Turkey

By Peter Tase

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares for a meeting of a U.S.-led coalition fighting against the Islamic State group in Kuwait City, Kuwait, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Members of the U.S.-led coalition group met Tuesday at Kuwait's Bayan Palace as American officials are pressing their partners to refocus efforts, overcome rivalries and concentrate on the eradication from Iraq and Syria of the extremist group. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

U.S. tells anti-ISIS coalition to ‘keep eyes on prize’

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

FILE - This Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018 file photo, Turkey-backed opposition fighters of the Free Syrian Army secure a checkpoint at the village of Maarin, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Azaz, Syria. Beaten by the government and squeezed by al-Qaida, many of Syria's rebels have put themselves under Turkey's wing to battle Kurdish forces, trying to find a path back to relevance in Syria's messy and multi-sided civil war. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, File)

Syrian rebels seek relevance by joining Turkey’s offensive

By PHILIP ISSA and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Turkey's President and leader of Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey says it’s met EU criteria for visa-free travel to EU

By SUZAN FRASER and LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Judge OKs Turkish banker’s conviction in US sanctions case

By LARRY NEUMEISTER - Associated Press

Turkey's President and leader of Justice and Development Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the members of his ruling party at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish leader, demands U.S. withdrawal from Syrian enclave

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

This Tuesday, March 7, 2017, file frame grab from video provided by Arab 24 network, shows U.S. forces take up positions on the outskirts of the Syrian town, Manbij, a flashpoint between Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters and U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters, in al-Asaliyah village, Aleppo province, Syria. (Arab 24 network, via AP, File)

Turkey, U.S. forces on course for clash in Manbij, Syria

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

A pro-Turkey Syrian fighter waves on Bursayah hill, which separates the Kurdish-held enclave of Afrin from the Turkey-controlled town of Azaz, Syria, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. Turkish troops and allied Syrian fighters captured the strategic hill in northwestern Syria after intense fighting on Sunday as their offensive to root out Kurdish fighters enters its second week, according to Turkish officials. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Rights group says Turkish guards shot at Syrians

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Syrians walk towards the Oncupinar border crossing with Syria, known as Bab al Salameh in Arabic, in the outskirts of the town of Kilis, Monday, Jan. 29, 2018. Renewed clashes erupted on Monday on a strategic hilltop in northwestern Syria captured by Turkish troops the day before as Syrian Kurdish militiamen try to regain control. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: UN envoy welcomes effort for new Syria charter

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told local administrators in Ankara on Wednesday that the military's incursion into a Kurdish-held enclave in Syria was progressing "successfully" and would continue until the last "terrorist" is eliminated. (Associated Press/File)

Recep Tayyip Erdogan turns Turkey away from U.S.

By James Phillips

A Turkish special police officer patrols a mosque during the funeral procession for two victims killed on a rocket attack Wednesday night, in the town of Kilis, Turkey, near the border with Syria, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018. Two rockets fired from inside Syria hit the mosque during evening prayers and a house wounding at least 13 people. It was the latest in a series of rocket attacks against the Turkish border since Ankara launched a military offensive into Afrin to clear it of Syrian Kurdish militiamen whom it considers to be linked with Turkey's own Kurdish insurgents. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Pentagon: Turkey’s Syria operations not helpful

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Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army fighters secure an area where Turkish army's Operation Olive Branch continue in Azaz, Syria on Wednesday. Turkish officials have talked about expanding the Syrian incursion to target Manbiji, held by U.S.-allied Kurds. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan struggle to head off clash over Syrian Kurds

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times