Trump's business ties in Turkey have raised concerns that White House policy is being influenced by the president's own commercial interests.
Photos have emerged showing Ivanka Trump with President Donald Trump in Istanbul in 2012 to celebrate the opening of the Trump Towers building in the city, as the president tries to force Turkey to end its invasion into Kurdish-held territory in northeastern Syria.The image of Ivanka and Trump is among a series of shots from their time in Istanbul.
U.S.-Turkish relations have soured in recent weeks due to Turkey's offensive into northeastern Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long sought to clear what he considers Kurdish terrorists from his southern border region, but has been stopped by the presence of U.S. troops stationed there to support Kurdish-led forces in the campaign against Islamic State militants.
But last week following a phone call with Erdogan, Trump abruptly announced that U.S. troops in the border region would be withdrawn, leaving the Kurds open to attack by Turkish forces and their proxies.
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