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News Articles: Turkey

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp attends a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 17, 2023. The Republican governor is setting off for a weeklong trade mission to Israel in late May 2023.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plans trip to nation of Georgia and France for Paris Air Show

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is making his third overseas trip since he was reelected. The Republican is leaving Tuesday for a weekslong trip to the nation of Georgia and then France to aid aerospace recruitment at the Paris Air Show. Kemp's administration says he will be the first American governor to visit the nation of Georgia.

June 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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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By:
  • Peter Kenyon
Workers load grain at a port in Izmail, Ukraine, on April 26. A United Nations-backed deal has been extended allowing shipments of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea to parts of the world struggling with hunger.

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The Ukraine grain deal is extended 2 months, helping ease the global food crisis

An agreement allowing Ukrainian grain to ship through the Black Sea has been extended for two months just a day before its expiration — overcoming Russia's threats to pull out of the deal.

May 17, 2023
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By:
  • Charles Maynes and
  • Joanna Kakissis
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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  • World

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
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, seen here in September, is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power.

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  • Middle East

How Recep Tayyip Erdogan became Turkey's most powerful leader

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing a united opposition in Sunday's election that threatens his grip on power. But how did Erdogan manage to stay untouched for so long?

May 13, 2023
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  • H.J. Mai
A poster of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, on a truck near an election poster of presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Istanbul, Turkey, May 8.

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  • Middle East

Turkey's president has built vast power over 20 years. But he may lose on Sunday

A struggling economy and slow earthquake response add up to a tough election for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 20 years.

May 12, 2023
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By:
  • Larry Kaplow and
  • Peter Kenyon
Residents stand next to a building that was damaged in the night, following Russian shelling in Komyshevakha, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday.

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Latest on Ukraine: Russia will mark WWII Victory Day, as Ukraine war rolls on (May 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

May 08, 2023
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  • NPR Staff
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the Republican People's Party and presidential candidate of the a broad opposition alliance, greets supporters at a rally while campaigning for the presidential election on April 27 in Tekirdag, Turkey.

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Who is Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a leading challenger to Erdogan in Turkey's election?

Here is a look at the man expected to be the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule in the May 14 Turkish election, and what sets him apart.

May 03, 2023
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  • Peter Kenyon
Turkish lawmakers vote in favor of Finland's bid to join NATO late Thursday at the parliament in Ankara.

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Turkey's parliament clears the way for Finland to join NATO

All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland's application. The action lifted the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.

March 30, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
Ibrahim Muslimani, 30, speaks to a class about a piece of music blending different eras and languages at the Nefes Foundation for Arts and Culture, which he founded in 2016, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov. 22, 2022.

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

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

March 25, 2023
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  • Fatma Tanis
The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February.

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  • World

Russia agrees to extend the Ukraine grain deal again

Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal allows Ukraine to ship food and fertilizer through a humanitarian corridor from Black Sea ports. The duration of the extension remained uncertain.

March 18, 2023
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  • Peter Kenyon and
  • Kaitlyn Radde
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday.

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  • World

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

"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.

March 17, 2023
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz and
  • Fatma Tanis
A view inside what was the dome of the historic Habib-i Najjar Mosque in Antakya.

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  • Middle East

Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage

The city of Antakya, known in antiquity as Antioch, was at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries. After the Feb. 6 earthquake, many of its centuries-old monuments and sites lie in ruins.

February 25, 2023
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  • Claire Harbage,
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