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The global consequences of the reelection of Turkey's combative, populist leader

Monday, May 29, 2023

With the reelection of the combative populist who's run the country for two decades, concerns are growing about Turkey's democracy and direction in the world.

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Erdogan's victory could be fateful for Turkey's democracy and role in the world

Monday, May 29, 2023

The longtime leader overcame dissatisfaction over high inflation and a slow earthquake response to secure another five-year term as president.

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Erdogan wins Turkey's presidential runoff election

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Turkish voters have given President Recep Tayyip Erdogan another term in office, extending what's already been two decades of dominance that has seen him weaken the country's democracy.

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Erdogan cements his power with a victory in Turkey's presidential runoff election

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcame the strongest opposition he's faced in years. The win cements his power and signifies the endurance of his one-man executive rule.

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Voters return to the polls in Turkey for presidential runoff

Friday, May 26, 2023

Turkey's voters head to the polls this weekend in a decisive runoff vote — the first time voters have ever gone to the ballot box in a second-round vote for a new president.

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Quake survivors in Turkey line up to file damage claims, missing person reports

Friday, April 28, 2023

More than two and a half months since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, hundreds of people are still searching for the remains of their missing loved ones.

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Earthquake survivors in southern Turkey struggle with mental health two months later

Friday, April 07, 2023

Two months after the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey, millions of survivors are coping with the mental health toll of the horrific disaster.

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A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake

Saturday, March 25, 2023

A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.

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In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes

Friday, March 24, 2023

Those living in the devastated earthquake zone of southern Turkey mark a subdued month of Ramadan.

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Southern Turkey struggles to observe Ramadan after devastation of earthquakes

Thursday, March 23, 2023

As the month of Ramadan starts, residents of southern Turkey are struggling to mark the holiday as they remain displaced and devastated by last month's earthquakes.

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Turkey's election becomes a referendum on the response to an earthquake

Thursday, March 23, 2023

Turkey's elections are in May, and the president wants another term. But people angry over the government's slow response to last month's earthquake disaster may influence the vote.

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Infrastructure built to help refugees from war, now helps quake refugees in Turkey

Monday, March 20, 2023

One Turkish city near the areas devastated by last month's earthquakes is applying what it's learned in hosting war refugees to how to welcome quake evacuees.

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Turkey says it will ratify Finland's bid to join NATO

Friday, March 17, 2023

"NATO will become stronger with Finland's membership and thus, I believe, will play an active role in maintaining global security and stability," Turkey's president said Friday.

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Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

Monday, March 13, 2023

What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.

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What the damage and recovery looks like in Turkey a month after the earthquakes

Monday, March 06, 2023

A month after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the massive loss of life and ongoing needs are finally becoming clear.

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Aid workers in Turkey are building new neighborhoods amid the wreckage of old ones

Friday, March 03, 2023

Nearly a month since the earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, thousands of displaced people are being moved into container housing — where they might be for a year or more.

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A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been contentious

Wednesday, March 01, 2023

The hijab has a long and fraught political history in Iran. What does the hijab mean to the Islamic Republic and its survival?

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'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

Monday, February 27, 2023

It's been more than five months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, which sparked mass protests in Iran. But part of what fueled them was a sense of economic desperation.

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Iran's government has tamped down most protests. But anger and desperation persist

Thursday, February 16, 2023

A government crackdown has successfully scared demonstrators off the streets in most of Iran, but conversations with regular people reveal a simmering frustration with the regime.

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Where does Iran go now?

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Iran's government has barely given an inch after months of widespread protests. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Ali Vaez, the Iran Project's director at the International Crisis Group, what happens next.

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