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A woman waves a flag bearing a picture of the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan, as people gather in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria to listen to a message from the jailed leader on Feb. 27. Ocalan called for his Kurdish militant force to disband and his fighters to lay down their arms.

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Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with Turkey

Militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party have declared a ceasefire, in what may represent a significant political breakthrough for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

March 01, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
People hold a banner featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather in Istanbul to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels, on Dec. 8.

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Turkey looks set to play an outsize role in shaping the new Syria after Assad

As the world watches Syria grapple with the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad's brutal regime and the formation of a new government, one neighbor has emerged as having great influence over the new Syria.

December 18, 2024
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  • Fatma Tanis
A woman votes at a polling station in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Voters in Turkey return to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger who has promised to restore a more democratic society.

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Voters in Turkey are going to the polls in a final round presidential runoff

Voters in Turkey returned to the polls Sunday to decide whether the country's longtime leader stretches his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade or is unseated by a challenger.

May 28, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Left to right: Turkish presidential candidates President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

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Turkey's runoff election will decide if Erdogan extends his 20-year rule

After an inconclusive round one, Sunday's vote should decide whether citizens still want President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in charge for another five-year term, and he could have an edge to win.

May 27, 2023
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  • Peter Kenyon
A supporter of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds a poster which reads "We Love You Chief" outside the AK Party headquarters after polls closed in Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Turkey on Monday.

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Takeaways from Turkey's election as it heads toward a runoff

Neither longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu were able to win more than 50% of the vote. That means Turkey is heading for a runoff on May 28.

May 15, 2023
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  • Peter Kenyon
A woman votes at a polling station in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Voters in Turkey go to the polls on Sunday for pivotal parliamentary and presidential elections that are expected to be tightly contested and could be the biggest challenge Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces in his two decades in power.

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Polls close in Turkey's tightly fought election which could oust President Erdogan

Voters in Turkey took to the polls on Sunday for landmark elections that are expected to be close and could be the biggest challenge Turkish President Erdogan faces in his two decades in power.

May 14, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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Biden Says Russia's Putin Is A 'Worthy Adversary' Whether Or Not He Trusts Him

President Biden reassured his NATO allies that the U.S. has their backs, and said he was gratified that the alliance will now also focus on challenges from China, climate change and cyberattacks.

June 14, 2021
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  • Ayesha Rascoe
President Biden is set to spend eight days in Europe, first meeting allies and partners in the U.K. and Brussels, and then meeting his Russian counterpart in Geneva.

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What To Watch On Biden's 1st Foreign Trip To The U.K., Brussels And Geneva

President Biden will be in Europe for eight days, first meeting with allies and partners at the G7 and NATO summits. And then, he'll square off with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva.

June 07, 2021
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  • Franco Ordoñez
Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries.

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France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?

The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacher after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences.

October 28, 2020
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  • Peter Kenyon and
  • Eleanor Beardsley

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