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Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, right, and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al- Abadi shake hands during a welcome ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017. (Pool photo via AP)

Turkey: Iraqi Kurdish vote caused ‘devastation’

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is threatening to halt U.S. use of Incirlik Air Base for its refusal to extradite Fethullah Gulen, whom Mr. Erdogan says was behind a failed coup. (Associated Press)

U.S. base in Turkey held up by Erdogan over American backing of political enemy

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Iman Osman, a Tunisian woman who escaped from the Islamic State in Raqqa, Syria, was detained by the Kurdish anti-terrorism units. Western governments have tacitly handed down guidance to the forces uprooting the remnants of Islamic State in Raqqa and beyond on how to handle their citizens who joined the extremist group by the thousands. (Associated Press/File)

ISIS fighters return to home countries by thousands

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration of Fethullah Gulen by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Fethullah Gulen either a pious Muslim or radical Islamist?

By Abraham Wagner

Critically wounded people wait to be moved into a waiting Turkish plane to be airlifted by air ambulance for treatment in Turkey, in Mogadishu, Somalia, Monday, Oct, 16, 2017. The death toll from Saturday's truck bombing in Somalia's capital now exceeds 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the country reeled from the deadliest single attack. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

The Latest: 35 Somali victims arrive in Turkey for treatment

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Iraqi troops entered disputed territories occupied by the nation's Kurds three years after Kurdish militias seized the areas outside their autonomous region to defend against an advance by the Islamic State extremist group. (Associated Press)

The Latest: Iraqi forces seize oil fields in Kirkuk

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2 WNBA players denied visas into Turkey with Russian team

By DOUG FEINBERG - Associated Press

Turkey arrests 30 more military officers in coup probe

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Members of the media work outside the United States consulate in Istanbul, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The Unites States had suspended non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee. Turkish officials say Turkey is asking the United States to reverse its decision to suspend non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities, saying both countries' citizens suffer from the move. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden)

Turkey wants US to reverse decision to halt visa services

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

The consular services' office of the United States consulate remains closed, in Istanbul, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. The Unites States had suspended non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in Turkey following the arrest of a consulate employee. Turkish officials say Turkey is asking the United States to reverse its decision to suspend non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities, saying both countries' citizens suffer from the move. (AP Photo/Neyran Elden)

Second U.S. diplomat in Turkey sought after Metin Topuz’s arrest

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, gestures to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during a joint media statement following their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Erdogan said his country does not condone any external interventions in South America after meeting with Maduro, on the first by a Venezuelan head of state official visit to Ankara, than comes amid stringent U.S. sanctions on the South American nation.(Yasin Bulbul/Presidency Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)

Turkey, Venezuela deepen cooperation, seeking ‘new era’

By JOSEPH ATAMAN - Associated Press

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands at the conclusion of their joint press conference at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. With Turkey's president by his side, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani pledged Wednesday that they would ensure borders in the region remain unchanged after the recent Kurdish independence referendum in Iraq. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran, Turkey vow ‘decisive action’ against Iraqi Kurds over referendum vote

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, right, reviews an honour guard during an official arrival ceremony at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. (Kayhan Ozer/Pool Photo via AP)

Leaders of Iran, Turkey stress opposition to Kurdish state

By AMIR VAHDAT - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Russian officials reported the destruction of the country's last remaining artillery projectiles filled with a toxic agent to President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday. The work took place at the Kizner facility in the Urals, one of five facilities built in Russia to destroy chemical weapons. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s Putin visits Turkey as ties between the two deepen

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The Latest: Turks advised to leave Iraqi Kurdish region

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Iraqi Kurdish men celebrate as they wave Kurdish flags in the streets after the polls closed in the controversial Kurdish referendum on independence from Iraq, in Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The vote is not binding and is not expected to result in independence any time soon, but was hailed as historic by Kurdish leaders spearheading the campaign. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: Iran concerned over security after referendum

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A man waves the Kurdish flag in the streets of Irbil after polling stations closed on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. The Kurds of Iraq were voting in a referendum on support for independence that has stirred fears of instability across the region, as the war against the Islamic State group winds down. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Iraq threatens flight ban after Kurdish independence vote

By Susannah George - Associated Press

Kurdish security services stand guard outside polling center shortly before opening for the referendum on independence from Iraq in Irbil, Iraq, Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

The Latest: UN regrets Iraq’s Kurds went ahead with vote

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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim speaks to the media in Ankara, Turkey, Friday Sept. 22, 2017. Yildirim said Friday his country will never accept a separate Kurdish state in neighboring Iraq and would not refrain from taking steps to prevent it. Binali Yildirim again called on Iraqi Kurdish leaders to abandon plans for a referendum on independence, saying it was not too late for them to turn away &quot;from this adventure.&quot; (Turkish Prime Ministry, pool photo via AP)

Turkey OKs military intervention, warns Iraqi Kurds on vote

By Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Istanbul police detain 36 suspected Islamic State militants

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