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JUST IN: Turkey to greenlight Finland's NATO membership bid. "We have decided to initiate the ratification process in our parliament", Turkish President Erdogan said after meeting his Finnish counterpart Niinisto in Ankara. Ratification expected soon, before TR elections in May.
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"This is all a game. We just want someone to tell us what will happen."
Thousands of refugees & migrants have rushed to Turkey's border with Greece hoping to cross into Europe. It's freezing. They have no shelter, not enough food. 📽️Our report from Edirne:
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Orthodox Christians have marked
#Epiphany
in Istanbul, with an old ritual: Swimmers jump into the waters of the Golden Horn to retrieve a crucifix - thrown in by Patriarch Bartholomew I.
It is believed that whoever retrieves the cross will be rewarded with a year of blessings.
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"More than 1,000 Hamas members" are being treated in hospitals in Turkey right now, President Erdogan reveals during presser with Greek PM Mitsotakis; adds that he was saddened by the Greek view that deems Hamas a terrorist organisation.
Mitsotakis: "Let's agree to disagree"
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Turkish riot police have blocked all roads to Istanbul’s central Taksim square & İstiklal boulevard, after authorities banned the main
#8M2020
protest - some brave women have still shown up to make their voices heard.
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Entrance of
#Istanbul
’s Istiklal Street is packed tonight - but the women can’t march down the boulevard like last year, a little further down the street there is a police blockade. Still, the crowd really knows how to make some noise
#FeministGeceY
ürüyüşü
#InternationalWomansDay
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A top Turkish court has upheld a prison sentence for Canan Kaftancioglu, head of the main opposition CHP in Istanbul: nearly 5 years in jail + a ban from politics. It's not clear yet if the ruling means Kaftancioglu will be jailed right away.
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Flight tickets from Moscow to Istanbul are selling like hot cakes after Putin ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War II.
Tickets are sold out on Turkish Airlines, Aeroflot for today & tomorrow. Direct flights now cost min. 80,000 RUB (1.300 USD)
Jednosměrné letenky na přímé spoje z Moskvy do Istanbulu z nějakého důvodu mizí jako teplé housky... v přepočtu za 33 tis. Kč. Business class za více než dvojnásobek.
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Five minutes with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu - the man hoping to unseat Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as Turkey's president in elections this Sunday. He wants to turn foreign policy around "180 degrees", he tells me, and to "bring true democracy to this country."
More ⬇️
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We have spoken to more than a dozen refugees/migrants on the Turkish-Greek border in the past days who told us very similar stories. We have seen the marks and bruises, the pain.
Refugees trying to reach Europe from Edirne-Kastimines border tell us Greek security forces beat them up and stripped them off their cellphones, money and even their clothes before pushing them back to no man’s land in the cold half naked
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We met this thirsty 🐢 yesterday in
#Milas
, southwestern Turkey. It has survived the flames and is now being taken good care of. The volunteers here in the fire-hit areas come from all across the country. Their efforts are tireless and the show of solidarity is truly impressive.
As Turkey's wildfires continue raging uncontrolled, volunteers are taking care of injured animals, including this tortoise.
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When your office is in Istanbul and you forgot to close the backdoor... Look at these guilty faces! 😻
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Istanbul’s LGBT+ Pride march - once again banned by the authorities. Police have blocked almost every street and alley leading to the central Taksim Square and Istiklal Street. Public transportation in the area has been temporarily shut down.
#Pride2022
#PrideMonth
#istanbulpride
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It's official: These are the three candidates to run against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (People's Alliance) in Turkey's elections on May 14.
- Kemal Kiliçdaroğlu (Nation Alliance)
- Muharrem Ince (Homeland Party)
- Sinan Oğan (ultra-nationalist bloc ATA)
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Istanbul 🔥🔥🔥
Newsweek magazine - August 29, 2005
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A scorching heatwave is fueling wildfires in southeast Europe.
@dwnews
has team coverage today on the situation in several countries.
#ClimateCrisis
In Turkey, the flames have killed at least 8 people in recent days and injured hundreds. Our update from
#Manavgat
this morning:
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Meral Akşener, the leader of Turkey’s nationalist IYI Party, just announced that she disagrees with the main opposition alliance’s nomination of Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (CHP) as presidential candidate. “It does not reflect people’s will”, she said.
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“We don’t want to die” - Protestors have gathered in
#Istanbul
’s Kadıköy district today to call for an end to violence against women & decry an alarming number of femicides. Nearly 300 women have been killed in
#Turkey
so far this year, according to rights group
@KadinCinayeti
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How the Turkey earthquake tore a 300-kilometre rupture in the Earth’s surface - very useful maps and visuals by
@Reuters
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No reporting possible on the situation of refugees & migrants at Turkey’s Pazarkule border crossing with Greece - journalists+cameras not allowed anywhere near the crossing. Turkish police stop us here, 2km away from the border.
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In other news:
"You can't come in here, I already gave you food and water yesterday, I gave you everything, now leave... Go to the forest, meet your friends, and come back tomorrow morning", restaurant owner in Turkish city of Manisa tells customer🦌
Yer: Manisa. Bir restoranın mutfak bölümüne girmek isteyen geyik ile restoran sahibi arasında geçen diyolog.
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A few years ago, Turkish President Erdogan vowed he would not allow those responsible for the murder of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi to escape justice. Now Erdogan is back in Saudi Arabia with expensive gifts to seek trade and investment opportunities for Turkey's ailing economy.
🇹🇷Turkish President Erdogan in 🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gifts Turkiye's first domestically produced electric car 'Togg' to Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Two leaders examined the Togg in the courtyard of the Al-Salam Royal Palace in
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One way of avoiding traffic in Istanbul, though pretty risky: Baklava maker Mehmet Seçkin swims to work everyday, crossing the Bosphorus - from Üsküdar on the city's Asian side to Sarayburnu on the European side. It takes him 20min, he says. 🏊♂️
"Ben 05:30'da Üsküdar'dan girerim, 20 dakikada Sarayburnu'na geçerim. Oradan da işime çok rahat yetişirim"
Mehmet Seçkin, Antepli bir baklava ustası
O, İstanbul uyurken Boğaz’ı yüzerek geçip işine gidiyor
Hikâyenin tamamı:
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Turkey's radio and television watchdog RTÜK warned broadcasters today that negative coverage of the forest fires could lead to "an atmosphere of chaos", harming the public's and firefighters' morale. RTÜK threatened "harshest punishments" for non-compliance.
RTÜK, televizyon kuruluşlarına orman yangınlarıyla ilgili "uyarı mektubu" gönderdi
Bazı haberlerin "kaos havası bekleyenlerin istediği yönde" olduğu savunuldu
Özel hattan iletilen uyarıda, yayın ilkelerine aykırı davranan TV'lere "en ağır yaptırımların" uygulanacağı duyuruldu
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Great relief today after an Istanbul court rejected a prosecutor's attempt to shut down the well-known Turkish women's rights group 'We Will Stop Femicide Platform'. The activists were accused of "immoral activities", "shattering family structure", "aiming to create chaos", a.o.
Derneğimize açılan kapatma davası reddedildi.
Ne demiştik, bizi durduramayacaksınız, biz kadın cinayetlerini durduracağız.
#Kad
ınlarDurmayacak
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One of Turkey’s most popular online information sharing platforms Ekşi Sözlük (“Sour Dictionary”)
@sozluk
has been banned. It’s been widely used for communicating criticism of the government and personal views. Now, the website is only accessible via VPN.
merhaba, erişim engeli konusunda bir karar olduğunu gördük ancak ayrıntısı hakkında bilgi sahibi değiliz, yetkililerden bilgi almaya çalışıyoruz. bilgi aldıkça paylaşacağız.
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Happening now:
#InternationalWomensDay
march near Istanbul’s central Taksim square. Heavy police presence, all main roads blocked. Protesters demand equality & denounce high rates of violence against women in Turkey, femicides.
#8MartD
ünyaKadinlarGünü
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A very very very expensive car...
Russia won't object if Turkey does not activate S-400s
• “[Activation] is completely up to Turkey. It is like a car that you own. You can either drive it to the beach, or keep it in your garage,” Russian Ambassador tells
@senaalkan
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Finnish President Niinisto had a very clear message for Erdogan regarding Sweden's bid:
"I have a feeling that Finnish NATO membership is not complete without Sweden (...) I would like to see in Vilnius [next NATO summit in July] that we will need the alliance of 32 members."
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🇫🇮 and 🇸🇪 applied for NATO membership in May '22 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. All 30 members have ratified the Nordic states' bids - except for Turkey and Hungary. Sweden still left in limbo. Talks to continue, but depend on "solid steps" taken by Sweden, Erdogan said
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Tonight @
#Turkey
’s border with
#Greece
: Hundreds of ppl demand passage. They’ve headed here from elsewhere in TR after reports the country would no longer stop refugees from reaching Europe. But Greece’s border remained closed, police repeatedly fired tear gas. Via
@tuncaogreten
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"Don't worry. I'll never leave you, my heart."
Mithat Kilisli reunites with his granddaughter Zehra, the only surviving member of his family. They had lost each other when they were pulled separately from the rubble of their home in Hatay. He'd been searching for her for 3 weeks
Mithat Kilisli ve 5 aylık torunu Zehra iki buçuk gün enkaz altında birlikteydi
Enkazdan önce torunu çıkarıldı ve o anda birbirlerini kaybettiler
Dede üç haftadır torununu arıyordu
Sonunda kavuştular
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Turkey was the first country to sign the
#IstanbulConvention
in 2011 - as of today, it's the first country to formally leave it.
Women's rights groups have called for nationwide protests. A court appeal to halt the withdrawal was rejected this week.
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Istanbul this morning. A city of 16 million under lockdown - have never seen it this empty...
The Turkish government had announced a two-day curfew in 31 cities last night to help curb the spread of the
#coronavirus
.
İstanbul'da
#sokagacikma
yasağının yürürlüğe girmesinin ardından cadde ve sokaklar boşaldı
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Turkey has opened its borders & insists it has the
#coronavirus
crisis under control. But European governments - like Germany - continue to warn against travel here. The tourism industry in the holiday hub of Antalya is feeling the heat… Full story:
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Deserted beaches, restaurants, souvenir shops. This is how the small Aegean holiday town of #Ören looks like after it was evacuated last night. The fire at the thermal power plant nearby is under control, authorities said. But the coastguard is still here as a precaution.
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A small, but defiant crowd has gathered in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood. They are surrounded by riot police trying to block them from marching.
#istanbulpride
#Pride2022
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“I want to be free, not brave”
Captured this beautiful moment in the crowd celebrating
#InternationalWomensDay2020
in Istanbul. It’s my picture of the day.
#8M2020
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Opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has released a series of videos with election promises. The latest one is about freedom of speech. "If I become president, you will be free to criticise me", he says.
Cumhurbaşkanı olarak beni rahatlıkla eleştirebileceksiniz. O, bugüne dek 200 bin kişiye soruşturma açtırdı. En acısı, yalnızca 2021 yılında 305 çocuğu dava etti. Çocukların 101’i 12-14 yaş arasındaydı. Korkunç travmalar yaşattı çocuklara. Ben asla bunları yapmayacağım.
#SanaS
öz
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Edirne, Turkey: An open border fence on the Turkish side - but a closed one on the Greek side. And an estimated 2,000+ refugees or migrants stranded in the no-man’s land between the two countries. Many with children, many with little more than the clothes they wear.
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Dear All, you can follow us on DW News (tv, online) for coverage of Sunday’s
#TurkeyElections
- we will be in
#Ankara
&
#Istanbul
. If you know Turkish, I recommend my colleagues special program on YouTube
@dw_turkce
@nevsinmengu
#Secim2018
24 Haziran akşamı sandıklar kapandıktan sonra DW Türkçe’nin YouTube canlı yayınında buluşalım!
#se
çim2018
Gazeteci Nevşin Mengü seçim özel yayınında konukları ile birlikte karşınızda olacak 👉
@nevsinmengu
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Outgoing German Chancellor Merkel is paying a farewell visit to Turkey today - she will hold talks with President Erdoğan here in Istanbul. Potential topics: migration, human rights, Turkey’s role in NATO.
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Sıraselviler street which leads to Taksim square is crowded with women of all ages right now. They demand equality when it comes to jobs & education, an end to violence against women & patriarchy... “Susmuyoruz”, they shout - “We won’t shut up”
#8M2020
#InternationalWomenDay2020
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The first ballots open show Erdoğan in the lead - but this may change during the next hours as millions of votes are still being counted. We also see discrepancies between early results published by state-run Anadolu Agency versus figures by private news agency ANKA.
#Secim2023
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“If all women were free, the world would shake”, protesters chant. Heavy police presence. Women were planning to march along
#Istanbul
’s Istiklal street, but police stopped them, blocked the way, also using some kind of irritant gas.
#KadinaSiddeteHayir
#ViolenceAgainstWomen
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NATO chief Stoltenberg welcomed Turkey's move to ratify Finland's membership
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg can breathe a half-sigh of relief now.
"I welcome Turkey's decision to move ahead w/ratification of Finland's NATO membership. Finland and Sweden will make NATO stronger. All allies agree that both should become full members as soon as possible."
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Protesters are out on the streets in Istanbul’s Cihangir neighborhood - defying an official ban of the
#8MarchWomensDay
march. Metro stations in the city center have been shut down + heavy police presence to prevent crowds from moving towards central Taksim square.
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Women in
#Istanbul
gather for their big march today - not clear yet, whether they will be allowed to walk down İstiklal Street as planned. Heavy police presence. The balloons in the video say “PEACE”
#InternationalWomansDay
#FeministGeceY
ürüyüşü
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Turkish President Erdogan has asked for forgiveness for his government's slow response to the areas hardest-hit by this month's earthquakes. He went on to blame aftershocks and bad weather, and rejected claims that the country was not prepared. (1/3)
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First a church, then a mosque, now a museum. The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of Turkey’s most visited cultural sites. Today, the country's highest administrative court begins reviewing a request to turn this icon back into a mosque. It’s a heated debate - but not a new one.
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So many homes, lives, memories have been destroyed. Rebuilding the vast area ravaged by the quakes will require massive efforts. And so does healing people’s wounds.
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AFP photojournalist Bülent Kılıç has been violently detained while covering today’s
#pride
march in Istanbul. Rights group
@RSF_tr
calls for his immediate release.
RSF temsilcisi
@ErolOnderoglu
: İstanbul Taksim’deki
#onurhaftasi
yürüyüşünü izleyen
@AFP
muhabiri
#B
ülentKılıç’ın (
@Kilicbil
) boğazına basılıp nefessiz bırakılarak gözaltına alınmasını kınıyoruz. Kılıç’ın derhâl serbest bırakılmasını ve sorumlulara işlem yapılmasını istiyoruz!
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#alkol
ümedokunma ("Don't touch my alcohol") is trending on Turkish twitter after news broke that the sale of alcoholic beverages will be banned for 17 days as part of a new stricter
#coronavirus
lockdown starting this Thursday
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There is a Turkish saying: "Coğrafya kaderdir" ("Geography is fate")
Conflicts in neighboring regions of Turkey over the past 30 years.
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Just ahead of US Secretary of State Blinken's political talks in Istanbul today, Washington announced $10 million rewards for information about 5 alleged Hamas foreign operatives, 3 of them believed to be based in Turkey. Probably no coincidence.
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This is hard to stomach.
Bashar al-Assad was shunned for more than a decade over atrocities committed in Syria's ongoing civil war.
Today, he secured his comeback on the international stage - by being allowed to rejoin the Arab League.
Watch: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Syrian President Bashar al-Assad shortly before the Arab League summit is scheduled to begin.
#SaudiArabia
#ArabLeague
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Football fans have called for President Erdogan's government to resign ahead of tonight's Beşiktaş - Antalyaspor match. Similar chants yesterday at Fenerbahçe's match. There is a lot of anger over the government's earthquake disaster response, lack of preparedness.
“HÜKÜMET İSTİFA!..”
İnönü’de maç başlamadan, Beşiktaş ve Antalya taraftarı birlikte atıyor sloganı.
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German Chancellor Scholz has been welcomed with military honors at the presidential palace in Ankara - it’s his first official visit to Turkey since he took office. He will hold talks with President Erdoğan now - they are expected to be dominated by the war in
#Ukraine
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#Iskenderun
is a city in ruins - so much destruction and suffering after the quakes. Tens of thousands are left homeless - they sleep outside, in makeshift shelters or in cars. In freezing temperatures. Almost everybody here knows someone who died or - is still missing.
#Hatay
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Turkish President Erdoğan has kept silent on Joe Biden's election victory.
Ankara would congratulate the next US president once the results are finalised, a spokesman for Erdoğan's AKP said today, "out of respect for the American people".
In 2016, the congrats came promptly:
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Turkey celebrates its women's volleyball team "Sultans of the Net" for last night's spectacular win against Serbia in the Women's European Volleyball Championship. For many here in the country, these players are absolute stars and heroes of female empowerment.
#EuroVolley2023
🥇Turkey's women's volleyball team, also known as “the Sultans of the Net”, has just won the European Volleyball Championship.
#FileninSultanlar
ı
#EuroVolleyW
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A Turkish official, who wished to remain anonymous, told Reuters that Erdogan had "misspoken" and meant that Gazans in general were being treated in Turkey.
"President Erdogan misspoke, he meant 1,000 Gazans are under treatment, not Hamas members" ⬇️
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Some refugees and migrants have staged a protest on the banks of Evros river, which runs along Turkey’s border with Greece. Some have tried crossing into the EU from here in recent days. “Open the border”, people shout. Most are from Afghanistan and Syria.
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German Foreign Minister
@ABaerbock
and Interior Minister
@NancyFaeser
paid a visit to
#Kahramanmaras
today - underscoring Berlin’s support for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. They pledged another 50 mio euros of aid bringing Germany’s total contribution to 108 mio euros.
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Winter walk in
#Istanbul
❄️ We don’t get to see the city blanketed in white very often. Simply beautiful!
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Update: The militant PKK has claimed responsibility for today's attack in the Turkish capital Ankara, according to a news website close to the group. The PKK is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US, the EU. It was the first such attack in Ankara in years.
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside Turkey's interior ministry in Ankara. The attack took place just hours before parliament was set to reopen.
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"If the Turkish earthquake [...] had happened in Japan, you still wouldn't be seeing 50,000 deaths."
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Protests tonight in Turkey after the lira crashed to yet another historic low against the US dollar.
Groups of people have marched in the capital Ankara and in Istanbul, accusing President Erdogan of mismanaging the economy and calling for
his government's resignation.
Türk lirasının dolar ve euro karşısında rekor düzeyde değer yitirmesini Ankara ve İstanbul’da protesto eden vatandaşlar “hükümet istifa” sloganı attı. Vatandaşların da balkon ve pencerelerinden tencere-tava çalarak protestoculara destek verdikleri görüldü.
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JUST IN: Turkish parliament has approved Sweden's NATO bid - after more than a year of delays. President Erdogan still has to sign the ratification document into law. Hungary now the only major hurdle. Previously non-aligned 🇸🇪 wants to join NATO bec. of Russia's war on Ukraine
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Many refugees/migrants have been on the Turkish-Greek border for days. They have endured a week in the cold, without shelter. Violent scenes have been playing out at one major border crossing. But some still insist on staying and say they’ll wait for Europe to let them cross.
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Most of the latest polls see Erdoğan trailing behind his primary opponent Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who recently solicited the support of the pro-Kurdish HDP, the 2nd-strongest opposition party in parliament. A candidate must get >50% of the votes to get elected in the first round.
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In Turkey, about 12 million people (~15% of the population) have received their first
#COVID19
vaccine shot. I had mine today.
Infections here in the country are at their peak - more than 60,000 new cases reported by the health authorities/day.
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JUST IN: Interpol has elected General al-Raisi from the UAE, accused of torture, as new president for a 4-year term. There are multiple criminal complaints against him in 5 countries.
Watch our report on the accusations leveled against al-Raisi. 🎥
The global police agency
#Interpol
meets in Istanbul this week - and is set to elect a new president on Thursday. The frontrunner for this top job, Major General Ahmed Naser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates, has been accused of torture. We spoke to former UAE detainees (1/2)
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Istiklal Avenue in the heart of Istanbul, the morning after the deadly blast: People are laying down red carnations where a bomb has killed at least six people on Sunday afternoon and injured dozens.
#istiklal
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Turkey is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding as a modern republic by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. On this milestone birthday we look at how it all began - and at the challenges ahead. Full report here:
#100ya
şında
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German Chancellor Scholz will travel to Turkey on Monday, March 14th, for an inaugural visit. He will meet with Turkish President Erdogan in Ankara. No details yet, but Russia's assault on
#Ukraine
is likely going to be high on the agenda. 🇩🇪 and 🇹🇷 are NATO partners.
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"I am an Alevi. I am a Muslim... I am not sinful... Our identities are the assets that make us who we are."
Video of Erdoğan challenger Kılıçdaroğlu addressing first-time voters, asserting his Alevi identity (in a majority Sunni country) has created a sensation: >60 mio views
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Via AFP: Germany summoned the Turkish ambassador over the jailing of philantrophist Osman
#Kavala
"I can tell you that we summoned the Turkish ambassador to the foreign ministry today and made the government's position very clear once again," a foreign ministry spokesman said.
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What a last minute twist! Muharrem Ince - one of the three opposition presidential candidates - says he is withdrawing from the race.
#Se
çim2023
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“We lost everything”, residents of Kalemler village in
#Manavgat
tell us. The flames have left nothing but destruction. “65% of the village have been turned into ashes”, the local imam says. His mosque has been heavily damaged too - it’s now being used to coordinate aid.
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Some 150 fires erupted in the past six days in different parts of Turkey, officials said on Monday - and that all but 13 were brought under control. Here is a short update from
#Manavgat
where the fires continue.
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"C'est fantastique!" ❤️
"Erm, I'm not Madame Macron, I'm ... the chancellor of Germany" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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A Turkish court has sentenced prominent journalist Can Dündar, exiled in Germany, to more than 27 years in jail on charges of aiding a terror group and espionage.
His lawyers boycotted the hearing in protest, slamming the charges as politically motivated.
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In Kırıkhan
#Hatay
, a rescue team from Germany
@ISAR_GERMANY
found a woman deep under the rubble of a 5-storey building - she is alive! They are still working frantically to get her out. It's a complex mission that involved digging a tunnel under the debris to reach her.
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In other news: It’s been snowing in
#Istanbul
and the city looks stunning! Here are some photos taken on our way to work today... ❄️❄️❄️
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A deal to resume
#Ukraine
's Black Sea grain exports and relieve a global food crisis will be signed in Istanbul on Friday, Turkish President Erdogan's spokesman Kalin says.
UN+Turkey have been working for weeks to broker a deal; details of the agreement haven't been released yet.
The grain export agreement, critically important for global food security, will be signed in Istanbul tomorrow under the auspices of President Erdoğan and UN Secretary General Mr. Guterres together with Ukranian and Russian delegations.
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Akşener said that she offered Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu and Ankara Mayor Mansur Yavaş (both CHP) as presidential candidates, but that her views "were not accepted" by the other five opposition parties. She signalled her withdrawal from the alliance ahead of elections in May.
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