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People sit at a park in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, a day before the latest lockdown to help protect from the spread of the coronavirus. As cases and deaths soar, Turkey is going into a full lockdown Thursday and last until May 17. Residents will be required to stay home except for grocery shopping and other essential needs, while intercity travel only will be allowed with permission. Restaurants are allowed to deliver food.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Full lockdown takes effect in Turkey, people leave cities

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

Turkish central bank maintains key rate unchanged at 19%

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FILE - In this Monday, March 8, 2021, photo, protesters chant slogans during a rally to mark International Women's Day in Istanbul. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a decree early Saturday, March 20, 2021, annulling Turkey's ratification of the Istanbul Convention, a blow to women's rights advocates, who say the agreement is crucial to combating domestic violence. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin shows a thumbs-up as he takes part in a ceremony with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan via video conference of remotely inaugurating the construction of a third nuclear reactor of Akkuyu power plant in southern Turkey, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. The presidents of Turkey and Russia have remotely inaugurated the construction of a third nuclear reactor of Akkuyu power plant in southern Turkey, vowing to continue their close cooperation. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Erdogan, Putin remotely start nuclear reactor construction

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his ruling party members via video link from Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Erdogan rebuffed U.S. and European criticism of his government's handling of weeks-long demonstrations at a top Istanbul university, saying they should focus on violent protests in their own countries instead. Erdogan also vowed to show &quot;no mercy&quot; to protesters who use violence, and reiterated his determination not to allow the demonstrations spiral into mass anti-government protests like those that rocked the country in 2013. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan rebuffs criticism, vows ‘no mercy’ to protesters

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FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 10, 2018 file photo, Berat Albayrak, Turkey's Treasury and Finance Minister, wipes his forehead as he talks during a conference to ease investor concerns about Turkey's economic policy. Albayrak, announced his resignation on social media Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. He said on Instagram that he was stepping down from his post for health reasons and would spend more time with his family. Albayrak, 42, was appointed minister of finance and treasury in July 2018, having previously been energy minister for nearly three years. (AP Photo/Mucahid Yapici, File)

Erdogan accepts Turkish finance minister’s resignation

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FILE - In this Saturday, July 16, 2016 file photo, tanks move into position as Turkish people attempt to stop them, in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government on Wednesday July 15, 2020, with ceremonies and events remembering its victims. (AP Photo/File)

Turkey marks fourth anniversary of failed 2016 coup attempt

By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY - Associated Press

Erdogan vows social media controls after insults to family

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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to the media after Friday prayers, in Istanbul, Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Erdogan expressed doubt that Khalifa Hifter, the head of the self-styled Libyan National Army, would abide by the cease-fire. &quot;This man is not a trust-worthy man,&quot; he told reporters in Istanbul, &quot; yesterday, they continued to bomb Tripoli.&quot; (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey’s Erdogan: Europe must back Libyan govt in Tripoli

By ANDREW WILKS - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. Erdogan with top Turkish officials is on an unannounced visit to Tunisia to meet Saied. (Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya

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FILE - In this July 2016 file photo, Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen speaks to members of the media at his compound, in Saylorsburg, Pa. Turkey on Sunday dismissed as "ludicrous and groundless" a report that Turkish officials may have discussed kidnapping Gulen, a U.S.-based Muslim cleric, in exchange for millions of dollars. (AP Photo/Chris Post, File)

Donald Trump working on Fethullah Gulen extradition, Turkey claims

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times