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Middle East

A music school wants to revive Turkish and Syrian connections through song

Founded by refugee musicians, a music institute in Southern Turkey tries to revive forgotten Syrian classics and integrate Turkish and Syrian cultures with music the two have shared for centuries.

A music school wants to revive Turkish and Syrian connections through song

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Thursday

Middle East

Syrian refugees in Turkey face racist attacks and the fear of deportation

Syrian refugees found refuge in southern Turkey, even building businesses that help the local economy. But now the political winds are shifting, and many feel they're no longer welcome.

Syrian refugees in Turkey face racist attacks and the fear of deportation

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Saturday

Asia

Turkey plays a tough balancing act as it strengthens ties with Russia

While the West has cut off much of its business with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, NATO member Turkey has increased its trade with Russia for political and economic reasons.

Turkey plays a tough balancing act as it strengthens ties with Russia

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Thursday

Wednesday

Turkey is friendly with both Russia and Ukraine. Now it wants them to talk peace

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Sixth Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13. Vyacheslav Prokofyez/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Turkey is friendly with both Russia and Ukraine. Now it wants them to talk peace

Turkey, a NATO ally, has positioned itself as a neutral player in the Ukraine war — as being pro-Ukrainian without being anti-Russian.

Monday

Europe

Turkey uses its influence with both Ukraine and Russia to get them to negotiate

After helping shore up the deal to allow grain shipments out of Ukraine, Turkey continues to ride the middle road in the war there, as a leading government official explains.

Turkey uses its influence with both Ukraine and Russia to get them to negotiate

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Sunday

Turkey calls the blast in Istanbul an attack. At least 6 are dead

Emergency personnel investigate the scene of Sunday's deadly explosion that occurred on Istanbul's Istiklal Avenue, a busy pedestrian thoroughfare. Burak Kara/Getty Images hide caption

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Turkey calls the blast in Istanbul an attack. At least 6 are dead

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast on Istiklal Avenue. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed that the nation will not bow to terrorism.

Turkey calls the blast in Istanbul an attack. At least 6 are dead

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Saturday

Photos: A close-up look at Ukraine grain export inspections

A boat operator ferries inspectors to the Tzarevich ship, which is carrying 10,000 metric tons of sunflower meal from Chornomorsk, Ukraine, to Bulgaria, on Oct. 6 in Istanbul. The ship stopped en route in the Marmara Sea in order to be checked by officials from the United Nations, Ukraine, Russia and Turkey. Danielle Villasana for NPR hide caption

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Photos: A close-up look at Ukraine grain export inspections

At the heart of the Ukraine grain export deal is a complex inspection process involving Turkey and the U.N. NPR recently joined a team of inspectors aboard a ship carrying grain in the Marmara sea.

Photos: A close-up look at Ukraine grain export inspections

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Wednesday

Europe

What the inspection of a ship taught us about the deal helping stabilize food prices

A look at the inspection of a ship transporting Ukraine's grain supply shows the complexities of the deal helping stabilize global food prices.

What the inspection of a ship taught us about the deal helping stabilize food prices

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Russia rejoins U.N. deal to ship grain from Ukraine, easing food insecurity concerns

Ships, including those carrying grain from Ukraine and awaiting inspections, are seen anchored off the Istanbul coastline on Wednesday in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

Russia rejoins U.N. deal to ship grain from Ukraine, easing food insecurity concerns

Russia, which had suspended participation over the weekend, says the grain deal is back on after assurances that shipping corridors would not be used for military purposes.

Monday

An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out

Cargo ships loaded with grain in the anchorage area of the southern entrance to the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul on Monday. Ships left Ukrainian ports on Monday despite Russia's decision to pull out from a landmark deal designed to ease a global food crisis. Ozan Kose/AFP / Getty Images hide caption

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Ukraine invasion — explained

An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out

Countries are scrambling to salvage a deal allowing Ukraine to export grain, after Russia said it pulled out indefinitely, a decision that risks worsening global hunger.

An intense global scramble is on to keep Ukraine grain deal alive, as Russia pulls out

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Europe

Russia faces backlash over threat to pull out of grain deal

Russia has threatened to pull out of the Black Sea Grain initiative - a move that threatens to have a profound impact on global food prices.

Russia faces backlash over threat to pull out of grain deal

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Sunday

Western leaders blast Russia's exit from grain deal that's helped ease global hunger

A ship passes through the Bosphorus strait on October 14, 2022 in Istanbul, Turkey. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Europe

Western leaders blast Russia's exit from grain deal that's helped ease global hunger

Leaders are condemning Moscow for triggering a new wave of fears about global hunger and rampant inflation with its decision to suspend participation in a U.N.-brokered grain agreement.

Western leaders blast Russia's exit from grain deal that's helped ease global hunger

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Sunday

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

Tourists, coming mainly from Russia, at the arrival terminal at Antalya International Airport in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya on Sept. 22, the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a draft for Ukraine. Kaan Soyturk/Reuters hide caption

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World

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

Antalya is a longtime Russian tourist destination that's become a refuge for those who don't want to fight in the war. But things are getting more complicated for Russians in Turkey.

Thousands of Russians continue to arrive in Turkey, fleeing conscription

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