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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 3h

But the ruling bloc is kind of the state, is not it?

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 14h

Demirtas was the first to challenge the power ambitions at the ballot box.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 14h

Demirtas was the first to challenge the power ambitions at the ballot box.

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Kaya Genç @kayagenc.bsky.social · 7d

In @thenation.com @booksandthearts.bsky.social, I have a new essay on Tezer Özlü and her Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, that dwells on the connection between art and death. @transitbooks.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/cult...

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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Kaya Genç @kayagenc.bsky.social · 7d

Tezer Özlü’nün dünyasını @thenation.com dergisi için yazdım: www.thenation.com/article/cult...

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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Nate Schenkkan @nateschenkkan.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah this is my drum that I bang but I have to keep saying it: counter-TNR policies that leave out migration policy are ignoring the elephant in the room, which is that most TNR entails host state cooperation, and “harder” migration systems make cooperation more likely

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 1d

The rise of the "prison industrial complex" in Turkey is quite remarkable. This graph brings us to 2018, but the trend has continued to this day.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 2d

The frequency of corporate raids in Turkey in the last couple of months is quite mind-boggling.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't see this thread when Sinem first posted it.

It is well worth a read.

Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · Sep 8

Some thoughts on the most recent assault on the CHP:

1) As the regime's loyalty test with the CHP fails to achieve the desired outcomes, the CHP leadership is exposed to accelerated and aggrevated forms of domination test.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 4d

The last couple of days seems to have lent further support to this 👇

Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · Sep 8

6) Thirdly, there is also the question of allies and partners. Except for the support from the socialist parties, some DEM members and a few political actors in their invidividual capacity, the CHP seems to be alone.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 4d

The last couple of days seems to have lent further support to this 👇

Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · Sep 8

6) Thirdly, there is also the question of allies and partners. Except for the support from the socialist parties, some DEM members and a few political actors in their invidividual capacity, the CHP seems to be alone.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 5d

The photo show of yesterday as the new legislative year takes off is a manifestation.

Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 6d

The parliament and the multi-party political landscape in Turkey keep the idea and promise of the ballot box alive, whereby the style of politics has already shifted onto the terrain of elite-bargain.

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 4d

This is a great insight, and one that did not occur to me.

@sinemadar.bsky.social is definitely somebody to read and follow for understanding Turkish politics and policy

Clément Plaisant @cplaisant.bsky.social · 4d

""With these defections, the AKP is also trying to give the impression that the party is still popular, since these mayors are leaving the CHP to join it. But the AKP's popularity has been steadily declining since 2015," @sinemadar.bsky.social told AFP"
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

'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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Clément Plaisant @cplaisant.bsky.social · 4d

""With these defections, the AKP is also trying to give the impression that the party is still popular, since these mayors are leaving the CHP to join it. But the AKP's popularity has been steadily declining since 2015," @sinemadar.bsky.social told AFP"
www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

'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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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) @swp-berlin.org · 4d

In Syrien findet am Sonntag die erste Parlamentswahl nach dem Sturz Assads statt. In einem SWP-Aktuell erklären @sinemadar.bsky.social, @hamidrezaaz.bsky.social, Muriel Asseburg, Margarete Klein & Guido Steinberg, wie die EU beim Wiederaufbau unterstützen kann. www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Der politische Übergang in Syrien: Regionale und internationale Interessen

Am 8. Dezember 2024 wurde in Syrien das Assad-Regime durch eine von Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) angeführte Rebellenallianz gestürzt. Die...

www.swp-berlin.org

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nebahattanriverdi.bsky.social @nebahattanriverdi.bsky.social · 5d

Turkey’s Iraq strategy marks a geoeconomic shift, departing from former security frontier lens. My new @swp-berlin.org Comment argues this calculated gamble carries implications not only for Turkey, Iraq & the Middle East, but also for Europe’s regional engagement

www.swp-berlin.org/10.18449/202...

From Frontline to Central Regional Node: Turkey’s Recalibration of its Regional Strategy in Iraq

Once viewed by Ankara primarily as a fragmented security frontier, Iraq now sits at the centre of its regional strategy. This recalibration is...

www.swp-berlin.org

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Reuters @reuters.com · 5d

Turkey may work jointly with US, S.Korea for its second nuclear power plant, minister says reut.rs/3Kxqqt6

Turkey may work jointly with US, S.Korea for its second nuclear power plant, minister says

Turkey may work with the United States and South Korea for its second planned nuclear power plant, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday, adding this may be in the form of a trilateral model.

reut.rs

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 5d

The photo show of yesterday as the new legislative year takes off is a manifestation.

Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 6d

The parliament and the multi-party political landscape in Turkey keep the idea and promise of the ballot box alive, whereby the style of politics has already shifted onto the terrain of elite-bargain.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 5d

For me, this is one of the biggest surprises that I still fail to make sense of.

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Kaya Genç @kayagenc.bsky.social · 5d

İlk romanım Macera'nın (2008) yayımlanmasından 17 yıl sonra, ikinci romanım yakında Sia Kitap etiketiyle kitapçılarda olacak. İki yıldır üzerinde çalıştığım yeni romanımın yayın programına dair ayrıntıları yakında paylaşacağım.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 6d

The parliament and the multi-party political landscape in Turkey keep the idea and promise of the ballot box alive, whereby the style of politics has already shifted onto the terrain of elite-bargain.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 6d

The result is an ever-widening gap between political elites and citizens. This paradox presents both the CHP's opportunity and challenge at the same time.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 6d

The parliament and the multi-party political landscape in Turkey keep the idea and promise of the ballot box alive, whereby the style of politics has already shifted onto the terrain of elite-bargain.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 7d

Few thoughts here from me about TR-US relations in light of the recent meeting between Erdogan and Trump (in German):

www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...

Washington und Ankara: Grenzen der Annäherung

Der Besuch des türkischen Präsidenten Erdoğan im Weißen Haus war von Freundlichkeit vor der Kamera und offenen Fragen dahinter geprägt. Trotz...

www.swp-berlin.org

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 7d

And more recently, also here by Ryan Gingeras:

foreignpolicy.com/2025/08/14/t...

Can Turkey Deliver on Its Armament Ambitions?

Despite the hype, much of Ankara’s new military technology remains in development and untested.

foreignpolicy.com

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