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Turkish leader talks big, but can be pragmatic in crises

Turkish leader talks big, but can be pragmatic in crises

By Christopher Torchia, The Associated Press

ISTANBUL >> The man at the center of Turkey’s currency crisis and feud with the United States — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — is unleashing the same combative rhetoric that powered him through other grave challenges in his 16 years as the increasingly authoritarian leader of a key NATO ally.

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