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A pro-Palestinian protester raises her fist at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg on Tuesday. The South African demonstrators were just some of those who took to city streets to protest the killing of dozens of people along the Gaz

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After Gaza Killings, World Reacts With Wave Of Condemnations, Calls For Restraint

8:52pm May 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The day after Israeli troops shot dozens dead during protests on the Gaza border, envoys traded barbs at the U.N., countries confronted ambassadors — and Guatemala readied an embassy move of its own.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan greets members of his ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, at the Grand National Assembly in Ankara earlier this year.

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Erdogan Calls Snap Elections In Turkey, And State Of Emergency Is Extended

3:41pm April 18, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The votes will be held June 24, likely under a state of emergency and more than a year earlier than expected. The move hastens the implementation of reforms granting the presidency broad new powers.

An undated photo shows Andrew Brunson, an American pastor, in Izmir, Turkey. Brunson's trial began Monday on charges of aiding groups said to have orchestrated an attempted coup.

U.S. Pastor Goes On Trial In Turkey, Further Straining Relations

4:03pm April 16, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Andrew Brunson faces up to 35 years in prison on charges of aiding groups that Turkey blames for a failed coup in 2016. He is among thousands accused of having links to cleric Fethullah Gulen.

District of Columbia officials speak about the May 2017 altercation outside the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C.

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Feds Drop Prosecution Of 7 Turkish Bodyguards Involved In D.C. Brawl

6:51pm March 22, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The charges were dropped a day before Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Turkish President Erdogan in a bid to ease tensions. The State Department says the timing was coincidental.

Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army soldiers celebrate around a statue of Kawa, a mythology figure in Kurdish culture as they prepare to destroy it in city center of Afrin, northwestern Syria, early Sunday.

Turkish Forces Seize Syrian City of Afrin

11:58am March 18, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The Turkish military has taken control of Afrin, a city in northwestern Syria. An advocacy group says nearly 200,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

An elderly Syrian man searches for safe shelter Wednesday in the rebel-held town of Hamouria, in eastern Ghouta. The Syrian government bombarded the area before breaking through rebel lines Wednesday night. On Thursday, thousands of civilians fled the dis

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Syrian War Enters 8th Year, Trailing Smoke And Suffering In Its Wake

8:08pm March 15, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

Fighters with the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army advance through a field southeast of Afrin on Tuesday. Ankara and its allies among the Syrian rebels said Tuesday they have surrounded the Kurdish-held Syrian border town.

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Turkey, Allies Say They Have Laid Siege To Syrian Border City Held By Kurds

7:49pm March 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Turkish military and aligned Syrian rebels have seized the city's "areas of critical importance" — a move that marks a new phase in Turkey's weekslong campaign against Kurdish fighters in Syria.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shakes hands with local people in Port Sudan, Sudan, on Dec. 25, one of many locations in Africa the Turkish leader has visited recently.

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Turkey Is Quietly Building Its Presence In Africa

11:56am March 08, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The Turkish have increased trade and aid to the continent, as well as building a major military base. Africa has natural resources that Turkey needs, including oil and gas.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks in Ankara during the funeral prayers for Sgt. Musa Ozalkan, the first Turkish soldier to be killed in Turkey's cross-border "Operation Olive Branch" in northern Syria, on Tuesday.

Trump And Erdogan Talk, But There's Disagreement Over What Was Said

11:46am January 25, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The White House released a readout of a call between the two leaders, but a Turkish source disputes the administration's account of the conversation.

Turkish army tanks head to Afrin, an enclave in northern Syria controlled by U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters, on Monday.

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Why Are U.S. Allies Killing Each Other In Syria?

5:40pm January 23, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

The U.S. partners with both Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish group that the Turkish are attacking.