Zeynep KaratasZeynep Karatas is a news assistant in Turkey for the Washington Post. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has reported on some of the country's most important stories, including a failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government and the catastrophic earthquakes that struck southern Turkey in early 2023. She lives in Istanbul. https://www.washingtonpost.comMon, 15 May 2023 03:42:45 +00001hourly1Erdogan claims lead amid contested vote count in Turkey electionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/14/turkey-erdogan-election-opposition-kilicdaroglu/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/14/turkey-erdogan-election-opposition-kilicdaroglu/Kareem Fahim, Murat Oztaskin, Zeynep KaratasMon, 15 May 2023 00:08:19 +0000A pivotal election between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu was thrown into chaos late Sunday amid a dispute over the vote count.Turkey elections: Erdogan’s challenger vows to end ‘authoritarian rule’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition-kilicdaroglu/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/10/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition-kilicdaroglu/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 10 May 2023 17:09:28 +0000“Turkey is a country of prohibitions," Kemal Kilicdaroglu told The Post in an interview this week. "When we are in power, Turkey will be a country of freedom.”From his kitchen table, Erdogan’s challenger gets his message outhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/07/turkey-election-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-opposition/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/07/turkey-election-erdogan-kilicdaroglu-opposition/Zeynep Karatas, Kareem FahimSun, 07 May 2023 06:00:00 +0000Shut out of mainstream media ahead of Turkey's May 14 election, the main opposition candidate has put out videos online laying out his vision for a Turkey after Erdogan.Turkey elections: Are voters ready to move on from Erdogan? https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/turkey-elections-erdogan-opposition-voters/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/05/05/turkey-elections-erdogan-opposition-voters/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasFri, 05 May 2023 06:00:04 +0000In interviews across Istanbul, voters expressed anxiety about the state of their finances ahead of pivotal presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14.Erdogan, Turkish foreign minister condemn Israeli raids of al-Aqsahttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep Karatas, Claire ParkerFri, 07 Apr 2023 15:56:49 +0000When the earth shook: Recounting the moments quakes hit Turkey, Syriahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/08/turkey-syria-moment-of-earthquake/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/08/turkey-syria-moment-of-earthquake/Louisa Loveluck, Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch, Marc Fisher, Zeynep KaratasWed, 08 Mar 2023 17:47:51 +0000At 4:17 a.m. on Feb. 6, millions of people in Turkey and Syria were shaken out of their beds by an epochal earthquake. This is what it was like to live through it.Turkey’s opposition chooses candidate to challenge Erdogan in May electionhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/06/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition-kilicdaroglu/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/06/turkey-election-erdogan-opposition-kilicdaroglu/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasMon, 06 Mar 2023 21:24:46 +0000After days of infighting, a Turkish opposition alliance announced that they had chosen a veteran political leader to face Erdogan in pivotal May elections.Years of warnings and inaction in Turkish city destroyed by earthquakeshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/02/turkey-earthquake-adiyaman-construction-destruction/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/02/turkey-earthquake-adiyaman-construction-destruction/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas, Samuel OakfordThu, 02 Mar 2023 17:27:50 +0000Adiyaman wasn't ready for a powerful quake, experts told the government. But little was done to protect residents in the city’s most vulnerable structures.At least 3 dead as another strong earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/20/quake-turkey-syria-monday/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/20/quake-turkey-syria-monday/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasMon, 20 Feb 2023 21:14:09 +0000A strong earthquake rattled southern Turkey and northern Syria late Monday, sparking panic in a region devasted two weeks ago by powerful temblors that ripped through cities and towns and have killed more than 46,000 people. In a swelling Turkish cemetery, a glimpse of the earthquakes’ rising toll https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/turkey-syria-quake-rescue-aid/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/09/turkey-syria-quake-rescue-aid/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasFri, 10 Feb 2023 04:38:53 +0000The expansion of a burial ground in southern Turkey is a sign of the overwhelming task to come, as more bodies are pulled hourly from collapsed buildings. Erdogan tours Turkey’s disaster zone as death toll climbs past 15,000 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-damage-rescue/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-damage-rescue/Louisa Loveluck, Kareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas, Leo Sands, Ellen Francis, Erin CunninghamThu, 09 Feb 2023 02:05:46 +0000Monday’s earthquake and its aftershocks leveled towns and cities across Turkey and Syria, compounding existing humanitarian crises and creating new ones. As foreign rescuers arrive, Turkish earthquake survivors scramble for aidhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-rescue-aid/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/08/turkey-syria-earthquake-rescue-aid/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 08 Feb 2023 22:34:00 +0000Help began to arrive to quake-ravaged parts of southern Turkey, but the distribution was at times scattershot and chaotic. In a Turkish town shattered by the earthquake, death is everywherehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 08 Feb 2023 16:24:03 +0000In a Turkish town shattered by the earthquake, death is everywherehttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 08 Feb 2023 02:35:19 +0000In a Turkish town shattered by the earthquake, death is everywhere https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-aid-rescue/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/07/turkey-syria-earthquake-aid-rescue/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 07 Feb 2023 23:35:19 +0000As hope for the missing dissolved, there were bursts of sorrow and anger, in terrible scenes that played out on what seemed like every block in the town of Nurdagi.In several districts of Nurdagi, a town of...https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 07 Feb 2023 14:20:48 +0000More than 7,800 people rescued, state media reportshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Louisa Loveluck, Sarah Dadouch, Zeynep Karatas, Carolyn Y. JohnsonTue, 07 Feb 2023 04:01:38 +0000More than 4,000 killed in Turkey, Syria after powerful earthquake and aftershockshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/05/turkey-earthquake-istanbul-death-toll/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/05/turkey-earthquake-istanbul-death-toll/Kareem Fahim, Sarah Dadouch, Kelly Kasulis Cho, Niha Masih, Zeynep Karatas, Annabelle Timsit, Adam Taylor, Paulina Villegas, Ben BraschTue, 07 Feb 2023 04:01:17 +0000The first earthquake occurred in Kahramanmaras province, north of Gaziantep, near the Syrian border. A second major one was recorded in south-central Turkey near Ekinozu.More than 7,800 people rescued, state media reportshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Louisa Loveluck, Sarah Dadouch, Zeynep Karatas, Carolyn Y. JohnsonTue, 07 Feb 2023 02:17:13 +0000Powerful earthquake devastates Turkey and Syria; death toll mountshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/06/turkey-syria-earthquake/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/06/turkey-syria-earthquake/Kareem Fahim, Louisa Loveluck, Sarah Dadouch, Zeynep Karatas, Carolyn Y. JohnsonTue, 07 Feb 2023 01:55:39 +0000A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey and a series of powerful aftershocks killed more than 3,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria.The scene in Sanliurfa: At 10 p.m., digging for survivors continueshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas Mon, 06 Feb 2023 20:59:21 +0000Historic Turkish mosque restored after previous earthquakes is damaged againhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep KaratasMon, 06 Feb 2023 05:36:05 +0000At least 10 Turkish provinces affectedhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep KaratasMon, 06 Feb 2023 03:38:51 +0000Facing hardest election yet, Turkey’s Erdogan woos voters with ‘good news’https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/28/turkey-election-erdogan-economy-inflation/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/28/turkey-election-erdogan-economy-inflation/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasSat, 28 Jan 2023 07:00:52 +0000Despite his stature, at home and abroad, Erdogan is more vulnerable than ever before, as the public is battered by historically high inflation. Turkish court sentences Erdogan rival to prison for insulting officialshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/turkey-erdogan-ekrem-imamoglu/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/12/14/turkey-erdogan-ekrem-imamoglu/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 14 Dec 2022 18:42:25 +0000Recent polls have shown that Ekrem Imamoglu is among a small group of opposition figures who could defeat Erdogan in June's consequential presidential election.Turkey says grain shipments in Black Sea will resume with Russia’s agreementhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/02/grain-deal-ukraine-turkey-russia/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/11/02/grain-deal-ukraine-turkey-russia/Francesca Ebel, Zeynep KaratasWed, 02 Nov 2022 14:58:34 +0000Turkish President Erdogan said he had secured Putin’s commitment to resurrect the deal safeguarding Ukrainian grain shipments, known as the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Explosion in Turkish coal mine kills 41, authorities sayhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/15/turkey-bartin-coal-mine-explosion/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/15/turkey-bartin-coal-mine-explosion/Zeynep Karatas, Kareem FahimSat, 15 Oct 2022 18:46:43 +0000An explosion in a Turkish coal mine in Bartin has killed at least 40 people and the fate of one miner is unclear, authorities said. The Russian men fleeing mobilization, and leaving everything behindhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas, Robyn DixonFri, 30 Sep 2022 06:30:39 +0000The Russian men fleeing mobilization, and leaving everything behindhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/28/russia-turkey-partial-mobilization-ukraine/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/28/russia-turkey-partial-mobilization-ukraine/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas, Robyn DixonWed, 28 Sep 2022 08:00:27 +0000Putin’s announcement of a military mobilization of Russian reservists for his war in Ukraine has set off a frenzied dash for the country’s borders.Russia-Ukraine grain talks ‘extremely encouraging’ but no final deal reached, U.N. chief sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 13 Jul 2022 19:31:23 +0000Erdogan: Sweden, Finland must ‘fulfill their duties’ of NATO agreementhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 30 Jun 2022 22:26:47 +0000Erdogan warns Sweden and Finland to ‘fulfill’ duties under NATO deal https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/29/nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-finland-sweden/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/29/nato-summit-turkey-erdogan-finland-sweden/Kareem Fahim, Erin Cunningham, Zeynep KaratasThu, 30 Jun 2022 21:33:01 +0000A trilateral agreement among Finland, Sweden and Turkey appears to give few concrete concessions to Ankara.Erdogan cites Turkey’s ‘security concerns’ before NATO summit, Biden meetinghttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 28 Jun 2022 12:05:11 +0000Turkey’s Erdogan hosts Saudi crown prince, ending rift over Khashoggi murderhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/22/turkey-saudi-mbs-khashoggi/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/22/turkey-saudi-mbs-khashoggi/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 22 Jun 2022 15:19:33 +0000Turkey was once a leading critic of Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi's murder, but an economic crisis has left it open to improving ties.Russian, Turkish foreign ministers discuss Ukraine grain-export planhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 08 Jun 2022 14:28:27 +0000Turkish official cites ‘positive’ signs but no breakthrough in Sweden, Finland talkshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 26 May 2022 07:52:47 +0000Turkish official cites ‘positive’ signs but no breakthrough in Sweden, Finland talkshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 25 May 2022 18:39:21 +0000'Positive’ signs but no breakthrough after talks with Sweden and Finland, says Turkish officialhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/25/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/25/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep Karatas, Paulina Firozi, Annabelle Timsit, Rachel Pannett, Amy Cheng, Andrew Jeong, Adela SulimanWed, 25 May 2022 21:20:36 +0000Swedish and Finnish delegations are in Turkey to discuss Ankara's concerns about their NATO membership bids. Turkey to discuss NATO roadblock with Swedish, Finnish delegations https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep Karatas, Annabelle TimsitTue, 24 May 2022 12:32:56 +0000Turkey’s Erdogan rebuffs visit by Swedish, Finnish diplomats for NATO talkshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 17 May 2022 08:08:56 +0000Erdogan says diplomats from Sweden, Finland should not come to Turkey for NATO talkshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasMon, 16 May 2022 19:12:45 +0000Erdogan objects to Nordic countries joining NATO, saying they harbor terroristshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comVictoria Bisset, Zeynep KaratasFri, 13 May 2022 13:25:12 +0000Turkish court transfers Khashoggi murder case to Saudi Arabiahttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/07/khashoggi-turkey-erdogan-mbs/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/04/07/khashoggi-turkey-erdogan-mbs/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 07 Apr 2022 15:59:22 +0000The decision to move the trial of 26 suspects linked to the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia was widely seen as a concession in a Turkish bid to mend relations with the kingdom.‘The whole world is waiting’: Turkey urges Russia, Ukraine to strike dealhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAnnabelle Timsit, Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 29 Mar 2022 10:36:25 +0000Turkey, Romania work to defuse mines possibly floating from Ukraine’s shores https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comAnnabelle Timsit, Zeynep Karatas, Kareem FahimMon, 28 Mar 2022 14:17:35 +0000Turkey, Romania work to defuse mines possibly floating from Ukraine’s shoreshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/28/turkey-romania-naval-mines-black-sea-ukraine-war/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/28/turkey-romania-naval-mines-black-sea-ukraine-war/Annabelle Timsit, Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasMon, 28 Mar 2022 13:52:40 +0000The scramble raises fears the war in Ukraine is spilling into the Black Sea.Evacuation of Turks stranded in Mariupol mosque blocked by Russian troops, leader sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep KaratasThu, 17 Mar 2022 17:32:35 +0000Turkish foreign minister to visit Russia and Ukraine this week in mediation effort, Erdogan sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 15 Mar 2022 18:35:51 +0000Top diplomats from Russia and Ukraine will meet in Turkey this week, Turkish foreign minister sayshttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasMon, 07 Mar 2022 14:43:53 +0000Turkey says Russia withdrew request to send warships through Turkish Straits to Black Seahttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasWed, 02 Mar 2022 18:32:48 +0000Turkey’s president calls Russian military action ‘unacceptable’ https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 24 Feb 2022 15:25:35 +0000Passengers hold protest after heavy snow closes Istanbul airport https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/25/istanbul-snow-turkey-airport/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/25/istanbul-snow-turkey-airport/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 25 Jan 2022 18:56:17 +0000People chanting, "We need hotel!" marched near the duty-free shop.A devil’s current, a hairpin turn: Aboard a tanker in the risky Bosporus straithttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/09/bosporus-strait-canal-istanbul-erdogan/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/09/bosporus-strait-canal-istanbul-erdogan/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 13 Jan 2022 02:58:44 +0000Turkey's ship pilots navigate Istanbul's dangerous waters and a contentious national debateUnder a rust brown sky: Lethal wildfires menace Turkish resortshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/turkey-wildfires-resorts-antalya-bodrum-manavgat/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/turkey-wildfires-resorts-antalya-bodrum-manavgat/Kareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasThu, 29 Jul 2021 22:10:22 +0000A rash of dramatic fires has forced the evacuation of villages, towns and popular tourist areas.Turkey bans smoking in public places to curb spread of virushttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep KaratasThu, 12 Nov 2020 11:03:04 +0000Child, trapped for 91 hours in an earthquake’s rubble, is rescued in Turkeyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkey-earthquake-rescue-ayda-/2020/11/03/c94d4dba-1db3-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkey-earthquake-rescue-ayda-/2020/11/03/c94d4dba-1db3-11eb-ad53-4c1fda49907d_story.htmlKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 03 Nov 2020 11:55:00 +0000The girl, Ayda Gezgin, was found during a massive rescue effort following Friday’s powerful earthquake.As earthquake death toll rises, a frantic rescue effort transfixes Turkeyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/greece-turkey-earthquake-rescue-izmir/2020/11/01/dc115058-1c56-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/greece-turkey-earthquake-rescue-izmir/2020/11/01/dc115058-1c56-11eb-ba21-f2f001f0554b_story.htmlKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasSun, 01 Nov 2020 18:43:00 +0000News channels and social media carry live streams of backhoes shifting rubble, tales of daring rescues and pictures of the missing and the dead.Death toll rises in powerful Aegean earthquake as Turkish rescuers race to find survivorshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/death-toll-rises-in-powerful-aegean-earthquake-as-turkish-rescuers-race-to-find-survivors/2020/10/31/7d79a8e4-1b64-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/death-toll-rises-in-powerful-aegean-earthquake-as-turkish-rescuers-race-to-find-survivors/2020/10/31/7d79a8e4-1b64-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.htmlKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasSat, 31 Oct 2020 18:18:00 +0000The earthquake, which injured more than 800 people, has led to a rare moment of comity between the leaders of Turkey and GreeceTurkey’s president says restaurants, beaches and museums will open next week as infection rate falls https://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep Karatas, Kareem FahimFri, 29 May 2020 00:46:03 +0000Domestic violence complaints soar in Turkey during coronavirus outbreak, statistics and complaints showhttps://www.washingtonpost.comhttps://www.washingtonpost.comZeynep KaratasWed, 15 Apr 2020 10:41:58 +0000Camel wrestling: It’s a thing, and we have videohttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/14/camel-wrestling-its-thing-we-have-video/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/14/camel-wrestling-its-thing-we-have-video/Zeynep KaratasSat, 14 Mar 2020 12:00:58 +0000In western Turkey, hundreds of locals attend camel wrestling matches held in stadiums through the winter months.To end Turkey’s silence on domestic abuse, a famous pop star told her own storyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/to-end-turkeys-silence-on-domestic-abuse-a-famous-pop-star-told-her-own-story/2019/02/25/267ac164-312c-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/to-end-turkeys-silence-on-domestic-abuse-a-famous-pop-star-told-her-own-story/2019/02/25/267ac164-312c-11e9-8781-763619f12cb4_story.htmlZeynep KaratasTue, 26 Feb 2019 09:00:00 +0000The singer, Sila, filed abuse charges against her boyfriend, testing legislation that is supposed to protect Turkey’s women and children.  Turkey’s Erdogan urges U.S. to confront Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi killinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-urges-us-to-confront-saudi-arabia-over-khashoggi-killing/2019/02/15/8030b032-3173-11e9-ac6c-14eea99d5e24_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-erdogan-urges-us-to-confront-saudi-arabia-over-khashoggi-killing/2019/02/15/8030b032-3173-11e9-ac6c-14eea99d5e24_story.htmlZeynep Karatas, Kareem FahimFri, 15 Feb 2019 23:26:24 +0000He said his government has additional “documents” related to the case that it has not shared.Without Ottoman palaces or summer romances, a gritty Turkish crime drama finds an enthusiastic audience  https://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/without-ottoman-palaces-or-summer-romances-a-gritty-turkish-crime-drama-finds-an-enthusiastic-audience-/2017/10/30/c99df478-98e0-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/classic-apps/without-ottoman-palaces-or-summer-romances-a-gritty-turkish-crime-drama-finds-an-enthusiastic-audience-/2017/10/30/c99df478-98e0-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.htmlKareem Fahim, Zeynep KaratasTue, 31 Oct 2017 12:47:00 +0000An underground hit about an upstart crime gang has garnered millions of YouTube viewers for its uncommonly frank depiction of life in a poor neighborhood.A gritty Turkish crime drama, inspired by ‘The Wire,’ finds an enthusiastic audiencehttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-gritty-turkish-crime-drama-inspired-by-the-wire-finds-an-enthusiastic-audience/2017/10/31/f2bf5b28-c8d1-48a2-a95d-393a374e4000_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-gritty-turkish-crime-drama-inspired-by-the-wire-finds-an-enthusiastic-audience/2017/10/31/f2bf5b28-c8d1-48a2-a95d-393a374e4000_story.htmlKareem Fahim and Writer: Zeynep KaratasTue, 31 Oct 2017 12:32:22 +0000A vicious stabbing. An evening of booze, cigarettes and casual hookups. Bored young men with dead-end lives, racing motorcycles for thrills. This was not what Turkish television usually looked like....In Istanbul, three days of snowfall soothes terror-stricken residents  https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-istanbul-three-days-of-snowfall-soothes-terror-stricken-residents-/2017/01/09/07805f4e-d698-11e6-8505-8e7091d7cd98_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/in-istanbul-three-days-of-snowfall-soothes-terror-stricken-residents-/2017/01/09/07805f4e-d698-11e6-8505-8e7091d7cd98_story.htmlZeynep KaratasMon, 09 Jan 2017 21:06:40 +0000A blizzard that started on Friday evening has hardly stopped since, blanketing Istanbul and swaths of Turkey in white.Turkey rounds up thousands of suspected participants in coup attempthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-bloody-night-turkeys-president-declares-coup-attempt-foiled/2016/07/16/9b84151e-4af7-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/after-bloody-night-turkeys-president-declares-coup-attempt-foiled/2016/07/16/9b84151e-4af7-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlErin Cunningham, Liz Sly, Zeynep KaratasSun, 17 Jul 2016 02:01:00 +0000More than 265 died as Turks poured into the streets to confront the rebel tanks.On the streets of Istanbul, anger, joy, devastation and celebrationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/on-the-streets-of-istanbul-anger-joy-devastation-and-celebration/2016/07/16/8a2d42ec-4b4a-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/on-the-streets-of-istanbul-anger-joy-devastation-and-celebration/2016/07/16/8a2d42ec-4b4a-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlErin Cunningham, Zeynep Karatas, William BoothSat, 16 Jul 2016 22:11:00 +0000Now that the military coup has apparently failed, Turks wonder about what’s ahead.Erdogan says his government is in control after bloody coup attempt in Turkeyhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-prime-minister-says-military-attempted-coup-against-government/2016/07/15/1709b04a-4ac6-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkeys-prime-minister-says-military-attempted-coup-against-government/2016/07/15/1709b04a-4ac6-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.htmlErin Cunningham, Liz Sly, Zeynep KaratasSat, 16 Jul 2016 05:07:00 +0000Military personnel, armored vehicles and fighter jets were deployed in Istanbul and Ankara.