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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, holds up a map while speaking during the UN General Assembly meeting. Bloomberg
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's president, holds up a map while speaking during the UN General Assembly meeting. BloombergThe safe zone plays to Erdogan's imperial aims
US withdrawal from northern Syria, paves the way for Turkey's expansionist schemes