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Asli Aydintasbas

@asliaydintasbas.bsky.social
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Visiting fellow at Brookings. Former journalist. Lots to talk about.

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Asli Aydintasbas @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
WHAT MORE?!! A leading left-wing commentator, Hasan Piker, who happens to be Turkish-American, a citizen, was detained at the airport for his criticism of Gaza. @hasanabirepeater.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...
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Hasan Piker, Popular Left-Wing Streamer, Says He Was Detained at Airport
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Asli Aydintasbas @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Thanks to our younger colleague and @BrookingsFP intern Zeynep Köseoğlu for interviewing me on the events in Turkey and what it means for the country's political trajectory⬇️ How has Turkey changed after İmamoğlu’s arrest? www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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How has Turkey changed after İmamoğlu’s arrest?
İmamoğlu’s arrest and detention can be politically sustainable for the government—and may be gradually normalized.
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Asli Aydintasbas @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
My conversation with @Jen Rubin on how Turkey’s democratic backsliding provides a model for the US open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
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Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jen Rubin on Turkey’s Authoritarian Rise and Growing Opposition
Mass protests have erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure expected to be named a presidential candidate.
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Glenn Shepard @tweettropiques.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Trump's a lot like Erdoğan but America is not Turkey so there's still hope: excellent podcast with Turkish journalist @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social on the slow march towards autocracy virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/charisma-i...
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Charisma Is Non-Negotiable
Rizz that beats Trump shouldn't be hard to find. But it is.
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