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Erdogan seeks lifeline from Trump to salvage US-Turkey ties

It will take Donald Trump to close a deal with Turkey on a Syrian "safe zone."

U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attend the start of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC117DD2EDF0
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attend the start of the NATO summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 11, 2018. — REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Deteriorating US-Turkey relations hinge on Erdogan-Trump ties

Although Washington and Ankara may have a “general agreement” on a Syria safe zone, as Jack Detsch reports, it will likely take US President Donald Trump to close the deal with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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