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Alp Ulagay

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Sports writer / FWA/SJA/NUJ member @London

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/09/2026
Our list of the Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (so far) is a great resource for TV lovers. If 100 feels like too many, let us help you narrow it down.
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The Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: What to Watch
Our list of the 100 best TV shows of this century (so far) is a great resource for TV lovers. But how do you narrow it down? Here are some helpful starting points.
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The Economist @economist.com · 25/09/2026
Many investors, including wholly inexperienced ones, have learnt a painful lesson: in Turkey when a stock rises by 7,000%, it is cause for concern, not celebration
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Turkey’s investment-fund fiasco
The country could lose its status as an emerging market
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Orkun Saka @orkunsaka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interviews by @taylanbilgic.bsky.social (@bloomberg.com) with desperate investors trapped in the Turkish fund collapse (including some of my opinions): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Turks Chase Lost Savings as Fund Scam Snares 455,000 Investors
Two weeks after putting his savings into a high-flying Turkish stock fund on the advice of a relative, Mehmed Kervanci was frantically hitting the sell button on his phone’s trading app.
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Bahadır Özgür @bahadirozgur.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tera'nın vurgunun merkezindeki TLY fonuna giren (yeşil) ve çıkan (kırmızı) nakit para ile yatırımcı sayısı (çizgi)... Ağustos sonundan başlayıp el konulana kadar milyarlarca lira çıktı. 3 Eylül'de rekor çıkış oldu.
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
How technology & talent redefined the marathon? A conversation with sports writer Liam Tharme on super shoes, sub two marathons, and the technology reshaping distance running. @athleticspodium.bsky.social athleticspodium.com/article/334/...
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Athletics Podium
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/10/2025
Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
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Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
If you’re fascinated by Paris, I recommend “Impossible City: Paris in the 21st Century” by @simonkuper.bsky.social, who I spent the morning with in Paris talking about urban challenges & politics, and some things he’s working on stories about for FT (+ I gave him a tour of our City Hall Exhibition).
Pic of Simon Kuper and Brent Toderian in ParisCover of “Impossible City.”
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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
So, there’s a new Panini album for the Club World Cup, and there’s a collectible gold sticker for a mystery star striker, guess who it is? You’ll probably not be surprised. 🙄 There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
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AthleticsPodium.com @athleticspodium.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
🇵🇰 > 🇵🇸 How did a mistake on the country code hide the greatest Palestinian achievement in history? A marvellous piece about Muhammad Mousa. athleticspodium.com/article/261/...
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Jay Rosen @jayrosen.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Washington Post "wins" for biggest drop in web visits among top 20 news sites— month-on-month and year-on-year. Source: PressGazette using Similarweb data. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
With authoritarianism gaining ground in Türkiye, media pluralism is being called into question. All possible means are used to undermine critics. rsf.org/en/country-t...
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Türkiye
Reporters sans frontières assure la promotion et la défense de la liberté d'informer et d'être informé partout dans le monde. L'organisation, basée à Paris, compte des bureaux à l'international (Berli...
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
How Tyranny Begins www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
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Opinion | How Tyranny Begins
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The researchers found that from 2019 to 2022, an annual average of 30 million people migrated each year. In the Middle East, Turkey serves as an important gateway between the East and the West....
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations. Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
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Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
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Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
The few foreigners Stephen Miller and his white nationalist pals actually want to come to the U.S., are no longer coming. Understandably. HT @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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Apaçık Radyo @apacikradyo.com.tr · 04/04/2025
Apaçık Radyo olarak topluluğumuzu Bluesky'da bağımsız medya kuruluşlarını takip etmeye ve desteklemeye davet ediyoruz. Ana akım platformlardaki yasal ya da algoritmik kısıtlamalar nedeniyle bu mesajın ulaşamadığı birine haber verin, bu mesajı yaygınlaştırın. #DayanışmaYaşatır
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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Yusuf Sarfati @yusufsarfati.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Long🧵on the Turkish protests that started against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on 19 March 2025. *Try to update it daily.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 23/03/2025
Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
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Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials An Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges, sending him to pre-trial detention on the day he received his party’s nomination to run for president. The mayor of Turkey’s largest city and a rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed on charges of leading a criminal organisation, bribery, misconduct and corruption, along with dozens of his staff and municipal officials. Continue reading...
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Yusuf Sarfati @yusufsarfati.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Third day of protests after Imamoglu's detention. Students march to municipality building in Sarachane after a demonstration in Istanbul university. ODTU students in Ankara also at the forefronts. Government limits public transportation to undermine protests. bsky.app/profile/t24....
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CNN @cnn.com · 19/03/2025
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said.
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Turkey orders detention of Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan, and 100 others, prosecutors say | CNN
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said on Wednesday, accor...
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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Istanbul University students protesting the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu. They are directly challenging the government which has banned all gatherings.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 19/03/2025
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival detained by Turkish police www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42…
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival detained by Turkish police
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was expected to be confirmed as main opposition challenger to president
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Matt Slater @mjslater.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Club bosses in the EFL & PL seem united in misery. They moan about money, agents, media, fixtures, the regulator. There are no easy answers but I think the answers get easier if the EFL & PL were united under one body again. Football is better together. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...
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Is it time to bring the Premier League and English Football League back together?
The Premier League's formation in 1992 was the last radical change in English football. Do we need such drastic action to save the game now?
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Andy Mitten @andymitten.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (+ players & staff) for a wide ranging interview. He's new to Turkey, but his Besiktas team have P8, W6, D1 and L1. He talks tactics, emotions, atmospheres, MUFC, job offers, human capital and more. for @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Winning with Besiktas, reflecting on United and being offered 40 jobs
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James Montague @jamespiotr.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I have a new book out! Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, published March 27th by @blinkbooks.bsky.social It’s about a county undergoing incredible change, about ambition, manipulation and, most importantly, power. And sport is at the centre of it all. geni.us/EngulfedHB
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Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World
Buy Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World by Montague, James (ISBN: 9781785121609) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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metin cihan @handle.invalid · 08/02/2025
ilgi ve bilginize sunarım
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Kurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Federal Judge John Coughenour, appointed by Ronald Reagan: "This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar would state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind."
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Bonita Mersiades @bonitamersiades.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
“The rich get richer…” Latest rich list football clubs from Deloitte. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Real Madrid become first football club to generate more than €1bn in revenue
Premier League clubs made up nine of the top 20 on Deloitte’s list, with Arsenal seventh and Liverpool eighth
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WhoScored @whoscored.com · 05/01/2025
Mohamed Salah's favourite career opponents: 🥇 Manchester United - 16 goals #LIVMUN
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/12/2024
See how every judge voted for the 100 best male footballers in 2024
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See how every judge voted for the 100 best male footballers in 2024
This year 197 judges took part and here we give you the chance to see how every single point was awarded Sometimes it feels as if it does not matter if you vote or not because your effort is not going to make a difference. Every now and then, however,…
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The groups for the Women's Euros in 2025... #WEURO2025
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Lev Akabas @levakabas.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Juan Soto has signed the largest contract in MLB history
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Michael Johnson @mjgold4.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Great photo!
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AthleticsPodium.com @athleticspodium.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
The marathon running means 🇰🇪and🇪🇹. #WMM #Marathons #Chicago #Tokyo #Berlin #London #NY #Boston
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Nick Miller @nickmiller79.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
amzn.eu/d/8ijyHbI Get your BLACK FRIDAY bargain: SAVE £1.46 on Who Owns Football? if you order it TODAY (or potentially other days, I don’t know how Amazon discounts work)
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Who Owns Football?: The Changing Face of Club Ownership
Who Owns Football?: The Changing Face of Club Ownership : Miller, Nick: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/11/2024
I wrote much of what I think about this election before it happened, so I am going to put it all together here. My book, Autocracy Inc, described the network of autocrats who seek to undermine democracy, inside their countries and ours www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/725302...
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Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum: 9780385549936 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the Pulitzer-prize winning author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the democratic world, and how we should organize to defeat...
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2024. @cocogauff.bsky.social is #1. Six 🎾 players in Top 10.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/12/2024
London’s festive lights from above – in pictures
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London’s festive lights from above – in pictures
Jason Hawkes has been taking aerial photographs of central London since the area switched on its Christmas lights, showing us a view of landmarks, shopping streets, markets and a fairground Continue reading...
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Club World Cup pots determined by FIFA: Man City, Real, Bayern, PSG, River, Fla & Flu, Palmeiras are all in Pot 1. Meanwhile Messi & co are in Pot 4.
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AthleticsPodium.com @athleticspodium.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Stats of the day: The top 10 "biggest" nations that have not Olympic champion in athletics so far. India & Pakistan just drop off the list in last two Olympics but still Asian nations dominate the table. #Athletics #Olympics athleticspodium.com/champs/olymp...
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Alp Ulagay @alpulagay.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
The global value of sports media rights has broken the $60bn barrier for the first time, boosted by the Summer Olympic Games and Uefa Euro 2024. The total value stands at $62.61bn for 2024, a 12-per-cent increase on last year’s figure of $55.85bn (via @sportbusiness.bsky.social)
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/11/2024
Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
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Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m
Conceptual work created by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan was sold at auction in New York last week The cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has fulfilled a promise he made after spending $6.2m (£4.88m) on an artwork featuring a banana duct-taped to…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/11/2024
Jürgen Klopp’s former mansion tops Rightmove’s views list for 2024
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Jürgen Klopp’s former mansion tops Rightmove’s views list for 2024
Former Liverpool manager’s rented home fends off 27-bedroom manor house as website’s most-viewed property A home fit for football royalty and a grade-I listed abbey are among this year’s most-viewed properties on the listing website Rightmove. Jürgen…
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/11/2024
Manchester United paid £21.4m to replace Ten Hag with Amorim
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Manchester United paid £21.4m to replace Ten Hag with Amorim
* Sacking Dutchman and staff cost £10.4m * United spent £11m to hire new coaching team Manchester United have revealed it cost a total of £21.4m to sack Erik ten Hag as the manager and hire Ruben Amorim as the Dutchman’s replacement last month. Ten…
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Andy Mitten @andymitten.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
'Welcome home Ruben' - in Portuguese. The flag in the Stretford End was thought up, designed & funded by TRA members. @tramufc.bsky.social
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Opta Analyst @optaanalyst.optajoe.com · 26/11/2024
𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝟑-𝟑 𝐅𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝 City fail to win a game in which they led by 3 goals for the first time since 1989. But Erling Haaland broke the record for fewest games to 50 UCL goal involvements. ... you're still thinking about the 3-goal lead, aren't you?
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The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Gabriel Magalhaes hit the Viktor Gyokeres celebration in Lisbon after he put Arsenal 3-0 up against Sporting CP. 👀
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