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US President Donald Trump meets with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey during the UN General Assembly in New York, Sept. 21, 2017.

Tit-for-tat visa bans leave Turks and Americans heartbroken

October 10, 2017Conflict

Relations between the US and Turkey are deteriorating. Now, the countries have enacted new visa restrictions against one another’s citizens. Those affected most include students, business travelers, tourists and other nonimmigrant travelers.

Protesters gather to rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey, outside the White House in Washington, U.S. May 10, 2017.

Trump firing Comey: ‘It helps every authoritarian in the world’

May 10, 2017Global Politics

Leading the World in Jailed Journalists, Turkey Cracks Down on Free Expression

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