Turkey recap

Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 13:29 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 07:09 UTC

"Lethal Dissent: Prologue" with Fariba Nawa via the On Spec Podcast.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 07:07 UTC

"A Weakened Erdogan Is Still Bad News for Turkey’s Democracy" by @heissenstat.bsky.social.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 07:04 UTC

"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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 07:02 UTC

"Why Erdogan Removes and Replaces Kurdish Mayors" with @liselhintz.bsky.social via the Kurdish Peace Institute.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 07:02 UTC

Sunday extras! "A Deadly Trade — Refugee Labor in Turkey and Europe’s Plastic Waste" by Adnan Khan.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 07:25 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:29 UTC

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 recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 11:39 UTC

⚓️"Turkey to teach Blue Homeland doctrine in schools" with Ryan Gingeras via the Greek Current.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 11:38 UTC

🪆"Turkey’s Dwindling International Role" by Marc Pierini.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 11:37 UTC

🔌"Turkey bets on Togg to give its car industry electric edge" by Mathieu Rabechault and Anne Chaon.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 11:33 UTC

Sunday extras! 🎥"Efe: From the Mountains to the Silver Screen" via Reuben Silverman.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 15:52 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 08:17 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 17:14 UTC

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

turkeyrecap.substack.com/p/oh-my-dog

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 28, 2024 at 18:49 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:27 UTC

"Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky on Muslim refugees in the Ottoman Empire" via Turkey Book Talk.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:26 UTC

"War Tech and Nationalism in Turkey and Israel" with Digdem Solaytin-Colella and Sophia Goodfriend.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:24 UTC

"Fear brews in Turkey's landslide-plagued tea hills" by Ionut Ordachescu.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:23 UTC

"Democracy in Turkey" by Galip Dalay and Lisa Toremark.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 10:22 UTC

Sunday extras: "In Exile in Turkey, Yemen’s Muslim Brothers Cling to Caliphate Dreams" by Farea Al-Muslimi.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 24, 2024 at 16:52 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 24, 2024 at 08:12 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 23, 2024 at 13:32 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 12:16 UTC

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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 20, 2024 at 15:49 UTC

"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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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 08:44 UTC

❓"Is Turkey getting more dangerous for women?" by Emily Wither.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 06:56 UTC

🩹"I got a hair transplant in Istanbul, a sanctuary for balding men. It pulled me out of a dark place." by Spencer Macnaughton.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 06:54 UTC

💫"After Five Centuries, Stars Rise in Istanbul" by Wendy Moonan and Bradley Secker.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 19, 2024 at 06:52 UTC

Sunday extras: 🪴"Courtyards of Antakya: Mapping Community Memories of a Wounded City" via the Ajam Media Collective.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social [ View ] May 17, 2024 at 08:13 UTC

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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