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Turkey's Erdogan, Trump discuss improving Turkey-US cooperation

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Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump late on Wednesday and discussed improving cooperation between the two countries in his new term.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with U.S. President Donald Trump during the NATO summit in London, Britain, December 4, 2019. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Presidential Press Office/Handout via Reuters

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump late on Wednesday and discussed improving cooperation between the two countries in his new term.

According to a readout from the Turkish presidency, Erdogan congratulated Trump on his election victory.

Reporting by Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ezgi Erkoyun

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