
Ayla Jean Yackley
@aylajean
Journalist covering Turkey so far this millennium. Stories in @FinancialTimes @TheArtNewspaper @NewYorker & more. aylajean.bsky.social
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16-11-2009 20:21:17
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The courtyard outside the office of Apaçık Radyo is packed for the press conference they have called as the radio ended its terrestrial broadcast today following the state broadcast authority’s baseless decision to revoke its licence. A truly shameful moment #AçıkRadyoSusturulamaz

A deadly attack took place in #Turkey this week just as reports indicated that talks between with the #PKK could be on the table. Despite this, is there a possibility for talks? Ayla Jean Yackley breaks down what's at stake on the The Greek Current w/ Thanos Davelis: thegreekcurrent.simplecast.com/episodes/is-th…




As human rights defender, prisoner of conscience Osman Kavala marks seven years of injustice, Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard renews our call for his and the other four Gezi PoCs immediate release. #FreeOsmanKavala #FreeThemAll


Turkey's Acik Radyo Apaçık Radyo is now Very Open & available at apacikradyo.com.tr Simon & Leo Tighten Up once again at 1900 Istanbul/1600 Hastings/1000 Chicago. Happy Day!



Sevgili Osman Kavala, babamızı AGOS / ԱԿՕՍ için yazmış. Son günlerinde bile onun haksız, hukuksuz tutukluğunu düşünen, dile getiren babamızı bu kadar güzel anlattığı için minnettarız. #OsmanKavalayaÖzgürlük agos.com.tr/tr/yazi/31430/…

✨ New content from #KarDes: Diyarbakır tours! The unknown past and multicultural life of Diyarbakir is on the Hançepek memory tour in the #KarDes mobile app! Discover Çarşîya Şewıtî, Surp Giragos Armenian Church, Mıgırdiç Margosyan with Ayla Jean Yackley’s (Ayla Jean Yackley) voice.



Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt: theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/06/tur… Ayla Jean Yackley

Sağlık emekçileri, daha iyi yaşam koşulları isteğiyle Avrupa’ya göç hayali kuruyor. İstekleri basit; yaşamak, sade yaşamak istiyor çoğunluğu. 8 milyar insanın sade yaşayacağı bir ülke var mı? Murat Uysal'ın (Murat Uysal) #EvrenselCumartesi haberi evrensel.net/haber/539553/8…


Eski Pentagon Müsteşarı Zakheim: Suriye parçalanırsa ve bağımsız bir Kürt oluşumu ortaya çıkarsa felaket olur Gazeteci ipek yezdani yazdı ABD Merkezli Atlantik Konseyi tarafından geçen hafta Washington’da “NATO ve ABD-Türkiye Savunma İlişkileri” başlıklı bir panel düzenlendi.


Police harassment, targeted violence, and a refugee commissioner who says persecution for being LGBTQ+ is no longer grounds for asylum have led queer refugees in Kenya looking to extreme solutions. I dug into this for Context News: context.news/socioeconomic-…