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Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, right, presents U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with a photo of the two of them taken shortly before their meeting at the Ministry of National Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2014.

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Turkish Defense Minister Ismet Yilmaz, right, presents U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel with a photo of the two of them taken shortly before their meeting at the Ministry of National Defense in Ankara, Turkey, Sept. 8, 2014.

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