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Locals and expat journalists on Turkey from a European perspective. Images © Jens Wiesner (header), © Bulent Kilic (background), © Anne-Lore Mesnage (profile)

[Cafébabel @cafebabel_ENG]

Cafebabel's Syria Dossier: An interview with the BBC's Sakhr Al-Makhadi http://t.co/VEydSzRRmT @syrianews by @Ang_Boc #journalism #Syria

[Piotr Zalewski @p_zalewski]

Reuters: They fell one by one, picked off by gunmen who aimed for the chest and head, witnesses said http://t.co/6PdKu5bhDE

[Ivan Watson @IvanCNN]

Istanbul municipality says temporary closure of several Beyoglu bars not related to public press statement by owners,but to prior violations

[Cristina Cartes @cristina_cartes]

Transatlantic Media Fellowships: Oferta para #periodistas http://t.co/WI1qcIUgRU

[ClaireBerlinski.substack.com @ClaireBerlinski]

Interesting. MT @yesimerez Role of Social Media In the Turkish Protests from NYU #Turkey http://t.co/nWUXsZ6Ghu …

[Occupy Gezi News @OccupyGeziNews]

19:15 A sit-in protest on İstiklal Str in Taksim,against the release of Ethem Sarısülük's murderer.

[Dimiter Kenarov @dkenarov]

Missed 11 days of Bulgarian protests, going on the 12th. If this is like the 12 days of Xmas, I'm in for a treat. #дансwithme

[Štefan Füle @StefanFuleEU]

#Kosovo:EU recommends to open negotiations on SAA after unprecedented steps on normalisation w/ #Serbia
 

[EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress]

#Turkey: General Affairs Council today agreed to open Chapter 22. #GAC http://t.co/giCT9aYF4o

[openDemocracy @openDemocracy]

Sami Zubaida on #Turkey, alcohol and Islam, illuminating Erdogan's moves on the crucial symbolic issue of alcohol: http://t.co/dAdcyktxDg

[Jiyar Gol @jiyargol]

Statement regarding BBC reporters in Turkey
BBC Global News Director, Peter Horrocks: The BBC is very concerned... http://t.co/pyprcYy97T

[Orhan Kemal Cengiz @orkece]

For media freedom in Turkey, another critical threshold has been passed, Sabah daily refused to publish ombudsperson Yavuz Baydar's column

[Ivan Watson @IvanCNN]

Love in a time of tear gas http://t.co/ZOnMBvSQQR WATCH CNN's Karl Penhaul report on newly-weds who protested in Istanbul's Taksim Square

[Hürriyet Daily News @HDNER]

#US envoy to #Turkey reiterates support of peace process - http://t.co/NglzgC4rOY

[Marc Pierini @MarcPierini1]

Clues about how Turkey will be discussed in EU this week http://t.co/BV18Xb7x4P
Archaic conspiracy theories only worsen the credibility gap

[No Limits @NoLimits4Christ]

While many European cities have had impressive Gezi Park protests, in Vienna there was a large pro-Erdogan demonstration

[The Globalist @theglobalist]

"Demonstrations in both #Turkey & #Brazil are in fact the direct result of the countries' economic success." http://t.co/C7skSOeNdN