Kerem Yücel ( IG: @keremyucel )
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Roaming The Land of Dakota." Author of "The Guest" - a book about the refugees of the Syrian Civil War. Photo-Journalist at MPR News. From ISTANBUL!
Minnesota, USA
Joined June 2009
#MediaInvitation: journalists are invited to attend a series of online briefings with ESA, the European Commission, Thales Alenia Space and Arianespace, ahead of the launch of @CopernicusEU Sentinel-1D (in DE, ES, EN, FR, IT). Details and registration👇 https://t.co/k7g8MVnZFG
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I wrote for @washingtonpost about a sweeping show on Iraqi art and the influential Baghdad Modern Art Group at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies, with works loaned by @BarjeelArt, @MathafModern + others, many shown in U.S. for first time: https://t.co/aZjNlYWTzz
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More mpls mayoral race baby news!!! (Frey's second child was born late last month).
My wife and I are so excited to have welcomed our son, Imran, this weekend. Mom and baby are both doing well. I’m incredibly overwhelmed with love and gratitude as we begin this next chapter of our lives, growing our family in the city we love.
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Because no girl should be punished for being born a girl. Images by Sayed Habib Bidell. #TooYoungToWed #StopChildMarriage #AfghanGirls #LetAfghanGirlsLearn #ProtectRefugees #HumanRights #Afghanistan #GirlsRights
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Your support makes it possible for us to respond to this crisis with urgency, compassion, and hope. We call on the international community to stop the deportations, restore critical humanitarian aid, and protect Afghan girls whose futures hang in the balance.
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Tens of thousands of Afghan refugees, many of them women and girls, are being forced out of Iran and Pakistan, deported back into a country many do not know and others fear will imprison them.
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What does it mean to be a bride at 6? Mina doesn’t know. She just knows she’s been promised. That her husband is 8. That she’ll leave home at 14 and trade the last of her childhood for cooking, cleaning, and bearing children with a man she doesn't know.
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The wonderful photographer @CansuYildirann was detained yesterday in Ortaköy while observing @istanbulpride gatherings according to photojournalist @Kilicbil. After being held for 24 hours, Yıldıran was among 50 people released but banned from traveling abroad. #Pride2025
#PrideMonth2025
#Pride2025 Fotoğrafçı Cansu Yıldıran, 24 saatlik gözaltının ardından yurtdışına çıkış yasağı ve imza şartıyla serbest bırakıldı. 23. Onur Yürüyüşü'nde Ortaköy'de gözaltına alınan mevcutlu olarak Vatan Emniyet'te tutulan LGBTİ+'lar, avukatlar ve gazeteciler
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As people mark #PrideMonth 🏳️🌈 around the world, the account of local LGBTQ+ news website @KaosGL has been blocked in Turkey.
https://t.co/hkQFlHxN9x X hesabımız erişime engellendi! Kaos GL Derneği bünyesinde yayın hayatını sürdüren https://t.co/hkQFlHxN9x internet gazetemize ait X (eski adıyla Twitter) hesabımız Türkiye’den erişime engellendi. 47 bin 500 takipçili @kaosgl hesabımıza Türkiye’den
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A law enforcement officer shoots non-lethal weapon at a protestor during a protest against federal immigration sweeps, in Los Angeles, California. Photos by @SwansonPhotog
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Day by day, incredible works, visual diary ⬇️
I get there's a lot right now, but i'd like to share this. I’ve spent the last 5 years doing my best to cover Minneapolis by taking photos daily. It’s my hope that seeing the thousands of photos in chronological order will provide a unique look back.
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FREE posters at ColorWheel Gallery in Minneapolis. Open today Sunday May 18 from 12-7pm.
I just dropped off FREE Phee, Paige, JuJu, Naz and Ant posters (8.5”x11”) at ColorWheel Gallery in Minneapolis. ColorWheel is open today until 7pm and Saturday and Sunday from 12-7pm. Come in for FREE posters and let your friends know.
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🏀 Timberwolves roar back! With the Target Center crowd on their feet and roaring, Anthony Edwards delivered a career-defining performance — 43 points to lead Minnesota to a stunning 116-113 comeback win over the Lakers. 🔥 https://t.co/HziwPwF4bv
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Wolves Family, I just dropped off more FREE Naz posters at ColorWheel Gallery in Minneapolis. ColorWheel is open Today Saturday April 26 from 12-7pm. ColorWheel is closed tomorrow.
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Sooo, Turkey wakes up to the news that the arrested Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu’s lawyer’s lawyer has also been detained.
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https://t.co/9ZuFON2Xuy MN's Stillwater prison just made history by hosting the state’s first-ever official chess tournament behind prison walls.
mprnews.org
On Thursday, for the first time, people incarcerated in a state prison in Minnesota played in an official chess tournament. Organizers and prison officials — and the people playing — say the game...
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Timberwolves family, I dropped off FREE Naz Reid posters (8.5”x11”) at ColorWheel Gallery in Minneapolis. I also dropped off double sided signs (18”x24”) priced at the cost of printing. ColorWheel is open today Friday April 18 until 7pm and tomorrow Saturday April 19 from 12-7pm
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I’m reflecting on this shift — not with anger, but with a deep curiosity. What are the sociological and legal frameworks that help us understand this moment? If you’re reading something insightful on this topic, I’d love to hear about it.
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International watchdogs now warn journalists traveling to the U.S. Immigration attorneys struggle to counter ICE’s unchecked power. And in many cases, unelected figures wield more influence than the elected.
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