06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 21mSoon it will be commonly understood that opposition politicians winning elections spend their next years in jail - it will be seen as a faintly absurd stunt to even try, like heroic investigative journalism 020
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 1hvia @huseyinedemir.bsky.social: Status of the mayors of Turkey's largest cities: 1. Istanbul: jailed 2. Ankara: free for now 3. Izmir: switched to AKP 4. Bursa: jailed 5. Antalya: jailed 026
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialBirol Akkuş @akkusb.eurosky.social · 9h...mayors have either been removed because of corruption charges (which of course only happens in opposition lead cities), or have switched allegiances to the party of the state. According to some reports that may have happened after being put under severe pressure. 131
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialBirol Akkuş @akkusb.eurosky.social · 9hTurkey has (even more) become a showcase for what happens when anti-democratic powers are allowed to gather power and infiltrate all relevant levels of government. In 2024 the opposition party won the municipalities of Istanbul, Izmir, Ankara and Antalya (among many other places). Now almost all... 132
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 15hThe two choices for opposition mayors in Turkey: Mayor of Izmir latest to defect to AKP on same day the jailed Mayor of Mersin is forced from his job. 022
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 19hLooks like Turkey's golden passport could finally get some major play 011
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialDiken Gazetesi @diken.com.tr · 23hVahap Seçer dahil üç belediye başkanı görevden uzaklaştırıldı www.diken.com.tr/vahap-secer-... 021
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mayor of Mersin among 17 opposition politicians arrested in "corruption" probe today. Amazing how pre-peace process it was all Kurdish mayors who were criminal, and now it's the secular opposition mayors 076
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I can imagine Turkey providing specialists, advisors, and technology. Large scale troops? No. 282
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026via @turkeyrecap.bsky.social Since October 1st there have been judicial/police raids on 5 more opposition-controlled districts in Turkey (4 CHP, 1 Yeni) 021
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Reactionaries inspired by the Turkish government's campaign against gays and lesbians mount attack on Japanese Culture Festival 001
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialSimple Abonné @simpleabonne.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"si les analyses du pays de Robson font écho aux arguments conservateurs habituels, sa focale internationale révèle une stratégie coordonnée: défendre farouchement l’État marocain tout en orchestrant des campagnes d’information ciblées contre ses détracteurs" ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/228... 011
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Someone sharing the agenda of Moroccan intelligence duped the Canadian media using fake AI freelancers: www.turkiyetoday.com/world/exclus...turkiyetoday.comExclusive—Fake AI columnist dupes Canadian press to target Moroccan dissidents, and a Turkish 'middleman' - Türkiye TodayThe phantom writer communicated exclusively via email and rarely phoned Canadian publications, who were oblivious until Türkiye Today unraveled the matter 111
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialTurkey Unfolding @turkeyunfolding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Turkey detains three more opposition mayors turkeyunfolding.com/turkey-detai...turkeyunfolding.comTurkey detains three more opposition mayors - Turkey UnfoldingPolice detained Mersin Mayor Vahap Seçer and two district mayors as Turkey's wave of investigations into opposition municipalities widened 023
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialTurkey Unfolding @turkeyunfolding.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Turkish prosecutors cite two men dancing in obscenity case against singer Mabel Matiz turkeyunfolding.com/turkish-pros...turkeyunfolding.comTurkish prosecutors cite two men dancing in obscenity case against singer - Turkey UnfoldingTurkish prosecutors cited a music video scene showing two men dancing in an indictment seeking an obscenity trial for Mabel Matiz 023
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialÇağdaş Üngör @cagdasungor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Today's only good news: Socialist International accepts Yeni Parti as an official member while it ousts Turkey's fake opposition party, CHP. medyascope.tv/2026/10/01/s...medyascope.tvSosyalist Enternasyonal CHP’nin üyeliğini askıya aldı, YENİ Parti’nin üyeliğini onayladı - MedyascopeSosyalist Enternasyonal, mahkeme kararıyla atanan yönetimin idare ettiği CHP’nin üyeliğini askıya aldı, YENİ Parti'nin üyeliğini onayladı. 0105
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I wanted to say meta-censorship, but it's not Meta doing it 110
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialAhmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 01/10/2026Turkish government loves censorception.static.klipy.comInception: We Need To Go Deeper Meme with Leonardo DiCaprioAlt: Inception: We Need To Go Deeper Meme with Leonardo DiCaprio 131
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Turkey has ordered X to block the account of the Freedom of Expression Foundation, which documents what sites have been censored 0107
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialBosphorus News @bosphorusnn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Türkiye Foreign Visitor Entries Fall as Greece Jumps 15% in Mediterranean Divergence www.bosphorusnews.com/article/turk...bosphorusnews.comTurkey Tourism: Visitor Entries Fall as Greece Gains 15%UN Tourism reports 0.4% global growth as Greece gains 15% in arrivals while foreign visitor entries into Türkiye fall 2.96%. 001
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The head of Istanbul's Planning Agency, jailed as part of a crackdown of opposition figures, has been refused permission to attend his uncle's funeral 020
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Independent liberal news site T24 banned in Turkey as part of the recently declared "My Family is Safe" war on tolerance of homosexuality 011
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Biden milkshake ducked after becoming accessory to ethnic cleansing 011
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialBosphorus News @bosphorusnn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Türkiye Refereeing Board Chief Ferhat Gündoğdu Among 7 Detained www.bosphorusnews.com/article/turk...bosphorusnews.comTurkey Refereeing Chief Ferhat Gündoğdu DetainedTurkey's refereeing chief Ferhat Gündoğdu was among seven detained in an Istanbul probe into alleged interference in referee procedures. 001
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialSteve Bryant @spinesideburn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"As if being handcuffed wasn't enough, I was then forced to speak to Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu." 032
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026From Deniz Göktaş's spirited defense on charges of insulting Erdoğan during a comedy act: "The word 'dictator' is a political description not an insult... Another comedian could call him a 'democrat' and get more laughs." 1145
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialBirGün Gazetesi @birgun.net · 28/09/2026Sansür dalgası sürüyor Aralarında BirGün gazetesi muhabirleri Meral Danyıldız ve Sarya Toprak'ın da bulunduğu en az 55 X hesabı hakkında erişim engeli kararı verildi www.birgun.net/haber/sansur...birgun.netSansür dalgası sürüyor: En az 55 X hesabı erişime engellendiSosyal medyada bir süredir devam eden hesap engelleme kararları bugün de devam etti. Aralarında BirGün gazetesi muhabirleri Meral Danyıldız ve Sarya Toprak'ın da bulunduğu en az 55 hesap hakkında eriş... 12815
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Hmm that's usually a sign that the original news was jumped on too soon 110
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Comedian facing 12 years for act including Erdoğan joke is allowed to bailed out of jail after 88 days 160
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialNeşe İdil @neseidil.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Jailed Turkish journalist says she sleeps in front of toilet in overcrowded prison turkeyunfolding.com/jailed-turki...turkeyunfolding.comJailed Turkish journalist says she sleeps in front of toilet in overcrowded prison - Turkey UnfoldingA jailed Turkish journalist says she is sleeping in front of a toilet in an overcrowded prison ward after being arrested over a story she wrote for Kaos GL 012
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialVeli Saçılık @velisacilik.bsky.social · 26/09/2026AKP-Elon Musk sansürüne karşı BlueSky hesabımı daha aktif kullanacağım. 65710
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Opposition leader speaks out after another 80 accounts belonging to journalists and academics are banned (to other Turkish users) on X (Twitter) 000
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Turkish police detain journalist who hinted that Minister Mehmet Şimşek might resign 021
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bibi is far from the first war criminal to speak at the UNGA. He won't be the last. I'm not sure I remember anyone actually bragging about their war crimes at the UNGA though. 418551
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialJ.P. Loo @jpl.ac · 21/09/2026a rhetorical triumph nearly on par with this 063
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Turkish Justice Minister: "In the legal field, Turkey is the most reliable, predictable country in Europe and the world" 241
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I know state-level bureaucracies differ in the States but it's not quite as bad as moving country entirely 010
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Shades of "we're building a barracks - no, shopping mall - no, opera house, in Gezi Park" 051
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Oops, so it looks like Turkey's response to a Ponzi scheme by an Erdoğan-connected fund was to... detain the whistleblower twice and scare everyone into silence until the thing blew up 175
Reposted by @06jank.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Amid much talk that the US is about to escalate big time against Iran, it is worth recalling that this is a war of aggression - the supreme crime, from which all the lesser ones flow - and that all the senior political and military figures who started it are war criminals. 414443
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I mean they should, because two wrongs don't make a right 031
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Friends of the New England Patriots using phosphorus bombs in their ethnic cleansing of Lebanon 000
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ugandan anti-Turkey sentiment based on an opposition figure being in exile in the country: apnews.com/article/ugan...apnews.comHundreds rally at Turkey’s embassy in Uganda to demand a dissident’s extraditionHundreds of Ugandans have demonstrate outside the Turkish Embassy to demand the extradition of dissident Fred Lumbuye. 020
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Find someone who loves you like Yusuf Kaplan (University of East Anglia, Media Studies) hates Westerners 020
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Looks like the Turkish President is planning to ignore the term limits he included for his position in the constitution he put in place 161
06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Macklemore becomes a legend, Sheeran remains a pop star. "My tour is not really about Israel/Palestine, so I'm going to bury my head in the sand" is not heroic but it's not his fight either. 000
