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House hearing highlights tensions and opportunities in U.S.-Turkey relationship

Lawmakers and experts discussed the merits of pressuring Ankara, which has a longstanding relationship with Hamas, or working cooperatively on shared goals, such as stability in Syria

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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 House hearing on the U.S.-Turkey relationship on Wednesday underscored the myriad disputes and concerns that U.S. lawmakers have with the country and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, while also highlighting the difficulties that legislators are having in finding...

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