Trump, Turkey's Erdogan discuss boosting ties, fighting terrorism: sources

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called U.S. President-elect Donald Trump by phone on Wednesday and discussed improving relations and cooperating in fighting terrorism, sources in Ankara said. A NATO member which borders Syria, Iraq and Iran, Turkey is a powerful player in the region but Erdogan's relations with U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as with Western Europe, have at times been strained. Turkey has been frustrated by what it sees as Washington's reluctance to hand over Turkish cleri