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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 1d

Going to Taiwan next week to discuss this issue ;)

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 1d

Going to Taiwan next week to discuss this issue ;)

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 3d

The legend is back.

EUROPE SAYS @europesays.bsky.social · 4d

Yusuf Dikec from Turkey won european championship after defeating his german opponent

https://www.europesays.com/2465773/

Yusuf Dikec from Turkey won european championship after defeating his german opponent https://i.redd.it/u1m0labc54tf1.jpeg by Battlefleet_Sol

Yusuf Dikec from Turkey won european championship after defeating his german opponent - EUROPE SAYS

Yusuf Dikec from Turkey won european championship after defeating his german opponent https://i.redd.it/u1m0labc54tf1.jpeg by Battlefleet_Sol

www.europesays.com

Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 3d

A feminist couldn't have climbed LDP's ladders anyway.

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 3d

"Rock drummer" sounds better than "bigot"...I guess... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Once a rock drummer, Sanae Takaichi is set to become Japan's first female PM

Sanae Takaichi has won Japan's Liberal Democratic Party's leadership contest and is likely to become the country's first female PM. Here's what we know about her.

www.abc.net.au

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 4d

Make America Contagious Again

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4d

The US is now four months away from losing its measles elimination status.

1544 confirmed cases reported by the CDC.

Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know.

The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.

www.nbcnews.com

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 5d

Third article from our special issue on "China and the Asia Pacific Century in International Politics" is just published! dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/uider...

Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi » Makale » New Regionalism Beyond Asia-Pacific: South Korea’s Multidimensional Approach to the Eastern Mediterranean

dergipark.org.tr

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 5d

Guest editor: yours truly.

Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 5d

Third article from our special issue on "China and the Asia Pacific Century in International Politics" is just published! dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/uider...

Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi » Makale » New Regionalism Beyond Asia-Pacific: South Korea’s Multidimensional Approach to the Eastern Mediterranean

dergipark.org.tr

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 6d

Istanbul metropolitan area earthquake plan:

(Daytime) Panick, flock to the street, hang around outside.
(Night) Watch people discuss geological fault lines on TV.

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Andrew 🎵 #FBPE #FBR #musicproduction ❤️ Facts over ideology ❤️ @musicproduction.bsky.social · 7d

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

China's new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as US hikes H-1B fee

China's new visa programme aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen boosting Beijing's fortunes in its geopolitical rivalry with Washington as a new U.S. visa policy prompts would-be applicants to scramble for alternatives.

www.reuters.com

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 10d

It's ironic that the vessel which took the new Arctic route -hence rendering the Bosphorus even more peripheral to China-Europe trade - is called the "Istanbul Bridge".

www.newsweek.com/china-opens-...

China Opens ‘Arctic Express’ Shipping Route to Europe

The Istanbul Bridge is expected to make the journey to the U.K.'s port of Felixstowe in a record 18 days.

www.newsweek.com

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 10d

More on this from me. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

A ‘bridge’ pushed to the periphery?: Turkey’s geopolitical significance in the Asia-Pacific century

This study scrutinizes the common wisdom concerning Turkey’s crucial geopolitical significance and central physical location against the backdrop of four global transformations that are taking plac...

www.tandfonline.com

Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 10d

It's ironic that the vessel which took the new Arctic route -hence rendering the Bosphorus even more peripheral to China-Europe trade - is called the "Istanbul Bridge".

www.newsweek.com/china-opens-...

China Opens ‘Arctic Express’ Shipping Route to Europe

The Istanbul Bridge is expected to make the journey to the U.K.'s port of Felixstowe in a record 18 days.

www.newsweek.com

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 10d

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 10d

😅😅

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 11d

Sunday 8 am messages from academics, LOL :)

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Çağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 11d

It's been 5 weeks and @deutschebahn.com is still trying to locate the 58 Euros in their own bank account. For the love of God, EU people shouldn't worry about China's rise or American hegemony. Just accept the reality and move on!

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