Middle East

With a victory in Turkey's presidential runoff, Erdogan cements his power

10:56am May 29, 2023

Erdogan is set to continue his run as modern Turkey's longest-serving leader. He won Sunday's runoff despite having faced widespread anger at his government's response to a devastating quake.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:57am May 29, 2023

President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy agree on deal to avoid default. Incumbent wins Turkey's presidential runoff. Ukraine's top commander hints long-awaited counteroffensive is imminent.

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Turkey's Erdogan secures a victory in Sunday's historic runoff election

5:09am May 29, 2023

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan extends his two-decades hold on power by defeating main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four points. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to analyst Asli Aydintasbas.

Erdogan wins Turkey's presidential runoff election

6:19pm May 28, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

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.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan casts his ballot at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Istanbul, on Sunday.

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

4:24pm May 28, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

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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What's at stake in Turkey's run-off election

12:03pm May 27, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

In Turkey, a run-off election between incumbent President Tayyip Erdogan and veteran politician Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes place Sunday.

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National

Morning news brief

7:37am May 26, 2023

Indiana doctor is reprimanded for providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. The Texas attorney general faces possible impeachment. Turkey's presidential runoff election is Sunday.

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Turkish voters will head back to the polls for Sunday's presidential runoff

7:24am May 26, 2023

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in a strong position to win the election — despite a devastating earthquake that many observers predicted would end his rule.

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Music & Culture

Young Iraqis turn to rap after the war to express trauma, dissent and protest

5:51am May 24, 2023

Since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq decades ago, young Iraqis have been using hip-hop to voice protest and pain. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to journalist Dalia Al-Dujaili about her piece in The Guardian.

A Fighter from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carries out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon, on Sunday.

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As tensions mount with Israel, Hezbollah stages a massive show of force in Lebanon

3:16pm May 21, 2023

A massive military display by Hezbollah on Sunday was the largest in at least a decade for the Iranian-backed militia, and comes at a moment of heightened tension with Israel.