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Yavuz Baydar
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Journalist. Podcaster. Blogger. Author.
https://yavuzbaydar.substack.com (Eng)
https://yavuzlamola.substack.com (TR)
Music broadcaster. Movie buff. Social Media Influencer.
Knight-Wallace and Shorenstein Fellow.
2014 European Press Prize Laureate.
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Yavuz Baydar @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social · Mar 18
Schriftsteller / Författare / Author of the book 👇

"Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus --
wie die Türkei Freiheit und Demokratie verspielt" (Droemer).

‘Die Hoffnung stirbt am Bosporus’ kitabı yazarı

Available at Amazon etc.
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
İranlı yönetmen Jafar Panahi dün Tahran’da bir mahkeme tarafından bir kez daha hapse mahkum edildi, iki yıl da yurtdışı yasağı geldi.
Bu gelişme Nuri Bilge Ceylan’ın İran’da rejim güdümlü Fajr Film Festivali jüri başkanı olduğu sırada oldu.
Ceylan’dan bir açıklama gelecek mi?

@diken.com.tr
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Försöker Iran putsa upp sitt skamfilade rykte med kultur? Läs @yavuzbaydar.bsky.social: www.svd.se/a/RjbMm5/for...
Försöker Iran putsa på sitt rykte med kultur? | Yavuz Baydar
KOMMENTAR. Ska kulturen bojkotta diktaturen? Eller är det snarare bättre att ta sig dit, för att så frön av frihet? Den eldfängda frågan ställs när nu den världsberömde film­regissören Nuri Bilge Ceyl...
www.svd.se
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Regissören Nuri Bilge Ceylan i blåsväder. Här är min kommentar om saken.

www.svd.se/a/RjbMm5/for...
Försöker Iran putsa på sitt rykte med kultur? | Yavuz Baydar
KOMMENTAR. Ska kulturen bojkotta diktaturen? Eller är det snarare bättre att ta sig dit, för att så frön av frihet? Den eldfängda frågan ställs när nu den världsberömde film­regissören Nuri Bilge Ceyl...
www.svd.se
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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””just saying dangle our feet..”
November 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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andersqbjorkman.bsky.social
Vad gjorde Cornelis Vreeswijk i David Bowies Mercedes på Victoria Station i London 1976?
November 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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"La ofensiva judicial contra Ekrem Imamoglu y una sentencia del alto tribunal sellan la deriva autoritaria del régimen..."

elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Absolutismo constitucional en Turquía
La ofensiva judicial contra Ekrem Imamoglu y una sentencia del alto tribunal sellan la deriva autoritaria del régimen de Erdoğan
elpais.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
"Las dos condenas superan el marco nacional. Muestran que, a pesar de los retrocesos autoritarios, las instituciones democráticas aún pueden imponer límites —incluso a los más poderosos—. Pero ¿qué eco tendrán a escala mundial? ¿Tendrán alguno siquiera?"

blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
Bolsonaro, Sarkozy: la justicia avanza, ¿pero puede frenar a los autócratas?
Las dos condenas superan el marco nacional. Muestran que, a pesar de los retrocesos autoritarios, las instituciones democráticas aún pueden imponer límites —incluso a los más poderosos—. Pero ¿qué ec…
blogs.mediapart.fr
November 28, 2025 at 7:36 PM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
"Les deux condamnations dépassent le cadre national. Elles montrent que, malgré les reculs autoritaires, les institutions démocratiques peuvent encore imposer des limites — même aux plus puissants. Mais quel écho auront-elles à l’échelle mondiale ? @mediapart.fr

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Bolsonaro, Sarkozy : la justice passe, mais peut-elle freiner les autocrates ?
Les deux condamnations dépassent le cadre national. Elles montrent que, malgré les reculs autoritaires, les institutions démocratiques peuvent encore imposer des limites — même aux plus puissants. Ma…
blogs.mediapart.fr
November 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Three expert observers sat down to discuss the key aspects of the talks between Ankara and Öcalan, and whether or not there are any prospects for a lasting resolution on the Kurdish issue. 👇

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Does Turkey’s “Kurdish Initiative” stand a chance? -- Turkey Today Talk
Three observers discuss the key aspects of the talks between Ankara and Öcalan and whether or not there are any prospects for a lasting resolution on the Kurdish issue.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Ett mörkt sekel, möten och öden.
Läs recensionen av @andersqbjorkman.bsky.social om Haffner.

www.svd.se/a/0pjQrB/rec...
En ny kärleksroman – som är 100 år gammal | Anders Q Björkman
I ”En tysk mans historia” stod den unga Teddy för allt som 30-talets Tyskland saknade: frihet, mod, mänsklighet. Hon lämnade Berlin för gott i slutet av boken. Men nu dyker Teddy upp igen – i en ”ny” ...
www.svd.se
November 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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timobrien.bsky.social
RIP, Jimmy Cliff
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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This.
November 23, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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yorunge9.bsky.social
Yaz çoktan bitti, ağaçlar yasta.
Dallar vedalaşıyor yapraklarla. Toprak bekleyişte.

Pazar günü için müzik şöleni 👇

youtu.be/2tvLSSsKGD0?...
"Yapraklar toprağı öpüyor, şömine hazır” -- Yörünge 22 Kasım 2025
YouTube video by Yavuz Baydar
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November 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Aşırı iyimser, “bağımlı” ve “acilci” Türkiye aydınının ülke meseleleri karşısındaki hali.
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 AM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Zelensky has only one choice: declare snap elections before responding to the proposed plan. Ukrainian voters should decide. 👇

The U.S. Tightens the Vise on an Already Besieged Zelensky

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
The U.S. Tightens the Vise on an Already Besieged Zelensky
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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turkeytoday.bsky.social
"Against the backdrop of a ‘process’ that bears no resemblance whatsoever to conflict resolution, Ankara’s Kurdish tangle once again strains the very fabric of its system.”

@mediapartblogs.bsky.social @mediaparten.bsky.social

blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
"The Öcalan Initiative": Turkey’s High-Stakes Gamble Faces Increasing Challenges
Against the backdrop of a ‘process’ that bears no resemblance whatsoever to conflict resolution, Ankara’s Kurdish tangle once again strains the very fabric of its system.
blogs.mediapart.fr
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 AM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
“..Tandis que Kurdes de Syrie et d’Irak se rapprochent et qu’Ankara reste maximaliste, le fossé se creuse entre ambitions turques et réalité régionale."

blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-baydar...
Le double jeu d’Ankara : Öcalan, Duhok et l’illusion d’un nouveau processus de paix
La nouvelle « initiative d’Öcalan » apparaît surtout comme un outil politique interne. Tandis que Kurdes de Syrie et d’Irak se rapprochent et qu’Ankara reste maximaliste, le fossé se creuse entre amb…
blogs.mediapart.fr
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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yorunge9.bsky.social
Dünya için sihirli, şifalı bir ritm tutturmuşlardı, önce Roy Haynes gitti, ardından Al Foster... ve son olarak da Jack DeJohnette.
Bu program onlara adandı. 👇🔥

youtu.be/sVCCmf-IJ_E?...
November 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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editormasasi.bsky.social
Ciddi anketler ne diyor? İddiaların
aksine CHP değil, AKP yükselişte.

open.substack.com/pub/narblog/...
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu’da olduğu gibi, Özgür Özel yorumlarında da kantarın topuzu kaçıyor mu?
CHP liderinin sert ve net bir söylemle yepyeni bir koreografi sergilediği gayet açık, ama “gerçek alternatif” olduğuna dair esas veriler, parti siparişi olmayan anketlerde saklı.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing of the rules-based world order.”

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US is now a rogue state - look at its extrajudicial killings off Venezuela’s coast | Simon Tisdall
These widely condemned strikes are just the latest sign of Trump’s imperialist revival – and the collapsing before our eyes of the rules-based world order, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Si...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Küçük ama önemli bir sergi.

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Ve bir maestro: "Il Divino Reni"
Savoy soyluları, özellikle Prens Eugene, saplantı derecesinde sanat tutkunuydu. Reni’yi özenerek topladı, Piemonte saraylarının başköşesine yerleştirdi. Barok ustasını anıyoruz.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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“Anyone who thinks this is about a 12-second clip on a Panorama more than a year ago that not a single viewer complained about is not reading the proper story... What’s going on here is much more about macro politics.”

www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
İkinci ve üçüncü liglerinin adı Nesine olan TFF, hakem ve futbolcu avında. Bu da bir başka Türkiye komedisi.
November 10, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 9:25 AM
yavuzbaydar.bsky.social
Numan Kurtulmuş:

* “Mesele, Türklerle Kürtler arasında bir barış süreci değil; bir terör örgütünün tasfiye sürecidir."
* "Kürt’ün kimliğiyle, diliyle, kültürüyle devletin hiçbir sorunu yoktur."
* " İkinci bir dil gibi talep yok, bu önemli. Bu bir Türkiye modelidir."

İlginç bir “süreç” (!)
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM