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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to supporters outside his residence in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 28, 2023. Turkey's incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared victory in his country's runoff election, extending his rule into a third decade. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey’s Erdogan wins another term as president, extends rule into 3rd decade

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Supporters of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan, attend an election campaign rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Polls close in Turkey as voters choose between Erdogan and Kilicdaroglu in presidential runoff

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Women walk past a Syrian restaurant in an outdoor market in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. Two opposing visions for Turkey’s future are on the ballot when voters return to the polls Sunday for a runoff presidential election, which will decide between an increasingly authoritarian incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who has pledged to restore democracy. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Turkish voters weigh final decision on next president, visions for future

By Suzan Fraser and Ayse Wieting - Associated Press

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis looks on during a meeting at the presidential palace in Athens, on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. After the leaders of the top three parties in the May 21 elections returned the mandate to form a government, saying there was no prospect of forming a coalition, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou invited them for a formal meeting Wednesday to see whether they can agree on a caretaker government pending new elections. If, as expected, the bid fails, a top judge will be appointed caretaker prime minister. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece says it’s investigating claim migrants were illegally deported back to Turkey

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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cheer outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has remained in power for 20 years by repeatedly surmounting political crises: mass protests, corruption allegations, an attempted military coup and a huge influx of refugees fleeing Syria's civil war. Now the Turkish people and economy are being pummeled by sky-high inflation, and many are still recovering from a devastating earthquake in February made worse by the government's slow response. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Why Turkey’s president is strong election favorite despite economic turmoil

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

From right to left, New Democracy leader and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras, PASOK-Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Nikos Androulakis, Communist Party of Greece Secretary General Dimitris Koutsoubas, Greek Solution leader Kyriakos Velopoulos, and MeRA25 Secretary Yanis Varoufakis wait for the start of debate at the premises of public broadcaster ERT in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Sunday’s Greek parliamentary election looks likely to be a dress rehearsal for a new round of voting in the busy summer tourist season — barring a surprise coalition deal by dissonant opposition parties. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Focus on coalition horse-trading as Greek election looks unlikely to deliver a strong winner

By Nicholas Paphitis - Associated Press

A man walks past a billboard of Turkish CHP party leader and Nation Alliance's presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15, 2023. Turkey's presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkish candidate Kilicdaroglu hardens stance before runoff against Erdogan

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A person walks past billboards of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 15, 2023. Turkey's presidential elections appeared to be heading toward a second-round runoff on Monday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled his country with a firm grip for 20 years, leading over his chief challenger, but falling short of the votes needed for an outright win. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

With Turkey’s presidential election going to a runoff, what comes next?

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate outside AKP (Justice and Development Party) headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. More than 64 million people, including 3.4 million overseas voters, were eligible to vote. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

As Erdogan’s votes dip, Turkey appears headed to a runoff presidential race

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and his wife Emine gesture to supporters at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, early Monday, May 15, 2023. Erdogan, who has ruled his country with an increasingly firm grip for 20 years, was locked in a tight election race Sunday, with a make-or-break runoff against his chief challenger possible as the final votes were counted. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey’s President Erdogan projects confidence, despite failing to secure victory in first round

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party gather at the party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Election polls have closed Sunday in Turkey, where President Erdogan's leadership hung in the balance after a strong challenge from an opposition candidate. (AP Photo/Ali Unal )

Erdogan’s 20-year reign threatened as Turkey election looks headed for runoff

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures as he delivers a speech during an election campaign rally in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 13, 2023. Turkish politicians held their final rallies on the last hours of campaigning before Saturday, the eve of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections that could significantly shape the NATO member's future, before a so-called propaganda ban went into effect. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Turkey awaits presidential election results as Erdogan’s leadership hangs in balance

By Suzan Fraser and Zeynep Bilginsoy - Associated Press

Turkey and hope (Photograph by Tim Constantine)

Turkish President Erdogan chases greatness in response to devastating earthquake

By Tim Constantine

A woman gestures in front of a banner with an image of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 8, 2023. Turkey is heading toward presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, May 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

A look at the candidates in Turkey’s presidential elections

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

Muharrem Ince gestures as he announces his resignation from Turkey's main opposition party, CHP, during a media conference next to a poster of modern Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Muharrem Ince, the leader of the center-left Homeland Party, a candidate in Sunday's elections announced Thursday, May 11, 2023 that he is withdrawing from the presidential race, in a move that is likely to bolster President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main challenger. (AP Photo/File)

Turkish candidate drops out in boost to Erdogan’s main challenger

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

People listen to Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan during an election campaign rally in Ankara, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey’s closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan’s rule or set country on new course

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabollahian, left, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second left, Syria's Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, second right, and Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu pose for a photo prior to their talks during the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey, and Iran meeting in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.(Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service via AP)

Turkey and Syria agree to improve ties after talks in Moscow

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Syrian Muhammed Al Zakret, 57, works in a hot drinks and coffee shop in an open public market in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Tuesday, April 29, 2023. Syrians fleeing their country's civil war were once welcomed in Turkey out of compassion, making the country home to the world’s largest refugee community. But as their numbers grew — and as Turkey began to grapple with a battered economy, including skyrocketing food and housing prices — so did calls for their return, with the repatriation of Syrians and other migrants has become a top theme in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, May 14. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

As key votes loom, Turkish parties vow to send migrants home

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

A supporter of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, demonstrates in front of Anadolu courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

Turkey’s opposition denounces fairness of vote under Erdogan

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

A UN convoy arrives at a camp in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's rebel-held northwest. Three U.N. officials who visited Syria's Idlib province on Wednesday said some progress has been made but still more needs to be done to help the population in the rebel-held northwest that is home to some 4 million people. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

By Omar Albam - Associated Press