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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our new article with @pelinamus.bsky.social is out in @democratization.bsky.social Why do Gen Z movements ally with opposition parties in some autocratizing contexts but not others? We reply to this question by comparing two authoritarian cases Turkey and Serbia www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 18/08/2026

@digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social Bennett Collins, Philippe Beauregard and Anna Gaudet. scga.scot/2026/08/18/m... @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social

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Scottish Council on Global Affairs scga.scot @scga.scot · 18/08/2026

🆕'Mis/disinformation erodes the accountability of governments and the quality of public deliberation, undermines trust in experts and civil society organisations (CSOs), and drives hateful and discriminatory attitudes' Report by @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social Judith Sijstermans 1/2

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Yeni Parti üzerinden seçmenin siyasetten beklentisini @aykutozturk.bsky.social ile Diken’e yazdık! Analizimizin temel kaynağı 22-24 Temmuz arasında gercekleştirdiğimiz anket çalışması.

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I had a few weeks holiday in Italy and Turkey-I experienced several power outrages in big cities (Rome/Siena/Cagliari/Istanbul/Izmir) &small towns (Rosignano/Baunei/Datça/Urla) The heatwaves driving surges in demand for electricity result in increased GHG emissions/more heatwaves

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 28/04/2026

Hungarian oligarchs begin fleeing the country, transferring assets, in anticipation of corruption investigations giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

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Hungary’s business elite pivots away from Viktor Orbán

Several loyalists have moved overseas while others vow to form ‘constructive co-operation’ with incoming premier

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Istanbul Policy Center | İstanbul Politikalar Merkezi @ipc-ipm.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

🎓📣 Istanbul Policy Center cordially invites you to a discussion on "Student Movements and Party Politics in Southeastern Europe" featuring Diğdem Soyaltın-Colella. 📅 April 29, 16:00 📍 IPC Karaköy 🔗 Please click here to register forms.gle/VZ2zzhS8iKoZ...

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

As a CEU (Budapest) alum, I feel hopeful after the opposition victory ending 16 year Orban regime in Hungary.🇭🇺 The authoritarian reforms had drastically changed the structure of the courts, the electoral system, and the economy.But undoing the illiberal damage is possible.

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Euronews @euronews.com · 12/04/2026

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result. The results end 16 years of Orbán's rule at the top of Hungarian politics. ➡️ [SHORTLINK]

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Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

🇭🇺 Hungarian elections Orbán’s 16-year reign has come to an end. In his brief speech, he pledged to take on an opposition role and said, “We will never give up!”

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Our @fesonline.bsky.social policy commentary assesses the effectiveness of the #EU’s Facility for Refugees in #Turkey (#FRIT). This analysis is particularly relevant after the regime change in #Syria Available in EN and TR collections.fes.de/publikationen/… collections.fes.de/publikationen/��

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption alongside more than 400 other defendants, in an indictment that runs nearly 4,000 page appeared in the court today. The prospects of a fair trial are quite slim to due politicization of the judiciary.

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Cezaevinde kurulan duruşma salonu pratik bir çözüm deniyor ama adliyede değil cezaevinde yapılan yargılama infazin parçası gibi bir algı yaratıyor, salonun mimarisi sanıkların izolasyonunu güçlendiriyor. Davanın mimari kurgusu da otoriterligi pekiştiriyor open.spotify.com/episode/3cAk...

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İmamoğlu Davasını İzleme Rehberi | Konuk: Fikret İlkiz

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Italy will hold a constitutional referendum on a major reform of its judicial system. The reform proposes a structural reorganization of the judiciary (#Magistracy) strengthening the executive in #Italy’s constitutional balance. It reminds the 2010 Referendum (Judicial Restructuring) in #Turkey.

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I am on the way to Glasgow to attend a hybrid workshop on ELECTORAL AUTHORITARIANISM, EVERYDAY EXTREMISM, AND OPPOSITION co-organized by Scottish Network on Turkish Politics and Glasgow Caledonian University! An excellent programme with a great line up of papers @aykutozturk.bsky.social

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bianet @bianet.org · 21/02/2026

🏆️ İlker Çatak’ın “Yellow Letters”ı Berlinale’de Altın Ayı’yı kazandı 👉 “Kurtuluş” filmiyle Gümüş Ayı Jüri Büyük Ödülü’nü kazanan Emin Alper: “Filistin halkı, İran halkı, Kürdistan halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Ve benim halkım, siz de yalnız değilsiniz.” bianet.org/haber/ilker-...

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İlker Çatak’ın “Yellow Letters”ı Berlinale’de Altın Ayı’yı kazandı

“Kurtuluş” filmiyle Gümüş Ayı Jüri Büyük Ödülü’nü kazanan Emin Alper: “Filistin halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Tiranlık altında acı çeken İran halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Kürdistan halkı, yalnız değilsiniz.…

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

A brilliant work! I am very happy to act as a discussant in the book launch! @abdnpolir.bsky.social

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

The erosion of US democracy under Trump is drastically faster than any recent precedent, including Hungary, Venezuela, Turkey, Russia

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Are you a journalist, media/ communication professional and worried about #mis/disinformation in #Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿? 📣Join us in Edinburgh on 13 February 2026 for an interactive workshop. Get in touch via DM or email to register Organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social Funded by @scga.bsky.social

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Politics & International Relations, University of Aberdeen @abdnpolir.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Are you journalist, trade unionist, or educator worried about dis/misinformation in Scotland? Have you been affected by the spread of false information? Get in touch and join four scholars from Aberdeen’s PIR for workshops in collaboration with @scga.bsky.social. www.abdn.ac.uk/socsci/news-...

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Four PIR Scholars Receive SCGA Funding for Workshops on Mis/Disinformation in Scotland

Dr Judith Sijstermans, Dr Philippe Beauregard, Dr Digdem Soyaltin Colella, and Dr Bennett Collins have received funding from the Scottish Council on Global Affairs for a new project on The State of Mi...

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Transparency International @anticorruption.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

🔵 Tomorrow we will mark  International Anti-Corruption Day. We stand in solidarity with young people around the world demanding a world free from corruption. Together, we are #UnitedAgainstCorruption

Anti-Corruption Day. Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity.

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Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🚨Online event #LSETürkiye🚨 Türkiye in 2025: Structural Continuities Beneath Apparent Transformation 📅 11 Dec | 6pm GMT (9pm TR time) 🎙️ Speakers: Pelin Ayan Musil, Esra Çuhadar, Işık Özel & Buğra Süsler Register: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... @lse-ei.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Join us for the @psaturkish.bsky.social workshop on "Parliamentary Framings of Work-Family Life Reconciliation in Türkiye’s Labor Law Debates" Happening now! Please register to receive the zoom link :

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Follow the Money EU @ftm.eu · 03/11/2025

Google, the world’s largest search engine operating three in four smartphones, has played Brussels like a fiddle – shaping laws, silencing rivals, and calling it "innovation". The chart shows how Big Tech bankrolls Brussels’ top think tanks. Read our latest story here: www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...

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PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group @psaturkish.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

🚨Turkish Politics Online Workshop returns with a compelling new series exploring the intersections of digitalisation, labour law & social inequality. The programme brings together scholars for 3 in-depth discussions on the evolving dynamics of political, economic & social transformation in Turkey. ⬇️

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

As the convenors @aykutozturk.bsky.social we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs) @psaturkish.bsky.social The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon. psaturkishpolitics.uk

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

We welcomed Professor John Curtice today in our department seminar to talk on #migraton perceptions in #England and #Scotland! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @abdnpolir.bsky.social

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

We opened PIR seminar series with @renatasumma.bsky.social Renata shared her research on landscape of displacement and attachment with a focus on Bosnians in Nantes, Paris, Kozarac, and Sarajevo. @abdnpolir.bsky.social

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Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.

L-R: Emel Akçcalı, Mustafa Kutlay, Yaprak Gürsoy, Diğdem Soyaltın, Özge Zihnioğlu

L-R: Başak Kale, Elif Toker Turnalar, Tuğçe Bıçakçı-Syed, Aslı Kandemir

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies. I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public! @ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social @emelin777.bsky.social

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

A fully packed room for a policy event on #corruption/#anticorruption in #Scotland organized by @abdnpolir.bsky.social in cooperation with @transparencyuk.bsky.social and @opengovpartnership.org in the @royalsoced.bsky.social

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Transparency International UK @transparencyuk.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

🚨 Democracy under threat? 🚨 Join Transparency International UK's @danieljbruce.bsky.social and @muteswann.bsky.social on June 4 in Edinburgh as @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social brings together experts to tackle corruption and strengthen governance in Scotland. www.transparency.org.uk/events/corru...

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Corruption and Anti-corruption: Lessons for Scotland

In-partnership with the University of Aberdeen and Open Government Partnership

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Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE @lsects.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Turkish Politics and Society in Flux 📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye Hosted by LSE and BATAS 🎟 Free event 🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary... #LSETürkiye

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

📣📣📣Join us for the debate on the ongoing crisis in democracy and corruption and learn more about evidence-based policy insights relevant to #Scotland & its diverse regions. Register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/1332901356839 @transparencyuk.bsky.social @opengovpartnership.org

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Digdem Soyaltin Colella @digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

We invite abstract submissions for the inaugural meeting of theScotland Workshop on Turkish Politics 📍School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow 📅 18 June 2025 Deadline :30 May @aykutozturk.bsky.social @ugurozdemir.bsky.social

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Pelin Ünker @pelinunker.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

“Buraya Mahir Polat sahip çıktı.” 📍Müze Gazhane #mahirpolatıserbestbırakın #mahirpolatserbestbırakılsın

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Diken Gazetesi @diken.com.tr · 25/03/2025

Yolsuzluk soruşturmaları ve demokrasi ❝Demokrasi tarihimiz için karanlık bir sayfa, otoriter ve popülist rejimler bağlamında ise klasik bir hikayeyle karşı karşıyayız.❞ ✍️ Diğdem Soyaltın Colella yazdı

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Yolsuzluk soruşturmaları ve demokrasi - Diken

25/03/2025 - Demokrasi tarihimiz için karanlık bir sayfa, otoriter ve popülist rejimler bağlamında ise klasik bir hikayeyle karşı karşıyayız.

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Politics & International Relations, University of Aberdeen @abdnpolir.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Politics and International Relations at the University of Aberdeen now has a BlueSky account! Follow us @abdnpolir.bsky.social to learn about news, events, publications, our blog, our programs, and exciting research from the department.

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