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This week's recap is out! İyi Bayramlar! 💍Bahçeli’s take on AKP-CHP talks 🪧DEM protests Hakkari trustee 🌏Turkey explores alternative pacts ☎️Ongoing diplomatic efforts for Palestine 🐦⬛‘The Birds’ reenacted in Sultangazi Subscribe:
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More than a year after the quakes, a lack of clarity defines recovery efforts in impacted cities.
Combined with broader economic troubles, the parallel trends resulted in a major loss of support for the AKP in Malatya.
@goncatokyol.bsky.social and @ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social report:
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Recap is out! Inside: ⚖️Replaced Hakkari mayor gets jail time 🇨🇳Fidan goes to China 🫵Ankara condemns Israel, threatens Kurds in Syria 🧐Top court mandate questioned again 🏙️Building collapse, small quake shakes İstanbul 🏐Meme war distracts from victory
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Econ recap is out! We look at Şimşek's first year with comments by Timothy Ash and Atilla Yeşilada. Inside: 1. One year into the new economy policy 2. CB accumulations turn positive 4. Households expect worse than market 5. Might as well live out of a TÜİKcase
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Tr Issue #213 is out! Inside:
1. Street dog plan stirs debate
2. Constitutional reform resistance
3. The new morals-based curriculum
4. Renewed EU support for Syrians
5. Erdoğan’s latest names for Netanyahu
6. And Turkish sports’ Miles & Bias program
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This spring, CHP won an election in Adıyaman for the first time since 1977.
New mayor Abdurrahman Tutdere said: “This will change the perception of CHP [in the region] ... It’ll grow from Urfa to Malatya, Diyarbakır."
@goncatokyol.bsky.social and @ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social report:
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Sunday extras: "In Exile in Turkey, Yemen’s Muslim Brothers Cling to Caliphate Dreams" by Farea Al-Muslimi.
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May 25, 2024, marks the 1000th week of the Saturday Mothers protest in Istanbul, where families have sought justice and answers for the enforced disappearances of loved ones. Elif Akgül reports:
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This week's recap is out! Inside: ⚖️Long prison sentences for HDP officials ✒️Erdoğan pardons ‘postmodern coup’ generals 💶Exiled journalist unveils Ankara’s EU funding habit 🔋Turkey and China talk energy, EVs 🦤Oktar forever blames the British deep state
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To pave the way for a third term, Erdoğan may seek opposition support on constitutional changes to lower the election threshold. In this context, Neslihan Çevik writes the apparent AKP-MHP rift may be designed to draw the opposition into constitutional talks:
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"Something needs to change. If you are not part of the AKP or without a reference, you can’t find any job with the municipality,” said Şirin Cemile Kızılkaya, a lawyer who voted for the New Welfare Party.
@ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social reports from Urfa:
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Economy recap is out! Now with a section called🔮'Fortune TLer' where shopkeepers and economists make predictions. Inside: 📏Şimşek unveils austerity measures 🫠Public Savings Package criticism 🥀GDP growth forecasts lowered 🥔All that and a bag of chips
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Why'd you have to go and make things so Komplo-cated? Our recap of this week's Turkey news: 🤒Conspiracy fever in Ankara ⚖️Kobani trial in context ‼️Erdoğan doubles down on Hamas support 🕸️Midnight Express sequel with a spin
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Facing unresolved disputes on maritime boundaries and Cyprus, Erdoğan and Mitsotakis reaffirmed commitments to resolve issues through dialogue Monday.
@diegocupolo.bsky.social reports with comments by Erol Kaymak, Berkay Mandıracı, Fiona Mullen and Ioannis N. Grigoriadis.
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Sunday Extras!
🛵"Delivery App Getir’s Rise and Fall Fueled by Billions of Dollars and Strategy Conflicts" by Aslı Kandemir, Shona Ghosh, and Ercan Ersoy.
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If you can’t achieve your goals on time, just push harder ... or change your goals like Turkey’s Central Bank. In this week’s Economy recap: 🧼CB revises inflation forecast 🗜️More monetary tightening 🪩Credit outlook upgraded 🍔Cheesy dreams with a side of nothing
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This week's recap of top news from Turkey is out! Inside: ⛔️Turkey stops trade with Israel 🪑Özel meets Erdoğan, then Bahçeli 🩹Opposition parties mix and patch 🐚Orthodox church reopened as mosque 🕵️♂️Turkish intelligence issues spy warning Subscribe:
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"Most of the time, what is defined as a constitutional issue is actually a political issue, and the solution is not in the constitution,” Murat Sevinç said about current debates in Turkey. Yıldız Tar reports with additional comments by Işıl Kurnaz and Ezel Buse Sönmezocak:
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Turkey’s inflation battle continues along with the gov’s inflated promises. In this week’s Economy recap: 🕹️Inflation yet to be controlled 🍟Şimşek (might have) raised food service taxes 💰IsDB Group invests in Turkey ⛱️Economy ties hopes on high season
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The latest issue of Turkey recap is out! In this week's news: 🚔May Day rallies banned, blocked 🚦Biden-Erdoğan meeting postponed ⚖️Turkey to join ICJ genocide case against Israel 👋Akşener leaves İYİ Party 📣Campus kayyım concerned about academic freedom
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We're back with Economy recap #2 by @verdau.bsky.social and @onurhasip.bsky.social. Inside this week's Turkey business news:
🫠Şimşek works to boost confidence
🕴️Interest rate kept steady
💸Citizens seek better pay abroad
😡Fury grows over living conditions
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It's a packed week in Turkey news and Issue #208 is here to recap it for you. Inside: 🤝Haniyeh meets Erdoğan 🇮🇶Erdoğan to Iraq 🍴Steinmeier to Turkey 🤦EC conclusions drama 💸EU-Turkey refugee deal audit 🤹♂️Inter-party balancing acts 😶Diyanet's Error-bic
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“Look, the position that the Turkish government has taken since October 7 … it will hurt Turkey more than I think AKP realizes in Washington DC,” Yurter Özcan said.
@diegocupolo.bsky.social's Q+A with the CHP's US representative in Washington DC:
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Economy recap is here! Every Friday, Verda Uyar and Onur Hasip Yılmaz will try to make cents of Turkish business, finance and policy news. Inside: ⛔️ Priced out of holidays 🤔Erdoğan-Şimşek tensions? 💸 Wage hike forecast 📉CB reserves question Sign up now:
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And we're back! In this week's double-edition recap: 🗳️Post-election objections 🎙️İmamoğlu on the vote ⛔️Export cuts to Israel 😬Restraint after Iran attack 🚚Turkey-Russia trade slows 🐠Greek marine park triggers Ankara 🛂Turkey's new digital nomad visa
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In our 2024 local election wrap, Azra Ceylan reports on the CHP’s “red wave” victories in western Turkey and the brief-but-tense democracy crisis in nation’s eastern Van province. With comments by Selin Nasi, Michael Sercan Daventry, Şebnem Gümüşçü and Lisel Hintz.
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Our election recap is out! We're going on break next week but look out for our podcast! 🗳️Turkish democracy in the spotlight ⚠️Election irregularities in the SE 🛫Erdoğan to visit DC 🤑Markets react positively to results 🪤TRT World falls for click-Tate
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After tense protests in Van, state officials reversed a decision deeming DEM Party’s mayor-elect @AbdullahZeydan ineligible to govern.
Tuba Yeşim Karaağar and @goncatokyol.bsky.social report from Van, with comments from Zeydan and street protesters:
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“Economic issues outweighed identity concerns and party loyalty in the local elections...and pensioners played a role,” Selin Nasi said.
@diegocupolo.bsky.social reports on how inflation shaped the vote with comments by Selva Demiralp, Wolf Piccoli and Atilla Yeşilada.
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We're going live soon! Tune in through YouTube and ask us anything about Turkey's upcoming local elections:
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Elections are coming and we're doing a livestream today!
Join journalist @michaeldaventry.bsky.social aka James in Turkey and Turkey recap editor @diegocupolo.bsky.social for an election "precap" on the stakes, candidates and more.
Starts 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT. Questions welcome!
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Our final recap before Sunday's election is out! What's inside: 🏁Ready, Set, Vote! 🚦Mixed signals from DEM 🥊Savaş bashed, refugees less so 🛰️Tracking Erdoğan, Iraqi oil 🃏Market reacts to surprise rate hike 💪Turkish Rambo, world savior remembered
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İzmir is often called the “castle” of Turkey's opposition.
But in Sunday’s vote, the CHP will face diverse competitors that may not only splinter the vote, but also threaten to snatch away some districts and possibly the mayorship.
@goncatokyol.bsky.social reports:
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In Turkey, elected neighborhood representatives known as 'muhtars' connect residents to authorities and vice versa.
And while they're less visible than mayoral candidates, their relevance and prominence has grown under Pres. Erdoğan.
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State-appointed trustees, election irregularities and DEM Party decisions have undermined many Kurdish voters' confidence not just in this election, but in politics more generally.
@ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social reports with comments by Adalet Fidan, Reha Ruhavioğlu and Berdan Öztürk:
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In our third episode, Recap radio looks at Diyarbakır, Kurdish politics and the odds that elected officials in southeast Turkey will keep their positions.
Azra Ceylan and @ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social report with comments by Berdan Öztürk, Berfin Coşkun, Arjen İletmiş and Berk Esen.
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Pollsters said the AKP's messaging mismatch, along with other voter trends, are giving İmamoğlu a slight advantage in the İstanbul race – though it remains too close to call.
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“We have no interest in currying favor with anyone,” said DEM Party Deputy Group Chair Gülistan Kılıç Koçyiğit.
Rabia Çetin reports on DEM's election strategy with additional comments from İstanbul candidate Meral Danış Beştaş and academic Vahap Coşkun.
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In 2021, southwest Turkey was devastated by wildfires.
While some mitigation methods have since been adopted and firefighting teams are better prepared, locals and experts told @goncatokyol.bsky.social the state needs to do more ahead of the coming wildfire season.
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Erdoğan’s proposed peace talks may not materialize in near-term, but both Kyiv and Moscow have become more dependent on Ankara for trade and its utility as an intermediary.
My latest with comments by Yörük Işık, Daria Isachenko and Kerim Has.
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A recent study ranked İskenderun Bay as Turkey’s most polluted area due to a cluster of coal-fired power plants and heavy industry. Nimet Kıraç reports on a doctor-lawyer duo waging a legal campaign to stop further environmental degradation in the region:
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Recap radio is out!
Our local election podcast series starts with Hatay, where the ruling AKP and opposition CHP fell short on initial quake aid and both are now competing for votes.
Azra Ceylan reports with comments from Berk Esen and @goncatokyol.bsky.social.
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Last year, the gov-allied New Welfare Party introduced a draft bill on alimony rules. After the March 31 elections, experts told Ceren İskit they expect debates on the law, which may expand with provisions on the minimum marriage age and polygamy.
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Issue #202 is out! In this week's news: 🤝Erdoğan-Abbas meet, discuss war 💪AKP campaign relies on Erdoğan factor ⚖️Rights groups say reforms fall short ✈️Russian FM visits Turkey 🫳New interventions, new currency stress ✏️Terrorist quiz (literally)
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Recap radio is here:
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In December, Germany announced it'd start replacing Turkish-trained imams with a domestic imam training program to serve its Muslim community.
The process also aims to reduce Ankara’s sway over diaspora communities.
Leo Kendrick and Wouter Massink report: turkeyrecap.substack.com/p/as-turkeys...
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Fishing is central to Turkey’s Black Sea culture and economy, but the combined effects of large construction projects, climate change and overfishing are threatening the industry.
@ingridwoudwijk.bsky.social reports from Trabzon:
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Recap is out and polls cast doubt. This week: 🗳️Four weeks to vote and polls are tight ⚖️Turkey argues against Israel at ICJ 👀New US sanctions hit Turkish entities 📤Turkey nears exit from financial “gray” list 🌹Bahçeli sends 70 b-day roses Subscribe:
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On Feb. 21, Somalia ratified a maritime security deal with Turkey, which could pave the way to a low-intensity naval conflict in the near future.
In our latest op-ed, Soner Can Mılık argues Turkey-UAE cooperation in Somalia could deter new regional tensions.
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Nearly 5 months on, the Israel-Gaza war continues to evolve in many directions and so do Ankara's aspirations to mediate or take part in the post-conflict process.
@diegocupolo.bsky.social's latest with comments by @istanbultelaviv.bsky.social, Gallia Lindenstrauss and Umut Uzer.
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