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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 19h

Tr #276 with comments by @rojgirasun.bsky.social and AKP MP Sena Nur Çelik:

- Appeal punctures PKK peace process
- 3 Turkish MPs detained in Freedom Flotilla
- US envoy leans into Syria tensions
- Domestic and diplomatic wraps
- Celebrity drug test a sigh of the times

Ain't Nothing Like The Appeal Thing

Issue #276

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 2d

Does the tail wag the dog? Also, who's the dog?

@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social outlined Baku-Ankara ties – and much more – as Azerbaijan and Armenia work towards a peace deal.

Also covered: transit corridors, regional implications and the Organization of Turkic States.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxNK...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ Live webcast today!

@zaurshiriyev.bsky.social, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, joins us to discuss the Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks, Zangezur corridor and Organization of Turkic States.

Livestream starts at 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:

LIVE SOON: How Azerbaijan-Armenia peace talks might reshape the region with Zaur Shiriyev

Starting Oct 7 at 7:00 AM EDT

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 5d

"Taking stock of the PKK peace talks with Burak Bilgehan Özpek" hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]

Taking stock of the PKK peace talks with Burak Bilgehan Özpek

YouTube video by Turkey recap

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 5d

"A Turkish Journalist Breaks New Ground From Behind Bars" by Merve Pehlivan. [4/5]

A Turkish Journalist Breaks New Ground From Behind Bars

Even in a high-security prison, Fatih Altaylı keeps broadcasting scoops

newlinesmag.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 5d

"Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters" by @kayagenc.bsky.social . [3/5]

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death.

www.thenation.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 5d

"'Defect or be jailed': Turkey opposition mayors face new threat" Burçin Gerçek. [2/5]

'Defect or be jailed': Turkey opposition mayors face new threat

Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the ruling party.

www.rfi.fr

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 5d

Sunday extras:

"Can Turkey and Israel Find Common Ground in Syria?" with Kenneth Pollack, @gonultol.bsky.social and @natansachs.bsky.social . [1/5]

Can Turkey and Israel Find Common Ground in Syria?

YouTube video by Middle East Institute

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Stüdyo recap @studyorecap.bsky.social · 7d

📍1 Ekim’de Meclis açılış ve resepsiyonunda kamuoyuna yansıyan karelerin Ankara siyasetini nasıl etkileyeceği tartışılıyor.

🔵Hangi tepki ve eleştiriler geldi?
🔵Siyasi partiler tepkilere ne yanıt verdi?
🔵Erdoğan ve Özel’in açıklamaları ne oldu?

turkeyrecapturkce.substack.com/p/meclis-acl...

Meclis açılışında ‘iç cephe’ genişletilmek mi istendi?

CHP ve sol partiler yokluğundaki kareler tartışıldı: Partiler yanlış yorumlara tepkili

turkeyrecapturkce.substack.com

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Clément Plaisant @cplaisant.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent insights from @turkeyrecap.bsky.social on the hypothesis of an ongoing struggle within the ruling bloc in #Turkey linked to #Erdogan's succession.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/kaant-touc...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 7d

High and low, the motto holds: Don't stop till you get esnaf.

@emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has this week's econ recap:

1. US deals trigger dispute
2. Can Holding update
3. TÜIK goes to court, inflation looms
4. International cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up

Boeing For Broke

Economy Issue #69

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 7d

🛑 Stop. Hammer time.

Turkish parliament is on and so are we. Inside this week's news recap:

1. Fidan sparks AKP succession debate
2. Parliament reopens, focus on PKK talks
3. CHP detentions in Ankara, Antalya
4. Turkey ends fight for tower of kebab-el

Kaan’t Touch This

Issue #275

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 8d

This is worth listening to!

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 8d

On our podcast today, Burak Bilgehan Özpek outlined:

1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next

Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 8d

On our podcast today, Burak Bilgehan Özpek outlined:

1. Why the PKK peace process might fail
2. What's driving power struggles in the AKP-MHP bloc
3. And who might lead the AKP next

Plus more. Watch the full talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIZ0...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 8d

Live now:

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 9d

🎙️ Live webcast today!

Political scientist Burak Bilgehan Özpek joins us to review the PKK peace process, AKP-MHP alliance and what to expect from the fall parliamentary session.

Livestream starts at 0900 EDT / 1300 UTC / 1600 TRT:

LIVE SOON: Taking stock of the PKK peace talks with Burak Bilgehan Özpek

Starting Oct 1 at 9:00 AM EDT

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 9d

🎙️ Live webcast today!

Political scientist Burak Bilgehan Özpek joins us to review the PKK peace process, AKP-MHP alliance and what to expect from the fall parliamentary session.

Livestream starts at 0900 EDT / 1300 UTC / 1600 TRT:

LIVE SOON: Taking stock of the PKK peace talks with Burak Bilgehan Özpek

Starting Oct 1 at 9:00 AM EDT

open.substack.com

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 New project alert!

Introducing @studyorecap.bsky.social, a multimedia news platform on all things Turkish politics in Türkçe.

The team includes long-time parliamentary reporters Ceren Bayar and Yıldız Yazıcıoğlu + Günsu Durak and Demet Şöhret.

Subscribe for daily coverage straight from Ankara:

Stüdyo recap @studyorecap.bsky.social · 9d

Stüdyo recap’ten herkese merhaba, bu bizim yenilenen ismimiz ve ekibimizle yayımladığımız ilk bültenimiz ve çok heyecanlıyız!

İlk bültenimizde, gözlerimizi bugün açılacak Meclis’e çeviriyoruz.

Bülteni okumak ve abone olmak için👇🏽:
turkeyrecapturkce.substack.com/p/studyo-rec...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

"Creativity amid crisis in Istanbul" by @jenhattam.bsky.social. [5/5]

Creativity amid crisis in Istanbul

Roiled by economic and political turmoil but buoyed by a recast biennial, the Turkish art world is eager to demonstrate its resilience to the world

www.artbasel.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

"Turkey’s Balancing Act: Prospects for Stabilisation in Syria and Iraq" with Neil Melvin, @burcuozcelik.bsky.social and @serhaterkmen.bsky.social. [4/5]

Episode 107: Turkey’s Balancing Act: Prospects for Stabilisation in Syria and Iraq

Can Turkey act as a stabilising force in Syria and Iraq, or are its policies driven by short-term security concerns?

www.rusi.org

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

"From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival" with @berkesen.bsky.social and Ece Özbey. [3/5]

From Competitive Authoritarian to Hegemonic: Berk Esen on the Decline of Turkish Democracy and the Prospects for Its Revival (Part 2) | Review of Democracy

In Part 2 of our latest episode in the special series produced in partnership with the Journal of Democracy, Berk Esen turns to the other side of the equation: how Turkey’s opposition is pushing back ...

revdem.ceu.edu

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

"New Turkey and the Far Right: How Reactionary Nationalism Remade a Country" with @selimkoru.bsky.social and @reubensilverman.bsky.social. [2/5]

Selim Koru, "New Turkey and the Far Right: How Reactionary Nationalism Remade a Country" (I. B. Tauris, 2025) - New Books Network

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

📰 Sunday extras:

"What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan?" with @amberinzaman.bsky.social and @adamlucente.bsky.social. [1/5]

What’s next for US-Turkey ties as Trump chats F-35s, Syria with Erdogan?

Al-Monitor’s senior international correspondent, Amberin Zaman, joins host Adam Lucente to discuss the White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 14d

White House talks ended on good terms. Erdoğan is airborne. And @emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has the details:

- Trump, Erdoğan hold trade talks
- Consumer confidence falls, growth forecasts rise
- Can Holding update
- International cash flow monitor
- This week’s stat round-up

Art Of The Ordeal

Economy Issue #68

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 14d

Erdoğan and Trump are about to meet. Here's our precap with comments by @heissenstat.bsky.social:

- Erdoğan goes to Washington
- Trump, PKK talks test AKP-MHP bloc?
- CHP votes, mayors take fresh blows
- Domestic and diplomatic wraps
- Turkish politics trucks up New York

Reis-iprocity

Issue #274

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 14d

@diegocupolo.bsky.social writes for @turkeyrecap.bsky.social on what we might expect from Erdogan's meeting with Trump today. With my comments

www.turkeyrecap.com/p/reis-iproc...

Reis-iprocity

Issue #274

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