
Piotr Zalewski
@p_zalewski
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Turkey correspondent for @TheEconomist. Occasional bylines elsewhere. Opinions my own. RT = interesting. Email: [email protected]
Istanbul, Turkey
Joined November 2010
RT @glcarlstrom: In the 1980s Israel allowed an Islamist group in Gaza to start gathering weapons, in the hope that it would fight Fatah, I….
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RT @TheTurkishLife: Mornings these days as a journalist in Istanbul:. 1. Coffee.2. Check the news to see if anyone you're scheduled to inte….
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RT @Mylovanov: The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Brinks, who just resigned, goes nuclear on President Trump . Brinks: I was U.S. ambassador to….
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Big moment in Turkey. The PKK has decided to dissolve and lay down arms - statement.
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Erdogan’s top rival was hauled off to prison almost two months ago but refused to be silenced, thanks largely to platforms like X. And so:.
Access to jailed Istanbul mayor @ekrem_imamoglu's account on X has been blocked in Turkey - the latest move against President Erdogan's key rival. Imamoglu was arrested in March on corruption charges, and nominated as his opposition CHP's presidential candidate while in custody.
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RT @AnshelPfeffer: Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria. Together with @p_zalewski in @TheEconomist. .
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RT @glcarlstrom: Israel has created a self-fulfilling prophecy in Syria. It has spent months bombing and raiding the country because of hyp….
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RT @yarotrof: Russian ballistic missile hits a restaurant on Friday night in Zelensky’s home town of Kryvy Rih. At least 12 people killed i….
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RT @marklowen: Well this week has been quite an experience, detained by Turkish police while covering the anti-government protests and depo….
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RT @MonicaLMarks: Imagine getting deported from a country where you’re a legal resident. A country that calls itself a democracy. A country….
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