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Erdoğan Victorious in Turkey After Contested Election and Runoff
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey won a third term in office in May after an uncertain election that presented the strongest electoral challenge he has yet faced. Erdoğan has been President since 2014, previously having served as Prime Minister from 2003 up until his presidency.
Death Toll in Turkish and Syrian Earthquake Hits 50,000
On Feb. 3, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern Turkey and northern Syria, succeeded by a second earthquake of 7.5-magnitude in the following hours. The tremors were the deadliest quakes in Turkey since an earthquake in ancient Antioch in 526 and the deadliest in Syria since an 1822 earthquake in Aleppo. By Feb. 28, the death toll had surpassed 50,000 in the two nations.