Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan inspects a military honour guard during a ceremony marking the docking of a submarine, in Kocaeli, Turkey, Monday, May 23, 2022 (Photo: Turkish Presidency via AP Photo)
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, speak with reporters after a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, May 23, 2022 (Photo: Alex Brandon/AP)
In this photo made available by the Turkish Presidency, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, May 20, 2022. (Photo: Turkish Presidency via AP)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential palace, Ankara, May 16, 2022. Erdogan has thrown a spanner in the works of Sweden and Finland's historic decisions to seek NATO membership (Photo: Burhan Ozbilici/AP)
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters following a Cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 11, 2021 (Photo: Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)
Men carry the coffin of military solider Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Ali, who was killed in battle, during his funeral service, in Qalyubia province, Egypt, Sunday, May 8, 2022 (Photo: Sayed Hassan/AP)
When the Taliban first established themselves in Afghanistan, it was widely recognized that Pakistani intelligence was behind the new organization. (Photo: AFP)
