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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, center, is surrounded by journalists and pro-government academicians in his plane en route back from Baku, Azerbaijan, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. The White House announced Tuesday that Vice President Mike Pence will travel to Ankara, Turkey on behalf of President Donald Trump and meet with Erdogan on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)