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"Sami Kent on stories from Turkey’s first hundred years" via Turkey Book Talk.
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"Sami Kent on stories from Turkey’s first hundred years" via Turkey Book Talk.
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"'A Round of Applause' Finds the Funny Side of Despondency" by Evan Pheiffer.
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"Erdoğan’s plan to cull Turkey’s street dogs will destroy far more than just animals" by Alexander Christie-Miller.
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Appointment of Turkish coordinators for foreign archaeology teams draws criticism by experts" by Nuray Pehlivan.
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"Istanbul's plan to save its cultural soul" by @jenhattam.bsky.social.
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Turkey's inflation finally began to slow in June ... thanks to the postponement of new price hikes to July. In this week's Economy recap: 1. Annual price changes slow 2. Public wages (sort of) revised 3. Turkey removed from grey list 4. Ups and drowns
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Turkey recap Issue #217 is out. Assad State of Affairs: 1. Anti-refugee riots break out 2. Grey Wolf sign causes uproar 3. Grey Wolf leader’s murder trial 4. Cabinet changes, judicial package 5. Regional wars and Ankara 6. A proper gander at propaganda
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Erdoğan attends the Shanghai Coop Org summit today as FM Fidan eyes BRICS to expand Turkey's economic alliances following a lack of progress with the EU.
@diegocupolo.bsky.social reports with comments by Özgür Ünlühisarcıklı, Daria Isachenko, Selçuk Çolakoğlu and Yalkun Uluyol.
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"The Rise and Decline of Erdoğan with Kaya Genç"
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"The World After the West: Ayşe Zarakol on Turkey"
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"A Live Turkey" with Christopher Preble, Zack Cooper and Melanie Marlowe.
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"Ancient Anatolia Day" via Wolfson College.
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Sunday extras!
"Activists defy ban to stage annual Pride march" with Julia Hahn and Milena Buyum.
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Baby got tax! Şimşek unveiled details on the tax reform package. It's all inside this week's Economy recap: 1. New taxes on the horizon 2. Opposition confronts economic management 3. Benchmark rate kept steady for now 4. Keeping up with the statisticians
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Recap is back from bayram break! In this week's issue: 🙃Political normalization downgraded 🇨🇾Fidan alleges Israel-Cyprus military activities 🫔Domestic politics wrap 🧱NATO, BRICS and Armenia ties 🛫Agnostic YouTuber flees country
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"For Kurds … Amedspor is undoubtedly Barcelona," sports writer Ali Fikri Işık said.
"Kurds embraced Amedspor, and Amedspor placed a success story in the hands of the Kurds ... new generations will embrace Amedspor even more."
Rabia Çetin reports:
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😶"A Turkish foreign minister in China: Subtitles of a silent visit" by Çağdaş Üngör.
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"Turkey can expect strong support from the Turkish-German community at Euro 2024. So can Germany" by James Ellingworth.
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Sunday extras!
👂"Collector Haro Cumbusyan: 'I am drawn to works that are outside of my comfort zone'" by Ayla Jean Yackley.
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This week's Economy recap is out! It's packed with political talks that could soon impact pocketbooks: 1. Özel lays out his economic priorities 2. Inflation stats and expectations 3. Crypto, stock gains tax postponed 4. Austerity measures get AI boost
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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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Hundreds of thousands of teachers are waiting to be appointed so they can start working.
The backlog has sparked increasing frustration and protests as experts question hiring practices and the general quality of public education.
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Excellent reporting on an importantly - and mostly undiscussed - issue, the shocking decline of Turkey's public school system.
From the wonderful folks at @turkeyrecap.bsky.social
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"Lethal Dissent: Prologue" with Fariba Nawa via the On Spec Podcast.
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"A Weakened Erdogan Is Still Bad News for Turkey’s Democracy" by @heissenstat.bsky.social.
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"Resource pool: conversion of a swimming pool into a public hall in Istanbul, Turkey by So? Architecture and Ideas" by @jenhattam.bsky.social.
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"Why Erdogan Removes and Replaces Kurdish Mayors" with @liselhintz.bsky.social via the Kurdish Peace Institute.
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Sunday extras! "A Deadly Trade — Refugee Labor in Turkey and Europe’s Plastic Waste" by Adnan Khan.
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In this week's Economy recap, we cover the Constitutional Court ruling on Erdoğan’s Central Bank governor appointments and more: 1. Annual inflation peaks? 2. Financial regulations stepped up 3. GDP and trade figures recover 4. Slog days of summer
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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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The detention and replacement of Hakkari's recently elected co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış sparked condemnation and protest across Turkey. DEM Party members told Yeşim Karaağar and Gonca Tokyol the move recalls the state-appointed trustee system.
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⚓️"Turkey to teach Blue Homeland doctrine in schools" with Ryan Gingeras via the Greek Current.
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🪆"Turkey’s Dwindling International Role" by Marc Pierini.
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🔌"Turkey bets on Togg to give its car industry electric edge" by Mathieu Rabechault and Anne Chaon.
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Sunday extras! 🎥"Efe: From the Mountains to the Silver Screen" via Reuben Silverman.
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CHP Adıyaman’da seçimleri nasıl kazandı? Turkey recap kısa süre önce Anadolu’daki seçim sonuçlarını yerinde gözlemlemek için üç şehri ziyaret etti. Serinin ilk Türkçe haberi Adıyaman’dan geliyor:
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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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"Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky on Muslim refugees in the Ottoman Empire" via Turkey Book Talk.
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"War Tech and Nationalism in Turkey and Israel" with Digdem Solaytin-Colella and Sophia Goodfriend.
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"Fear brews in Turkey's landslide-plagued tea hills" by Ionut Ordachescu.
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"Democracy in Turkey" by Galip Dalay and Lisa Toremark.
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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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In this week's Economy recap is out! Inflation forecasts point to new highs this month and the government seeks un-interest-ing solutions. Inside: 1. Interest rate kept steady 2. CB net reserves are surging 3. Rental market reset 4. I’ll shore miss you
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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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