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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the mosaics at the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

Museum Director Ayşe Ersoy poses in fornt of a mosaic, in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. Hatay Archeology Museum Director Ayşe Ersoy said, 'Thirty artifacts too big to carry were put under cages. All of our mosaics were taken under protection on site', reinforcement works are now being carried out in the building. Teams continue to work in line with the report given by the scientific teams. After three years, our museum will be reopened to visitors with a completely different concept'. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Vi

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the mosaics at the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the mosaics at the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

Containers outside the Hatay Archaeology Museum, with the artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An inside view of the Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An view of the Antakya Sarcophagus from the 3rd century BC, under protection in Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye arrests 17 suspects for transferring money to IS

STORY: Türkiye arrests 17 suspects for transferring money to IS DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the large-scale operation in Istanbul STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday rounded up 17 suspects accused of transferring money to Islamic State (IS) members in a large-scale operation in Istanbul, local media reported. Authorities found that the suspects were illegally transferring money between Türkiye and conflict zones through companies and individuals, the private news agency Demiroren said. Demiroren said that 20 suspects were identified to have links with the extremist group as part of the investigation. Police have captured 17 of them. Türkiye declared the IS a terrorist organization in 2013 and began to crack down on its cells after it claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks on Turkish soil. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

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Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media

STORY: Türkiye's tea yield drops due to insufficient precipitation: media DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tea gardens in Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish authorities projected that tea yield loss in the Black Sea region this year is expected to exceed the average level of the past five years due to climate factors, the Demiroren news agency reported Wednesday. The significant drop this year is due to insufficient rainfall and high temperatures caused by the global warming effects, said the report. Over the last five years, annual yield losses stood at 20 percent, Mehmet Erdogan, president of the Rize Commodity Exchange, told Demiroren. He said works have been going on to determine the precise amount of loss in yield this year, and the amount of tea harvest delivered so far was not promising. In the Turkish Black Sea provinces of Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, and Giresun, the harvest period continues on 830,000 decares (about 83,000 hect

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Turkish police detain 5 suspects, seize artifacts in anti-trafficking raids

STORY: Turkish police detain 5 suspects, seize artifacts in anti-trafficking raids DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul 2. various of police officers seizing the historical artifacts in the house they raided in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of police officers searching the suspects' car 4. various of the artifacts exhibited at the police headquarters in Istanbul, Türkiye STORYLINE: Turkish police have launched a sweeping operation in Istanbul against smugglers of historical artifacts over the last month, seizing a large number of coins and copies of the Bible and Old Testament, local media reported on Friday. The police detained five suspects during the raids in eight districts, including Fatih, Kartal, and Umraniye, the Demiroren news agency reported, adding that the suspects are facing the charge of "violating the law on the protection of cultural heritage." They also seized more than 4,000 coins dating back to the Greek,

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Turkish police detain 23 suspects in operation against money laundering

STORY: Turkish police detain 23 suspects in operation against money laundering DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the raid of special operations police 2. a suitcase full of money seized by police STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 23 suspects on Tuesday in an operation against money laundering in five cities. In the operation carried out in Istanbul, Ankara, Mugla, Antalya, and Aydin, the police seized assets worth more than 1 billion Turkish liras (42.3 million U.S. dollars) from the suspects allegedly engaged in the cocaine trade and other criminal activities in many European countries, the Demiroren news agency reported. The seized assets include real estate in Türkiye, cash, jewelry, and other valuables. The police also found a suitcase full of money, a gold-plated gun, and luxury watches at the suspects' homes. The operation, which had been planned for two years, was carried out by the Turkish police's counter-nar

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Incumbent Turkish president and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan with wife Emine Erdogan vote during a runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu with votes during a runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu with votes during a runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Incumbent Turkish president and presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan with wife Emine Erdogan vote during a runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Presidential Election

Runoff between incumbent president Erdogan of People's Alliance AKP and Kilicdaroglu of Nation Alliance CHP in the 2023 Turkish presidential election. May 28, 2023. Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Hakan Akgun/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Celebration Erdogan's Victory After Election - Kahramanmaras

Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrate Erdogan's victory after the second round of the presidential election in the earthquake-hit city of Kahramanmaras on May 28, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory on May 28, 2023 in a historic runoff election that posed the toughest challenge of his two-decade rule. Photo by Ozan Guzelce/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Votes Counting - Istanbul

Polling clerks count votes after presidential and parliamentary elections ended in Istanbul, Turkiye on May 14, 2023. Polling stations across Turkiye closed as voting ended at 5 p.m. local time (1400GMT). Photo by Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM