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Friday

Middle East

Quake survivors in Turkey line up to file damage claims, missing person reports

More than two and a half months since the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, hundreds of people are still searching for the remains of their missing loved ones.

Quake survivors in Turkey line up to file damage claims, missing person reports

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Friday

Middle East

Earthquake survivors in southern Turkey struggle with mental health two months later

Two months after the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey, millions of survivors are coping with the mental health toll of the horrific disaster.

Earthquake survivors in southern Turkey struggle with mental health two months later

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Saturday

A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake

Ibrahim Muslimani, 30, speaks to a class about a piece of music blending different eras and languages at the Nefes Foundation for Arts and Culture, which he founded in 2016, in Gaziantep, Turkey, on Nov. 22, 2022. Nicole Tung for NPR hide caption

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A music school uniting Syrian and Turkish cultures survives the massive earthquake

A handful of students return to a school in Gaziantep, Turkey, that seeks to help revive old Syrian and Turkish music and integrate refugees.

Friday

Middle East

In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes

Those living in the devastated earthquake zone of southern Turkey mark a subdued month of Ramadan.

In parts of Turkey and Syria, Muslim month of Ramadan follows deadly quakes

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Thursday

Middle East

Southern Turkey struggles to observe Ramadan after devastation of earthquakes

As the month of Ramadan starts, residents of southern Turkey are struggling to mark the holiday as they remain displaced and devastated by last month's earthquakes.

Southern Turkey struggles to observe Ramadan after devastation of earthquakes

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Turkey's election becomes a referendum on the response to an earthquake

Turkey's elections are in May, and the president wants another term. But people angry over the government's slow response to last month's earthquake disaster may influence the vote.

Turkey's election becomes a referendum on the response to an earthquake

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Monday

Middle East

Infrastructure built to help refugees from war, now helps quake refugees in Turkey

One Turkish city near the areas devastated by last month's earthquakes is applying what it's learned in hosting war refugees to how to welcome quake evacuees.

Infrastructure built to help refugees from war, now helps quake refugees in Turkey

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Friday

Turkey says it will ratify Finland's bid to join NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Finland's President Sauli Niinisto shake hands during a welcome ceremony at the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, on Friday. Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption

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Turkey says it will ratify Finland's bid to join NATO

"NATO will become stronger with Finland's membership and thus, I believe, will play an active role in maintaining global security and stability," Turkey's president said Friday.

Monday

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

Women without headscarves stroll through Tehran's Tajrish Square in February 2023. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

What began as anger at the hijab law grew into a bigger movement as Iranians said they were fed up with the regime's corruption, economic mismanagement and oppression of its citizens.

Women across Iran are refusing to wear headscarves, in open defiance of the regime

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Monday

Middle East

What the damage and recovery looks like in Turkey a month after the earthquakes

A month after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, the massive loss of life and ongoing needs are finally becoming clear.

What the damage and recovery looks like in Turkey a month after the earthquakes

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Friday

Middle East

Aid workers in Turkey are building new neighborhoods amid the wreckage of old ones

Nearly a month since the earthquakes that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, thousands of displaced people are being moved into container housing — where they might be for a year or more.

Aid workers in Turkey are building new neighborhoods amid the wreckage of old ones

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Wednesday

World

A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been contentious

The hijab has a long and fraught political history in Iran. What does the hijab mean to the Islamic Republic and its survival?

A powerful symbol in Iran's recent protests, the hijab has long been contentious

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Monday

'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

Inside the Grand Bazaar, a trader carries a carpet from Qom, which is known for its silk carpets. Marjan Yazdi for NPR hide caption

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'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

It's been more than five months since the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, which sparked mass protests in Iran. But part of what fueled them was a sense of economic desperation.

'I can dream it, but I can't afford it': The stark reality of life in Iran right now

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Thursday

Iran's government has tamped down most protests. But anger and desperation persist

Women hold up signs depicting the image of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died while in the custody of Iranian authorities, during a demonstration denouncing her death by Iraqi and Iranian Kurds outside the U.N. offices in Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, on Sept. 24, 2022. SAFIN HAMED/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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On the ground in Iran

Iran's government has tamped down most protests. But anger and desperation persist

A government crackdown has successfully scared demonstrators off the streets in most of Iran, but conversations with regular people reveal a simmering frustration with the regime.

Iran's government has tamped down most protests. But anger and desperation persist

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Where does Iran go now?

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration in her support in front of the Iranian embassy in Brussels on September 23, 2022. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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On the ground in Iran

Where does Iran go now?

Iran's government has barely given an inch after months of widespread protests. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Ali Vaez, the Iran Project's director at the International Crisis Group, what happens next.

Where does Iran go now?

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