Dateline Turkey

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We are here, to serve the public interest. Our social role is based, firmly, on remaining independent, scrutinizing power structures, no matter what the cost would be.

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"‘Erdoğanism’ is a hugely misleading term, because it presumes that the current “system” is all about Erdoğan. It is not: Erdoğan is only ‘ecumenical' in it.

by @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/fTyk5a7RfB

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"As Turkish editor and journalist Yavuz Baydar has concluded in a trenchant analysis, “this is no longer a crisis of democracy; it is its demolition.”

By Robert Ellis 👇

https://t.co/M7W9KMveo0

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Erdoğan’s statement on the “Terrorless Turkey” project:

“We are advancing this historic process toward its goal with great care, common sense, and sincerity, contributing to greater peace and security within our borders and to the disruption of imperialist schemes beyond them.”

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Özgür Özel'in miting yapacağı Cumhuriyet Meydanı'nda polis engeli / İzmir #Canlı https://t.co/PYW5RKuRYA

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#SONDAKİKA

İzmir'de polis, vatandaşlara TOMA'larla su sıkmaya devam ediyor

Halk TV Ege Temsilcisi Mustafa Akbaş: 70, 80 yaşında insanların yere düştüğümü gördüm

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#SONDAKİKA

CHP'nin İzmir mitingine polis müdahalesi

Alana doğru hareket eden vatandaşlara TOMA'lardan su sıkılıyor

https://t.co/BbaNzTQ926

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İzmir'de Özgür Özel'in mitingi öncesi meydana toplanmaya çalışan vatandaşlara polis müdahalesi sertleşti

TOMA'nın önünde Türk bayrağı açan vatandaşlara tazyikli su sıkılıyor

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İzmir'de bir vatandaş, CHP lideri Özel'in mitingi öncesi polis müdahalesine karşı TOMA'nın üzerine çıktı

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Today’s rally in Izmir, which was to be Özgür Özel’s first rally after being removed from the CHP chairmanship, was banned. Cumhuriyet Square was closed off with barriers, and water cannons and detention buses were placed in the area. CHP continues to call people to the spot.

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"Une décision judiciaire majeure marque un tournant en Turquie, paralysant l’ensemble de l’opposition et signalant un basculement vers la dictature."

par @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/lnO0d1wclW

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"Face à l’Europe qui se durcit, Ankara multiplie les tactiques anti-isolement. Sans doctrine cohérente, la Turquie s’enlise dans une « zone liminale » aux portes de l’Occident."

par @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/6suHp3c4uZ

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“Des parlementaires réclament des « sanctions Magnitsky » pour l’emprisonnement de Kavala. Une lettre sans précédent alerte aussi sur l’état de la démocratie locale en Turquie.”

https://t.co/TnRUFf3Cwt

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"The case of Turkish political prisoner Osman Kavala is triggering a new wave of international pressure — this time, in the form of targeted sanctions on Turkish judges and prosecutors."

https://t.co/EVuiZiF7wv

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"Does showing Hungary’s Orbán the exit set a universal pattern — that the autocrats -- f ex at the periphery of the EU-- can be beaten at the ballot box? Optimism should have its limits."

A broader context by @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/j3mPL3QvhG

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Death of the historian offers clues about Turkey 2026.

"Portrait of a 'court intellectual!', someone whose erudition lends legitimacy to power, while power lends a platform to erudition. And a society that embraces such a role."

by @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/6kJlHstU3Y

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"Entre répression de l’opposition, Washington et Téhéran, Erdoğan transforme la guerre iranienne en opportunité politique, malgré les risques migratoires et énergétiques."

par @yavuzbaydar4 👇

https://t.co/sb1PBX9oYS

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@yavuzbaydar4 lays out in @el_pais five challenges for Turkey’s strongman; argues that his navigation will not be that difficult.

“..fiel a su estilo, Erdogan parece avanzar en puntillas, calculando que el caos puede servirle más de lo que le amenaza."

https://t.co/yIWKyQ02fG

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"The boomerang hit in two directions. First, it hit the festival itself. Second, it hit the German government, because the policing of speech produces a chilling echo of Germany’s darkest reflexes -- discipline, denunciation, conformity. By @yavuzbaydar4

https://t.co/ETOKJ3lRbD

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Podcast - Turkey Today

“After Syria, Iraq Next,” Signals Ankara — What to Expect from a “New Regional Order”? - Sinem Adar, CATS/SWP

https://t.co/UTmXnIiLex

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“Very significant, for two reasons.."

Syrian Kurdish leaders, @MazloumAbdi and @ElhamAhmadSDC are in Munich Sec Conference, holding talks with world leaders.
I sat down with @sinemadar, Head of CATS / SWP in Berlin, to assess crucial aspects.

👉 https://t.co/vw0NxmbLmj