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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 559

ZEYNEP BILGINSOY

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather outside the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
May 29, 2023, 9:37 pm
With renewed mandate, Erdogan likely to maintain close ties with West and Russia
Experts suggest newly reelected Turkish president could rescind Ankara’s opposition to Sweden joining NATO, but is expected to continue engaging with Putin
By Suzan Fraser and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A man reads a Turkish newspaper a day after the presidential election day, in Istanbul, Turkey, May 15, 2023. (Emrah Gurel/AP)
May 15, 2023, 6:34 pm
Turkey presidential election heads to runoff with Erdogan already claiming victory
Incumbent two-decade ruler falls just short of a majority, but sits in a good position to win second round of voting on May 28 after his alliance retains hold on parliament
By Suzan Fraser and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan light flares as they celebrate in front of the Justice and Development Party's headquarters in Istanbul, on May 14, 2023. (OZAN KOSE / AFP)
May 15, 2023, 1:08 am
Turkey’s Erdogan clings to power with high-stakes race likely headed to runoff
Longtime president says he may still beat rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu outright, though his 49.6% share falls just short of threshold needed to avoid a second round on May 28
By Suzan Fraser and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan gestures to supporters during an election campaign rally in Istanbul, Turkey, May 13, 2023. (Emrah Gurel/AP)
May 14, 2023, 8:33 pm
With almost half of votes counted, Turkey’s Erdogan holds lead in presidential race
If neither the incumbent nor his center-left challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu receive more than 50% of the vote, the winner will be determined in a May 28 run-off
By Suzan Fraser and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A family stays in a makeshift tent surrounded of buildings that were heavily affected during the earthquake in Antakya, southeastern Turkey, February 14, 2023. (Bernat Armangue/AP)
February 14, 2023, 9:11 pm
With toll of over 35,000, earthquake worst in Turkey’s modern history – Erdogan
105,505 injured and 211,000 homes either destroyed or need to be demolished, president tells cabinet; nearly 3,700 killed in neighboring Syria
By Sarah El Deeb, ZEYNEP BILGINSOY, Bernat Armangue and andrew wilks
Men search for people among the debris in a destroyed building in Adana, Turkey, February 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
February 6, 2023, 10:55 pm
‘Can anyone hear me?’: Rescuers search for survivors beneath rubble in Turkey, Syria
Tragedy unfolds as darkness, rain and cold envelop the region devastated by powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake and at least one more that hit hours later; over 3,800 confirmed dead
By Mehmet Guzel and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A relative of a missing miner reacts while waiting in front of the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in Amasra, in the Black Sea coastal province of Bartin, Turkey, Oct. 15, 2022 (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
October 15, 2022, 8:33 am
Death toll rises to 40 in Turkey coal mine blast; 1 miner still missing
11 injured and hospitalized, while 58 others managed to get out of the mine on their own or were rescued unharmed; Erdogan to visit scene of accident
By Mehmet Guzel and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
The ship Navi-Star carrying a load of corn starts its way from the port in Odesa, Ukraine, August 5, 2022. (AP/Nina Lyashonok)
August 5, 2022, 12:14 pm
3 more grain shipments depart Ukrainian ports under UN-brokered deal
Carriers loaded with 58,000 tons of corn set sail to Turkey for inspection, a fraction of the 20 million tons of grain still waiting to be exported amid global food shortages
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A boat with Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish and UN officials heads to the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni, to check if the grain shipment adheres to a crucial agreement signed last month by Moscow and Kyiv, off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, August 3, 2022. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
August 3, 2022, 4:42 pm
Ukraine grain shipment clears inspection, sets sail to Lebanon as part of UN deal
Multinational team probes the corn-laden Razoni for 90 minutes to ensure it complies with pact, while 17 other ships await permission to leave Ukrainian ports
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at a Turkish Technology and Aviation festival, held abroad for the first time, in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 28, 2022. (Turkish Presidency via AP)
July 1, 2022, 6:36 pm
Turkey blocks access to US, German broadcasters, prompting criticism of censorship
Country’s media watchdog is dominated by Erdogan’s ruling party and regularly fines critical broadcasters; Berlin says it ‘regrets’ move against Deutsche Welle and Voice of America
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A man checks his car buried in the mud after floods and mudslides killed about three dozens of people, in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, Turkey, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. (AP Photo)
August 14, 2021, 11:44 am
At least 40 killed in severe floods in northern Turkey
Torrential rains this week have caused flooding that demolished homes, severed 5 bridges, swept away cars, and rendered numerous roads unpassable
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
Tourists wait to be evacuated from smoke-engulfed Mazi area as wildfires rolled down the hill toward the seashore, in Bodrum, Mugla, Turkey, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)
August 2, 2021, 1:39 am
Tourists, villagers evacuated by boat as wildfires ravage Turkish resorts
Death toll from five days of massive wildfires rises to eight; EU sending firefighting planes; riot-control water cannons drafted to help fight blazes
By Mehmet Guzel and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
In this April 15, 2021, file photo, US President Joe Biden speaks about Russia in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
April 24, 2021, 7:56 pm
Biden recognizes Ottoman Empire atrocities against Armenians as ‘genocide’
Previous US presidents avoided using the term so as to not complicate ties with Turkey; Lapid hails move, says will push for Israeli recognition
By AAMER MADHANI, Matthew Lee and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
A view inside the Tzitzernakaberd memorial to the victims of mass killings by Ottoman Turks, in the Armenian capital Yerevan, Armenia, Oct. 30, 2019 (AP Photo/Hakob Berberyan)
April 24, 2021, 9:19 am
After call with Erdogan, Biden to formally recognize Armenian genocide
Until now, US presidents have acknowledged Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day to mark the atrocities while avoiding using the term to sidestep alienating Ankara
By AAMER MADHANI, Matthew Lee and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
People work on a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Oct. 30, 2020, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece (DHA via AP)
October 30, 2020, 3:14 pm
At least 14 dead as strong earthquake hits Turkey, Greece
Searches on for survivors feared trapped in worst-hit Izmir, Greek island of Samos; United States Geological Survey puts magnitude of quake at 7.0
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY
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