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Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State - The Washington Post

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the U.S., Syria and the Islamic State

“There is no right to insult Islam or Muslims,” Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey’s prime minister, told The Post’s Lally Weymouth. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg)
By Lally Weymouth January 23

In a hotel room in Davos, Switzerland, this past week, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu talked about the differences between his country and the United States over how to handle Syria and the Islamic State. Both nations agree that the two crises demand urgent action, but they part ways on priorities and tactics. They almost reached an agreement in December, but the deal fell apart. Davutoglu talked to The Washington Post about what happens next. Edited excerpts follow.

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