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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 14h

"Meddle of Honor" headline this week from @turkeyrecap.bsky.social is 10/10. The mayor of Izmir, a secular holdout, joined the ruling AKP yesterday after leaving opposition CHP. Was he threatened with jail? Maybe. Did Deniz Göktaş assume he would go to jail but told his jokes anyway? Probably.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 16h

📮 Issue #323: 1. Izmir mayor joins AKP, secular bastion breached 2. Turkey, Pakistan pledge ‘rapid’ support for Saudi Arabia 3. DEM Party laments peace process pace 4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 5. Samsun’s first humanoid steels the show at Teknofest

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Meddle Of Honor

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

In the last decade, fires have burned over 1 million hectares in Turkey—an area nearly the size of Lebanon. But what happens after the blazes? @woutermassink.bsky.social and Ali Dinç report on the long road to recovery for impacted communities with support from Heinrich Böll Turkey:

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As wildfires grow fiercer and more frequent, Turkish villagers struggle to rebuild

SEFERIHISAR—Until the summer of 2025, the village of Orhanlı on Turkey’s Aegean coast was known for its pine-covered slopes and ancient olive groves.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Fund scam, new constitution, limits of public decency" our Tr Reader by Daniel Thorpe.

Fund scam, new constitution, limits of public decency┃Tr Reader

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Want to Send Blessings to the Hereafter? Call 'Papa Doughnuts.'" by Ben Hubbard and @safaktimur.bsky.social.

Want to Send Blessings to the Hereafter? Call ‘Papa Doughnuts.’ (Gift Article)

For one Istanbul confectioner, distributing fried dough balls as memorials is not just a job. It’s personal.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Dispatch from the New Syria: Opportunities and Challenges" with @amberinzaman.bsky.social, Ibrahim Al-Assil, @azelin.bsky.social and Joyce Karam.

Dispatch from the New Syria: Opportunities and Challenges

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Can Europe Build a Middle Power Alliance?" with @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social, Happymon Jacob, Felipe Krause and @dimitarbechev.bsky.social.

Can Europe Build a Middle Power Alliance?

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

📰 Sunday extras: "Turkey in a Changing Middle East" with @deryagocer.bsky.social, Meliha Altunışık and @gonultol.bsky.social.

Turkey in a Changing Middle East

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In today's Tr reader, Daniel Thorpe reviews the leading stories in the Turkish press, including: 1. The rolling fund scandal 2. Yeni Party's walkout protest 3. And how pop star Mabel Matiz faces “obscenity” charges for dancing in his latest music video Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOf8...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Our economy news recap, this week with comments from Felix Neugart: 1. Investors get a repayment roadmap as probe widens 2. Fund fallout triggers market sell-off, deepening systemic fears 3. International cash flow monitor 4. This week’s stat round-up

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What Tangled Fraud We Weave

Economy Issue #116

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This week's recap with comments by Atilla Yeşilada and Yaşar Aydın: 1. AKP deputy chair resigns in spiraling fund crisis 2. Potential German chancellor rallies support in Turkey 3. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 4. Search for Noah’s Ark re-resurrected

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Erdoğan’s UN speech, Yavaş resigns from CHP, beans become unaffordable" by Daniel Thorpe.

Erdoğan’s UN speech, Yavaş resigns from CHP, beans become unaffordable┃Tr Reader

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"The Conditionality Machine" by @selimkoru.bsky.social.

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The Conditionality Machine

Thirty years of Turkey-EU policy papers have changed their diagnosis completely and their prescription not at all.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"An outsider within: The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship" by @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @evreki.bsky.social.

An outsider within: The paradox of the Europe-Turkey relationship – European Council on Foreign Relations

Turkey is neither drifting away from the West nor is it coming home. It has become an embedded outsider: a middle power that has learned to build strategic auto

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Turkey’s place in Europe" with @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @markhleonard.bsky.social.

Turkey’s place in Europe – European Council on Foreign Relations

This week Mark Leonard welcomes Aslı Aydıntaşbaş , associate senior policy fellow at ECFR and a fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe at the

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🗞️ Sunday extras: "With ethnic and historical considerations, rebranding nations is harder than renaming products" by Michael Weissenstein.

With ethnic and historical considerations, rebranding nations is harder than renaming products

Turkish Prime Minister President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered the world to stop confusing one of history’s great empires with an American bird.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In this week's Tr Reader, Daniel Thorpe examines coverage of Erdoğan's US visit. While pro-gov papers highlighted his speeches on Gaza and UN reform, opposition papers targeted his exchanges with Donald Trump and a major Boeing aircraft deal. Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dhme...

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Our economy recap with @wolfpiccoli.bsky.social and one unlucky investor: 1. Fund fallout & market damage control 2. Can Holding reprieve, FATF report release 3. Turkey grounds planes to Iran, axes bank 4. US -Turkey sign $2M nuclear deal 5. This week’s stat round-up

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Fund House Mirrors

Economy Issue #115

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The week's Turkey news recap is out! Inside: 1. Yavaş leaves CHP, remains electoral contender 2. ‘Significant developments’ expected in peace process 3. LGBT detainees harassed, conflated with sex workers 4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 5. Ankara ready to back Riyadh against Houthis

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Man-surrogate Yavaş?

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"As solar and wind boom, grid bottlenecks slow Turkey’s clean energy transition" by @woutermassink.bsky.social.

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As solar and wind boom, grid bottlenecks slow Turkey’s clean energy transition

ISTANBUL—With a fivefold increase in solar and a near-tripling of wind power over the last decade, Turkey’s clean energy transition will be in the spotlight during the upcoming COP31 climate summit in...

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Mounting Tensions: Turkish-Israeli Rivalry in Syria" with Natan Sachs and Gönül Tol.

Mounting Tensions: Turkish-Israeli Rivalry in Syria

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Is Turkey's clothing industry unravelling at the seams?" by Emily Wither.

BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | Is Turkey's clothing industry unravelling at the seams?

The Turkish textile industry is at risk after hundreds of apparel factories have closed

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Turkey on trial: Can courts control a nation?" by Emily Wither.

BBC Audio | The Documentary Podcast | Turkey on trial: Can courts control a nation?

From jailed mayors to comedians, Emily Wither investigates Turkey's crackdown

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🗞️ Sunday extras: "Turkey's LGBTQ+ crackdown – 'Everything can go darker and darker'" with @yildiztar.bsky.social, @belindadear.bsky.social and Sarah Kelly.

Turkey's LGBTQ+ crackdown – "Everything can go darker and darker" | DW News

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

One meltdown. 5.9 investors impacted. The week's economy news with comments by @iriscibre.bsky.social: 1. Fund collapse triggers market-wide purge 2. Justice Ministry targets wholesalers for manipulation 3. International cash flow monitor 4. This week’s stat round-up

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A Fund-amental Meltdown

Economy Issue #114

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rolling detentions are back. The week's recap with comments by @sevdakaraca.bsky.social : 1. Turkey revives, broadens LGBT crackdown 2. Imamoğlu gets political ban, CHP preps for congress 3. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 4. ‘Türkpol’ to usher in multipolar law & order

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wind and solar now make up 1/3 of Turkey's power capacity, but the reality on the ground is more complicated. @woutermassink.bsky.social on the grid constraints and coal subsidies stalling Turkey's clean energy transition. Our latest pre-COP31 report with @heinrichboelltr.bsky.social:

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As solar and wind boom, grid bottlenecks slow Turkey’s clean energy transition

ISTANBUL—With a fivefold increase in solar and a near-tripling of wind power over the last decade, Turkey’s clean energy transition will be in the spotlight during the upcoming COP31 climate summit in...

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The week's economy news with comments by Cribstone's Mike Harris. - MPC holds rate as Medium-Term Program faces reality - US sanctions Turkish bank and aviation middlemen - Istanbul’s bridges go up for bid - International cash flow monitor - This week’s stat round-up

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Fortune Favors The Hold

Economy Issue #113

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The week's Turkey news recapped with comments by @selvinkorkmaz.bsky.social and @rojgirasun.bsky.social. Inside: 1. AKP flips Üsküdar, opposition sees pattern 2. Ex-Diyarbakır mayor freed, process ongoing 3. Domestic & diplomatic wraps 4. Istanbul transit hub snubs pedestrians

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Perpetual Demotion Machine

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

In this week's Tr Reader: Daniel Thorpe explores how different news outlets covered the Üsküdar municipality elections in Istanbul. Extras include the Kılıçdaroğlu vs. Imamoğlu feud and Yeni Şafak's rant on high interest rates. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrhw...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Jailing the Cemaats: Salim Çevik on the Süleymancı Arrests" hosted by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [5/5]

Jailing the Cemaats: Salim Çevik on the Süleymancı Arrests

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Erdoğan joins SCO summit, former AKP mayor faces corruption probe – Tr Reader" by Daniel Thorpe. [4/5]

Erdoğan joins SCO summit, former AKP mayor faces corruption probe – Tr Reader

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive" by @achaon.bsky.social. [3/5]

Self-taught Turkish 'linguist' keeps dead language alive

Mehmet Kusman did not spend very long at school, but he traced the ancient inscriptions chiselled into the black basalt rock and read: "Before me there was nothing. But by the power of the god Haldi…

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?" by Burcu Başaran. [2/5]

Is this cave in Turkey where Homer wrote 'The Odyssey'?

On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned "The Odyssey".

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

🗞️ Sunday extras! "Behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, a world of artisans endures" by Francisco Seco. [1/5]

PHOTO ESSAY: Behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, a world of artisans endures

ISTANBUL (AP) — For centuries, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar has been more than a marketplace. Behind its crowded passageways, generations of craftspeople have made, repaired and restored the objects that e...

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📮 If you’ve been waiting for the right time to become a paid subscriber, this is it. Sign up now to save 25% off our annual plan. Offer lasts till Sep. 8 and unlocks full access to our original reporting, recaps and member-only content. Discount link: www.turkeyrecap.com/subscribe?co...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If time is money, our recaps are the best exchange rate you’ll find today. Catch up on Turkey economy news with comments by @johnvbowlus.bsky.social. Inside: - Inflation stats galore - Repo reversal and forecasts - Turkey’s hot money crackdown - US sanctions risk returns - Intl cash flow monitor

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CP-I Know What You Did Last Summer

Economy Issue #112

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Issue #318 with comments by @galipdalay.bsky.social: 1. Erdoğan’s strategic straddle in Bishkek 2. Turkey, Israel spar over air base strikes 3. Ankara formalizes peace process, SDF dissolves 4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 5. Past AKP all-stars face investigations

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Shanghai Wire Act

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🎙️ Introducing the Turkey recap reader! Hosted by Daniel Thorpe, this video podcast provides a short, regular review of what the Turkish press is saying about major news events. Watch the first episode here and subscribe for more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1If...

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06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Great podcast on how Erdoğan has jailed and tried to replace the leaders of the group that controls (among other things) Germany's third largest network of mosques open.substack.com/pub/turkeyre...

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Jailing the Cemaats: Salim Çevik on the Süleymancı Arrests

Recap radio #57

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

📻 Recap radio is back! Today, we review the recent arrests of the Süleymancı religious community—aka cemaat. Salim Çevik joins @diegocupolo.bsky.social to break down what happened and what it says about Erdoğan's strategy towards non-aligned groups. Full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri-A...

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Black Sea has become a deadly front for merchant ships. At least 24 Turkey-linked vessels have been struck since July. This marks a major escalation in the maritime spillover from the Russia-Ukraine war. Daniel Thorpe and @woutermassink.bsky.social report:

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Turkish sailors caught in crossfire of escalating Black Sea attacks

ISTANBUL—Enes Torun was trying to fall asleep in his ship’s cabin after his early-morning shift.

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Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This piece has the in-depth analysis I've come to expect from @turkeyrecap.bsky.social, plus a new fact I learned today: Turkey recently became the world's second-largest megayacht builder, nudging out the Netherlands and ranking behind Italy. It's number one in European plastic waste imports.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Turkey is aggressively marketing its southwestern coastlines to nautical elites. But behind the economic windfall, the rising luxury yacht sector is fast degrading native flora and fauna. Anna Montraveta Riu and Laia Palau Biel report with support from @heinrichboelltr.bsky.social:

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Marinas, fauna and flora: The environmental cost of luxury yachting in Turkey

GÖCEK—Where the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas meet, tucked into Turkey’s coastal province of Muğla, Göcek has quietly become one of the nation’s leading nautical tourism destinations.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This summer, Turkey rolled out a recycling scheme to curb the country's trash footprint. Experts, however, say progress remains largely on paper and official data lacks transparency. @woutermassink.bsky.social reports with support from @heinrichboelltr.bsky.social:

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New recycling deposit scheme tests Turkey’s ambitious Zero Waste targets

ISTANBUL—It is a scorching August afternoon in Istanbul.

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Ilker Kalin @ilkerkalin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Can delegating repression to an appointed intermediary make it look less political? My survey experiment suggests the opposite, but there are limits to this finding. In @turkeyrecap.bsky.social, I discuss what this means for Turkey's kayyım practice & for the opposition.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

"Citizens may not reject repression simply because it violates democratic norms. Their response depends rather on their existing political loyalties: Who is being targeted, and how that target has been framed." @ilkerkalin.bsky.social on the Turkey's kayyım system:

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Op-ed | Exposing repression is only half the battle for Turkey's opposition

Turkey’s system of ‘rule by replacement’ is becoming easier to recognize. My survey experiment suggests how — and why that is still not enough for the opposition.

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Issue #317 with comments by @osmancan.bsky.social: 1. Parliament adopts framework law 2. What’s next and constitutional debates 3. How the Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi pact took shape 4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps 5. Sivas shows off its köpeks in Kangal beauty contest

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The Law Works In Mysterious Ways

Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"The Beylikova dilemma: Turkey weighs economic boom against toxic risks in rare earth push" by @diegocupolo.bsky.social. [4/4]

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The Beylikova dilemma: Turkey weighs economic boom against toxic risks in rare earth push

ESKIŞEHIR—On an eastbound railway from Istanbul, past a series of narrow mountain valleys, the Anatolian plateau opens wide, inviting Turkey’s high-speed trains to zip by the town of Beylikova.

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Turkey recap @turkeyrecap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"Onur Inal on the rise of late Ottoman Izmir" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [3/4]

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Onur İnal on the rise of late Ottoman İzmir

Turkey Book Talk #275 – Onur İnal of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Vienna on “Gateway to the Mediterranean: An Environmental History of Late Ottoman Izmir” (Camb…

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