ISTANBUL -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was all smiles as he attended a town hall meeting with African youth in the capital Ankara this week.
One after another, the students took to the microphone and showed off their fluent Turkish.
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The Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit ended Saturday, with 16 heads of state and more than 100 ministers gathering in Istanbul. © Anadolu Agency
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