May 28 Watch 2:05 News Wrap: Impeached Texas AG Paxton awaits Senate trial, denies wrongdoing In our news wrap Sunday, the Texas Senate is preparing for a trial of state Attorney General Ken Paxton after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach him, President Erdogan declared victory in Turkey’s runoff election, a massive barrage of Russian… Continue watching
May 28 Erdogan claims victory in Turkey’s presidential runoff as challenger calls election ‘unjust’ By Suzan Fraser, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, according to unofficial results, in a victory that extends his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade. Continue reading
May 15 Turkey presidential election heads to runoff as incumbent Erdogan surges By Suzan Fraser, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Election officials say Turkey's presidential election will be decided in a runoff after incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled ahead of his chief challenger, but fell short of an outright victory that would extend his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third… Continue reading
May 14 Runoff in Turkey’s election appears more likely after dip in voter support for Erdogan By Suzan Fraser, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race early Monday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 8:43 Turkey’s president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards By Amna Nawaz, John Irvine, Zeba Warsi The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has crossed 41,000. The disaster has also exposed Turkey's President Erdoğan’s political fault lines. He's facing scrutiny for failing to enforce construction standards that could have saved lives. Amna… Continue watching
Feb 14 As death toll continues to rise, quake already deadliest in Turkey’s modern history By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bernat Armangué, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week's earthquakes, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago. Continue reading
Feb 08 Death toll tops 11,000 in Turkish earthquake as freezing temperatures hamper rescue efforts By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Stretched rescue teams are toiling in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by a catastrophic earthquake. Continue reading
Dec 10 What’s at stake in Turkey’s military escalation in Syria? By Bassem Mroue, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press After weeks of deadly Turkish airstrikes in northern Syria, Kurdish forces and international players are trying to gauge whether Ankara’s threats of a ground invasion are serious. Here’s a look at what various foreign powers and groups embroiled in the… Continue reading
Nov 23 Erdogan vows ground invasion of Syria, Kurds prepare response By Hogir Al Abdo, Abby Sewell, Associated Press Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Wednesday to order a land invasion of northern Syria targeting Kurdish groups, amid yearslong border violence and repeated Turkish incursions. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addresses the 2022 United Nations General Assembly By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Turkey’s leader, overseeing a nation encircled by regional disputes, used his speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday to shine a spotlight on Turkish maneuvering in conflicts that span from Syria to Ukraine. Continue reading