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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman review a military honor guard during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey

MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for talks in Ankara. The visit comes as Turkey seeks to repair ties with its regional rivals. Steven A. Cook at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington spoke with The World's host Carol Hills about the significance of the visit.

MBS visits Ankara as Turkey attempts to repair relations with its regional rivals
Yassin, a farmer from al-Sebat village in Rural Hasakah, stands in the yard where he keeps his livestock while explaining the catastrophic effects of drought on his life.

Drought in Iraq and Syria could totally collapse food system for millions, aid groups warn

Drought in Iraq and Syria could totally collapse food system for millions, aid groups warn
Protesters chant slogans against the government's decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention

Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women

Hundreds protest Turkey’s withdrawal from treaty to prevent violence against women
Supporters of the Turkey Youth Union chant slogans during a protest against US President Joe Biden's statement, outside the US consulate in Istanbul, April 26, 2021.

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’

Turkey’s Erdoğan calls Biden’s acknowledgment of the Armenian genocide ‘unfounded, unjust, unrealistic’
Merkel stands at a podium flanked by two German flags.

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany

Merkel reverses plan for strict Easter lockdown in Germany
A group of Uyghur mothers are trying to get the Turkish government to help find their missing children in China. The women set out on foot from Istanbul to Ankara, the capital of Turkey, to demonstrate, and say they will continue to wait there until offic

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China

These mothers say they were separated from their families by the Chinese government’s campaign of forced labor camps and surveillance, which has targeted the ethnic Uyghur minority living in the Xinjiang autonomous region since 2017. 

Uyghur mothers in Turkey walk for miles to ask politicians for help locating their children in China
A man in a suit stands at a podium near red and white Turkish flag.

French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism

As France mourns a beloved teacher murdered after showing controversial cartoons in class, a diplomatic rift between Europe and the Muslim world over secularism and religious freedom is widening.

French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, right, and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are shown both wearing dark blazers and bumping elbows.

Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed support Tuesday for talks between Greece and Turkey, NATO allies whose relations deteriorated to the point where both had warships facing off in the Mediterranean Sea.

Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey
A Turkish ship with a flag sails in the eastern Mediterranean Sea

Greece and Turkey sail toward a crisis of sea borders 

Greece's and Turkey's land borders are fairly clear these days — but claims over the sea are not. When you add recent, underwater gas discoveries to the mix, the decision about who has the right to drill — and where — becomes tangled and complex. 

Greece and Turkey sail toward a crisis of sea borders 
Three women wearing head scarves, long jackets and masks by a gray fountain

In Turkey, doctors fear coronavirus numbers are higher than the government admits 

Turkey’s reopening follows a national lull in the coronavirus infections. But the country’s largest association of doctors says that based on its own research, the actual number of cases of the coronavirus in Turkey is much higher than reported figures.

In Turkey, doctors fear coronavirus numbers are higher than the government admits 
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's supporters rally in Istanbul in 2016 following the failed coup.

Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe

The Gülenists, dubbed by Turkey as FETO, the Fethullahist Terror Organization, are being purged on a massive scale. Those who have been accused include scientists, schoolteachers, policemen and journalists. 

Expulsions, pushbacks and extraditions: Turkey’s war on dissent extends to Europe
Several people are shown in shadow with the sun setting behind them and walking in a dirt road.

What's next for migrants and refugees on the EU border; COVID-19 and the cost of healthcare; Israeli elections show success for Netanyahu

The land border between Greece and Turkey has become a flash point as thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers try to make their way to Europe. As the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the US, concerns about the cost of dealing with the illness could thwart containment. And the "Remain in Mexico" program for asylum-seekers on the US southern border has left tens of thousands of people in limbo — and their court proceedings unprecedentedly difficult.

What's next for migrants and refugees on the EU border; COVID-19 and the cost of healthcare; Israeli elections show success for Netanyahu
A group of people are shown walking in a drit road and carrying their belonings.

Greek army, police on high alert along Turkey border after migrant clashes

Greek troops and riot police remained on high alert Tuesday along the land border between Greece and Turkey, the main flashpoint in an escalating row between the EU and Ankara over how to deal with a new wave of migrants and refugees.

Greek army, police on high alert along Turkey border after migrant clashes
A man at a podium with groups of seated people around him

Is Turkey seeking a neo-Ottoman Empire?

Turkey is flexing its muscle as a regional power. On Thursday, the Turkish parliament approved a plan to send troops across the Mediterranean to Libya, which is in the midst of a complex civil war. The World's Marco Werman speaks with former Ambassador David Shinn on what this move means.

Is Turkey seeking a neo-Ottoman Empire?
A Syrian refugee man works at a bakery in Gaziantep, Turkey, May 16, 2016.

The world closed its doors to Syrian refugees. Now Turkey wants to send them back. 

Turkey extended a deadline for Syrians to update their registration cards or move until Oct. 30. But many say they’ve run into problems getting their papers in order, and registrations in larger cities, including Istanbul, have been completely blocked.

The world closed its doors to Syrian refugees. Now Turkey wants to send them back.