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House members seek to redesignate Turkey as Middle Eastern country
The lawmakers said the move reflects Turkey’s shift away from its Western alliances toward U.S. adversaries
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to supporters at his party’s Istanbul mayoral candidate Murat Kurum's campaign rally on March 29, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey.
A bipartisan group of House members introduced legislation this week to redesignate Turkey at the State Department as a Middle Eastern country, rather than a European country, describing the move as a message to Turkey about its turn away...