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The activists fighting for abortion access in Poland - BBC 100 Women, BBC World Service

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · 28d

Our latest documentary with Fay Nurse

'A matter of life and death': Activists fight for abortion access in Poland

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YouTube video by BBC World Service

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Turkey's 'tough guy’ president is accused of silencing opponents

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Sep 10

Turkey's 'tough guy' president says he's tackling corruption. Rivals say he's silencing opposition

- Orla Guerin -

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Erdogan's critics claim that he has become a latter-day Sultan, dismantling human rights, cracking down on dissent and weaponising the courts.

NATO'nun doğu sınırındaki 'yumuşak karnı' Suwalki Koridoru - BBC News Türkçe

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Sep 7

NATO'nun doğu sınırındaki 'yumuşak karnı' Suwalki Koridoru

BBC World Service için yazdığım Suwalki Koridoru haberinin Türkçesi 👇

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Litvanya ve Polonya arasındaki Suwałki Koridoru diye bilinen küçük kara parçası sıklıkla askeri uzmanlar tarafından NATO'nun "en zayıf noktası" ve "tehlike bölgesi" diye tanımlanıyor. NATO ve Rusya ar...

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jul 9

Turkey blocks X's Grok chatbot for alleged insults to Erdogan www.reuters.com/business/med...

A Turkish court has blocked access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by the Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after it generated responses that authorities said included insults to President Tayyip Erdogan.

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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 30

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Turkey detains 2 cartoonists over satirical drawing depicting Moses and Muhammad

Turkish authorities on Monday detained two cartoonists over a satirical drawing published by weekly magazine Leman that seemed to depict Prophets Moses and Muhammad shaking hands in the sky, while missiles flew below in a scene resembling war.

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Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jun 18

Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit
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Visual guide to Fordo: Iran’s secretive nuclear site that only a US bomb could hit - BBC News

Hidden away in a mountainside south of Tehran is an enrichment plant that is vital to Iran’s nuclear ambitions - and Israel’s attempts to dismantle them.

'What should we do?' Seeking clarity in Tehran as Israeli jets fly overhead

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jun 18

'What should we do?' Seeking clarity in Tehran as Israeli jets fly overhead www.bbc.com/news/article...

BBC Persian's Kasra Naji says his sister is among those who want to know where the conflict with Israel is leading.

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites and military commanders in major attack - follow live

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Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jun 13

“Middle East as close as ever to sliding into region-wide war”

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Iranian state media says Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami was among those killed in the strikes.

Israel targets Iran's nuclear sites and military commanders in major attack - follow live

Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jun 13

🚨LIVE coverage: #Israel launches strikes on #Iran www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c9...

Iranian state media says Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami was among those killed in the strikes.

Ros Atkins on... The White House claims on BBC Gaza coverage

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Ros Atkins @rosatkins.bsky.social · Jun 4

On Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt made a series of claims about the BBC's coverage of events in Gaza on Sunday. We've looked at the claims - and the number of misrepresentations and untruths that they contained. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

On Tuesday White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt launched an attack on the BBC's coverage of reports that Israeli forces had killed Palestinians near an aid distribution centre in Gaza. She cla...

Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel's new distribution system

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Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · Jun 3

Killings near Gaza aid centre will deepen criticism of Israel's new distribution system www.bbc.com/news/article...

Western diplomats are looking on with dismay at the killing of hungry Gazans near aid hubs, writes Jeremy Bowen.

Poland’s rule of law ‘is on the ballot’ in Sunday’s presidential election

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · May 29

Poland’s halting effort to restore the rule of law and fully return to the EU mainstream will be decided in Sunday’s presidential vote.

Incumbent President Andrzej Duda has been able to block most of the government’s efforts to restore the rule of law. That could change after Sunday’s vote.

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Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · May 23

I rarely share non-work related posts but sailing has become a passion!
Counting down for our first offshore qualifier race Myth of Malham this weekend! It’s our first qualifier for the Rolex Fastnet Race ⛵️
🌊 with London Corinthian Sailing Club ✨ www.rorc.org/rorc-myth-of...

RORC Myth of Malham | Diverse Armada

RORC Myth of Malham Race © Paul Wyeth/RORC

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Cagil M. Kasapoglu @cagilkasapoglu.bsky.social · May 22

Some great news: BBC World Service to launch new offer in Polish:
BBC News Polska 🇵🇱
(A project I've been working on with fantastic colleagues)
BBC News Polska will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

BBC World Service to launch new offer in Polish

BBC News Polska will deliver independent and impartial news in text and video for Polish-speaking audiences