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."
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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.