Erdogan irked as major players snub humanitarian summit
Turkey was expecting representatives from "all" countries to attend the first World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.
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Imagine throwing a huge fundraiser. You proudly plan it for months. You invite all the must-have, high-society elites. On the big night, the place is packed, but at the last minute the big spenders — the ones you really want — don't show.
Turkey knows the feeling.