Victoria
Craig
Correspondent — Presenter — Writer
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ABOUT VICTORIAVictoria Craig is a NewYork-based journalist with more than a decade of experience finding and telling stories across the world.
She spent two years as a freelance foreign correspondent in Ankara, Turkey. There, she covered the intersection of business, politics, and economics including the fallout of one of the most consequential elections in a generation, which extended President Erdogan’s 20-year grip on power. She also spent much of her time in the country’s south, an area devastated by an earthquake in 2023. There, Victoria focused on recovery and reconstruction efforts.
Prior to working in Turkey, Victoria spent five years at the BBC in London, where she presented flagship business programmes for the World Service. She hosted Marketplace Morning Report — a breakfast show made in partnership with American Public Media that brings global business news to millions of American listeners on US public radio stations each day.
FEATURED WORK
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Safeguarding Hatay's food culture
Hatay is long famed for its cuisine, and even has special UNESCO recognition for its gastronomy. Since the 2023 earthquakes the local population has stayed away, and the city lays in ruins. I trace the region’s culinary history and talk to those working to safeguard its future. -
Progress in Hatay six months after disaster
President Erdogan vowed to rebuild Turkey’s earthquake zone within one year of the twin disasters that rocked 11 provinces in the country’s southwest. But halfway to that goal, progress is slow in the hardest-hit province of Hatay where residents fear it’ll take decades to return to normal. -
Historic election runoff from opposition HQ
After an historic runoff presidential election in Turkey, incumbent Recep Tayyip Erdoğan claimed victory as votes were still being tallied. His five percentage point win was enough to send supporters to the streets, honking and waving flags in gridlocked traffic outside opposition headquarters.
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