Nov 02 Watch 1:30 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 2, 2015 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, investigators search for answers into a Russian airline crash in Egypt. Also: The Supreme Court considers racial discrimination in jury selection, GOP candidates seek debate changes, Turkish voters reaffirms power for President Erdogan’s party, looking into… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 4:33 Do Turkey's election results signal stability or steps toward autocratic rule? By PBS News Hour After five months of political instability and uncertainty, Turkey is again under firm control of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party, which regained its majority in a national election Sunday. Supporters say it’s a return to stability, but opponents worry… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 4:30 How was Turkey's ruling party able to pull ahead in the elections? By PBS News Hour Turkey's President Erdogan and his AK Party appear to have gotten the majority they needed to regain control of parliament. NewsHour special correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Turkey with more on Sunday's elections. Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 4:52 What new Turkish elections mean for the fight against extremism By PBS News Hour New parliamentary elections will be held in Turkey later this fall. Since President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party lost its majority in June, efforts to produce a coalition government have failed. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Uncertainty for residents as Turkey strikes Islamic State, Kurdish targets By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 8:07 Is Turkey headed for political instability? By PBS News Hour President President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was counting on election gains for his party, but instead the AKP Party lost their majority, raising uncertainty about Turkey’s political future. What do the surprising results mean for the nation, the region and for… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 2:45 Turkish election ushers in uncertainty as Erdogan's party loses majority By PBS News Hour Despite ambitions to expand his power in through Turkey's parliamentary elections, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's AKP Party failed to hold onto its majority. While Turkey's deputy prime minister said the AKP will try to form a coalition government, all of… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 4:49 Erdogan election upset: Turkey's ruling party loses majority in parliament By PBS News Hour An interesting turn of events in Turkey's parliamentary election: The ruling party was favored to win big, but early results show it could end up losing its majority altogether. Steven Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations joins Alison Stewart… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 3:34 Is Erdogan stirring election tensions? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the high tensions ahead of the Turkish election, including a deadly attack on a Kurdish political rally. Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 2:57 Election approaching, Turkey's Erdogan seeks to expand powers By PBS News Hour Turkey heads to parliamentary elections Sunday, and Turkish President Erdogan wants his party to win at least 60 percent of the seats in order to change the constitution and grant executive-style powers to his office. Will millions endorse or stop… Continue watching