Ancient land that included parts of modern Iraq and Turkey

I believe the answer is:

assyria

(Other definitions for assyria that I've seen before include "Ancient empire in western Asia" , "Ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia" , "Ancient Mesopotamian kingdom" , "Ancient Middle Eastern kingdom" , "Ancient empire of Iraq" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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