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Jennifer Hattam

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Istanbul-based freelance journalist writing about environmental, social and urban issues + art, culture, food, travel.
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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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My wife asked if the information on Turkish twitter that the US was sending Israel even more weapons was "fake news." Yeah, sadly, no, that's the real thing. Absurd, awful, unconscionable.

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"I learned whose life is valuable & whose is worthless during the earthquake. The lives of workers like us are very worthless."

For textile & garment workers in SE Turkey, disaster was compounded by widespread violation of their rights, says new report. My latest: www.equaltimes.org/our-lives-ar...

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New exhibit "The Dynamic Eye: Beyond Op and Kinetic Art" brings part of UK's Tate museum collection to Turkey for the first time. The often mesmerizing and mind-bending artworks are at ArtIstanbul Feshane, a restored former fez factory on Istanbul’s Golden Horn, until 19 May. Open Tue-Sun 10-7:30.

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Sunday extras! 📸"Olay: Turkey’s years of strife through the lens of a Magnum photographer" Emin Özmen.

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The international cultural capital Turkey carefully built in the 2000s and early 2010s continues to fade away

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Didn't anyone think about how awkward it was going to be to pronounce Türkiye as a possessive noun in English #rhetoricalquestion

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Almost a year after devastating 6 February 2023 earthquake in Turkey, first major trial sees 11 defendants accused of "conscious negligence" in collapse of Adıyaman hotel that killed 72 people, including 24 high-school volleyball players and 30 tour guides. www.theguardian.com/world/2024/j...

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Thank you Howard! Happy new year!

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Hoş bulduk! Ve sana da iyi seneler! 🎆

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