ANKARA, TURKEY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated December 19, 2003 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov meets former Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his official visit in Ankara, Turkey. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Hamza Sahin - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA, TURKEY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated December 16, 1991 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov meets former Turkish President Turgut Ozal during his official visit in Ankara, Turkey. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Selahattin Yilmaz - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA, TURKEY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated December 16, 1991 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov meets former Turkish President Turgut Ozal during his official visit in Ankara, Turkey. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Selahattin Yilmaz - Anadolu Agency )
ANKARA, TURKEY - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated December 16, 1991 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov meets former Turkish Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel during his official visit in Ankara, Turkey. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Hikmet Saatci - Anadolu Agency )
SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated March 16, 1999 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov and former Turkish President Suleyman Demirel pray at the shrine of Imam al-Bukhari in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Mustafa Abadan - Anadolu Agency )
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated June 14, 2016 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov attends a meeting in Washington, United States. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Uzbekistan Presidency Press Office - Anadolu Agency )
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated July 10, 2014 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov holds a press conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Hakan Göktepe - Anadolu Agency )
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - (ARCHIVE): A file photo dated March 23, 2010 shows that Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov attends the Nowruz celebrations in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, 78, died after suffering brain hemorrhage. ( Bahtiyar Abdukerimov - Anadolu Agency )