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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 1d

🎙️ 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

open.substack.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 3d

"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 · 3d

"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 · 3d

"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 · 3d

"'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 · 3d

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

www.youtube.com

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Stüdyo recap @studyorecap.bsky.social · 5d

📍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 · 5d

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 · 5d

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

www.turkeyrecap.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 6d

🛑 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

www.turkeyrecap.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 6d

This is worth listening to!

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 6d

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 · 6d

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 · 7d

Live now:

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 7d

🎙️ 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 · 7d

🎙️ 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 · 7d

🚨 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 · 7d

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 · 10d

"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 · 10d

"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 · 10d

"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 · 10d

"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

newbooksnetwork.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 10d

📰 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 ...

www.al-monitor.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

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

www.turkeyrecap.com

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 12d

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

www.turkeyrecap.com

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Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 13d

@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

www.turkeyrecap.com

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Arife Kose @arifekose.bsky.social · 14d

Here is me talking with @diegocupolo.bsky.social about authoritarianism and Turkish politics in the context of Erdogan regime's latest crackdown on the main opposition party (CHP) whose presidential candidate and dozens of mayors are in prison. Maybe a couple of points to highlight:

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 14d

As Turkey's main opposition party attempts to protect its leadership against mounting judicial investigations, researcher @arifekose.bsky.social outlines a shift in Pres. Erdoğan's electoral strategy.

Watch our latest livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=THyt...

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