Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon is NPR's international correspondent based in Istanbul, Turkey.
Prior to taking this assignment in 2010, Kenyon spent five years in Cairo covering Middle Eastern and North African countries from Syria to Morocco. He was part of NPR's team recognized with two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards for outstanding coverage of post-war Iraq.
In addition to regular stints in Iraq, he has followed stories to Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Bahrain, Qatar, Algeria, Morocco and other countries in the region.
Arriving at NPR in 1995, Kenyon spent six years in Washington, D.C., working in a variety of positions including as a correspondent covering the US Senate during President Bill Clinton's second term and the beginning of the President George W. Bush's administration.
Kenyon came to NPR from the Alaska Public Radio Network. He began his public radio career in the small fishing community of Petersburg, where he met his wife Nevette, a commercial fisherwoman.
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In many Muslim-majority countries around the world, this is a festive week, a time to celebrate the "Eid al-Adha." Turkish Muslims are marking an annual holiday with charity — despite high prices.
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Today is Turkey's run-off election. Two weeks ago President Recep Tayyip Erdogan failed to get a clear majority in his bid for reelection.
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After an inconclusive round one, Sunday's vote should decide whether citizens still want President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in charge for another five-year term, and he could have an edge to win. -
In Turkey, a runoff election between incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and veteran politician Kemal Kilicdaroglu takes place Sunday.
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We look a the role of far-right nationalism in the campaigns for Turkey's presidential elections as the two leading candidates face a run-off vote on May 28.
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Neither longtime Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan nor his main challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu were able to win more than 50% of the vote. That means Turkey is heading for a runoff on May 28. -
Turkey awaits results in an election that could unseat the man who's led the country — and been a controversial figure on the world stage — for 20 years.
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Voters go to the polls in a Turkish election that could unseat the president who's dominated politics and been a controversial world figure for 20 years.
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A struggling economy and slow earthquake response add up to a tough election for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 20 years. -
Here is a look at the man expected to be the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule in the May 14 Turkish election, and what sets him apart.
