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Turkey’s protests over Istanbul mayor grow into ‘fight about democracy’ theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

With Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest power grab, which effectively removed his most formidable challenger from politics, Turkey has become a full, Russian-style autocracy, writes Gönül Tol. foreignaffairs.com/turkey/turkey-…

BREAKING: A Turkish court formally arrested the mayor of Istanbul and key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ordered him jailed pending the outcome of a trial on corruption charges. apnews.com/article/turkey…

1. Following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, X started censoring hundreds of accounts in Türkiye. Yesterday, X finally issued a statement defending its actions. Let’s take a closer look at why Elon Musk and @GlobalAffairsare wrong 👇 x.com/GlobalAffairs/…

BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests: "To be detained and deported from the country where I previously lived for five years and for which I have such affection has been extremely distressing." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Mark Lowen

Drone footage posted by Turkey’s main opposition party CHP’s leader Özgür Özel Opposition says over 2.2 million gathered in Istanbul rally today to protest the arrest of mayor Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main political rival

giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… Autocrats behaving badly: Donald Trump emboldens global strongmen

Turkish opposition leader Özel criticises Starmer for silence over İmamoğlu’s arrest, says they will block Labour’s readmission to Socialist International

Is Turkey’s Declining Democracy a Model for Trump’s America? | The New Yorker newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/i…

“In the 20th century, it mattered that the only great power was democratic. That always exerted pressure on other countries. Now that pressure seems to be removed from the international environment,” says @aysezarakol on our “Checks and Balance” podcast econ.st/42gTpGt

Over the past few decades, there has been a rise in strongmen, who “centralise and personalise authority”, and they are in all parts of the world, in all types of regimes, says @aysezarakol on our “Checks and Balance” podcast econ.st/4iYkRA8

An exceptionally important essay by the leader of Turkey's democratic opposition, now a political prisoner, Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. We should loudly demand his release . Why Turkey’s democratic future matters for the world ft.com/content/4bf403… via @ft

Call for Submissions from International Organization - Special Section on the Future of IR How should scholars of international politics think about the future of IR in the midst of important shifts in global politics? cup.org/4iGlq0B Deadline - June 15, 2025

How does our moment compare to the 1990s? A short reflection by me theideasletter.org/essay/certaint…

Araştırma dünyasına yön veren Araştırmada Yenilikler Konferansı, 16. yılında da ilham veren konu ve konuklarıyla 29 Mayıs 2025’te sizlerle buluşuyor! Bu yıl konferansımızın katılım gelirleriyle, Payda iş birliğiyle Malatya Öğretmenler Ortaokulu’ndaki öğrencilerimize bir spor

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🚨 CALL FOR POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS ON 'OTTOMAN MOBILITIES AND INTERACTIONS' ⏱ Deadline for applications: 14 July 2025 ➖ The British International Research Institutes (BIRI) invite applications for postdoctoral research fellowships: biaa.ac.uk/grants/postdoc…