Turkey
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Turkey’s Election: What You Need to Know
With the economy in crisis, the vote on Sunday is shaping up to be one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s…
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A Rival for Erdogan Emerges as Opposition Parties Pick a Candidate
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the head of Turkey’s largest opposition party, and his allies are looking to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,…
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Another Deadly Quake Rocks an Already Ravaged Area of Turkey
Just two weeks after the deadliest earthquake in the country’s modern history, a powerful shock hit southern Turkey, where many…
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On Blinken Visit, Quake Relief Soothes U.S.-Turkey Tensions
ANKARA — When Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken first planned a trip to Turkey, it promised to be a…
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Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan
The earthquake’s staggering reconstruction bill will join other economic woes as the country’s autocratic leader faces re-election.
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Syria’s President Agrees to 2 More Border Crossings for Quake Aid
The decision is the first time that President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the cross-border delivery of humanitarian aid to…
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Shortages of Shelter and Medical Supplies Pose Dangers to Quake Survivors
A week after a powerful quake struck Turkey and Syria, the combined death toll surpassed 35,000. With more than a…
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One Week After Quake, Relief Efforts Stymied by Lack of Supplies and Housing
More than 31,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,500 in Syria have died in the earthquake, the deadliest in…
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Lives of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Shatter a Second, or Third, Time
Syrians have experienced relentless death and destruction during their country’s 12-year civil war. But some say the earthquake was worse…
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Turkey Widens Investigation Into Contractors as Quake Toll Rises
A top U.N. official said that aid efforts in neighboring Syria had “failed” so far. More than 28,000 people have…
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