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During Istanbul's 2013 Gezi protests, I was teaching at BoğaziƧi University. Erdoğan derided young demonstrators then as "Ƨapulcularā€ (rabble rousers). But they adopted his epithet as a point of pride. This sign from Turkey's current protests says "Ƨapulculars’ kids grew up."

During Istanbul's 2013 Gezi protests, I was teaching at BoğaziƧi University. Erdoğan derided young demonstrators then as "Ƨapulcularā€ (rabble rousers). But they adopted his epithet as a point of pride.

This sign from Turkey's current protests says "Ƨapulculars’ kids grew up."
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Newly placed on my horizon: seems like ⁦Marriott Hotels⁩ hotels put themselves up there with the wonders of the Topkapi palace and the Aya Sofia

Newly placed on my horizon: seems like ⁦<a href="/Marriott/">Marriott Hotels</a>⁩ hotels put themselves up there with the wonders of the Topkapi palace and the Aya Sofia
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Turkey won't surrender to 'street terror', President Erdogan warns .. as the opposition calls for a third night of protest against the detention of Istanbul mayor ⁦Ekrem İmamoğlu⁩ who is Erdogan’s likely rival for the Presidency. rfi.fr/en/internation…

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Defying Erdoğan authorities' unlawful ban, thousands are marching to the square of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality headquarters, as invited by the CHP leader Ɩzgür Ɩzel, who called tonight one of the most important for Turkish democracy. Ekrem İmamoğlu (International) CHP šŸ‡¹šŸ‡·

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Amidst nationwide protests against Erdogan's decision to lock up his top political opponent, the Turkish president sends a message: Protesters, he claims, are a "fifth column" engaging in "street terror." Turkey's main opposition party, he implies, is a "marginal" organisation.

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The Erdogan I knew is a mirror image of the man he’s just locked up says Andrew Finkel in this article for the Times thetimes.com/article/3761be…

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šŸ“£ Some news about me: Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was ā€œa threat to public orderā€. In the country I lived in - and love. Journalism is not a crime. Here’s the BBC’s statement:

šŸ“£ Some news about me:
Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was ā€œa threat to public orderā€. In the country I lived in - and love. 
Journalism is not a crime.
Here’s the BBC’s statement:
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Well this week has been quite an experience, detained by Turkish police while covering the anti-government protests and deported. Here’s my full story. Do take a read if you can - and thank you to everyone for kind messages and support: bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Video from the cellphone of a paramedic found with 14 other aid workers in a mass grave in Gaza shows that the ambulances & fire truck they were traveling in were clearly marked & had their emergency lights on when Israeli troops fired on them nytimes.com/2025/04/04/wor… via @NYTimes

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160,000 people lit up their phones in response to Erdoğan’s ban on lighting in the square, both as an act of defiance and to show solidarity with the hostage mayor and presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu.

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NEW: Massive Mobile & Internet Outage in Spain Spain was hit by a large-scale mobile and internet outage following a failed network upgrade by telecommunications giant Telefónica. The disruption has affected multiple operators, including Movistar, Vodafone, and Orange, with

NEW: Massive Mobile &amp; Internet Outage in Spain

Spain was hit by a large-scale mobile and internet outage following a failed network upgrade by telecommunications giant Telefónica. 

The disruption has affected multiple operators, including Movistar, Vodafone, and Orange, with
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The Palestinian ambassador to the UN broke down in tears as he mentioned the number of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli airstrikes since March. This pain is unbearable.