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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Czar vs. the Sultan
Putin and Erdogan see themselves as heirs to proud empires. But fighter jets and tough talk can’t mask imperial decline.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fight Club: Erdogan and Putin Square Off
But with Turkey and Russia more friend than foe, is it a battle royale or pissing match?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkish Military to Russian Jet: ‘You Are Approaching Turkish Airspace’
The Turkish military released audio recordings Wednesday that it claims verify Russian jets were warned again and again to leave Turkish airspace.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will Putin Use the Energy Weapon Against Turkey?
Moscow is warning it will strike back after the downing of a Russian plane. But is it willing to jeopardize its own economy to do so?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Putin: Turkish Downing of Russian Jet a “Stab in the Back”
Tensions are only increasing in the region.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Got It Right on the Islamic State
The United States can't defeat the jihadist group — it can only hope to contain it.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Days After Paris Attacks, Obama Cites Progress in the Fight Against the Islamic State
President Obama calls on other nations to do more to fight the Islamic State.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Adieu, Turkish Democracy
How Erdogan held on to power in the November elections.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This French Jihadi Just Had the Ultimate Bad Hair Day
Turkish authorities claim they arrested a Frenchman plotting a terrorist attack after he sought hair treatment at a Turkish salon.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey’s Democratic Tipping Point
Erdogan’s resounding victory could mean he’s ready to set aside the politics of division and fear and govern the country again. Or it could mean just the opposite.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Syria Crisis Tests Newfound Détente Between Washington and Tehran
Obama personally assured Riyadh and other powers their interests would not be undermined in Syrian peace talks if Iran was at the negotiating table.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Erdogan’s Big Night
The Turkish president's party defied the polls, guaranteeing its political dominance for years to come.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Blood On the Ballot
As Turkey heads to parliamentary elections on Sunday, the country’s Kurdish heartland is hoping to defeat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box — even as some young Kurds say a guerrilla war is their only hope against the government.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkey Downs Drone That Violated Its Airspace
Russia’s lunge into the Syrian civil war is rattling Ankara, which has been forced to defend its airspace against repeated violations.
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