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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

"Why would some highly-skilled emigrants opt to return to their autocratizing countries, even if they are concerned about the path their country has taken?" My latest article looks into this puzzle and conceptualizes "return migration as voice": onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #academicsky

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Democratic Decline and Return Migration: What Motivates Highly‐Skilled Voluntary Return to Post‐2016 Turkey?

Migration scholars often present democratic decline as an emigration driver. This effect is more pronounced among highly-skilled citizens who have the resources and capability to settle abroad. Yet, ...

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Democratic Decline and Return Migration: What Motivates Highly‐Skilled Voluntary Return to Post‐2016 Turkey?

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Mario Sixtus @sixtus.net · 18/10/2025

Dass wir im heutigen Stadtbild so viele Stolpersteine haben, liegt übrigens daran, dass sich mal eine Regierung an bestimmten Menschen im deutschen Stadtbild störte.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

9 Jahre Stadtbild-Störung. Stolz drauf.

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BirGün Gazetesi @birgun.net · 10/10/2025

Ankara'da 10 Ekim Katliamı anması Yaşamını yitirenler için 10:04'te saygı duruşunun ardından 104 kişinin isimleri okundu: 'Mücadelemizde yaşayacaklar' www.birgun.net/haber/10-eki...

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10 Ekim Katliamı'nın üzerinden 10 yıl geçti: Yaşamını yitirenler anılıyor

10 Ekim 2015’te Ankara’daki barış ve demokrasi mitingine yönelik IŞİD’in düzenlediği canlı bomba saldırısında yaşamını yitiren 104 yurttaş için anma töreni düzenleniyor.

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bianet @bianet.org · 10/10/2025

#bianetArşiv | #10Ekim2015'te Ankara'da hayatını kaybedenlerin hikayeleri 📌 Ankara'da 10 Ekim 2015'te düzenlenmek istenen Barış, Demokrasi ve Emek mitingi öncesi iki intihar bombacısı saldırı düzenledi. Hayatını kaybeden 103 insanın hikayelerini paylaşıyoruz. bianet.org/haber/10-eki...

Fotoğrafta on bir kişiden oluşan bir kolaj görülüyor. Görsellerde kadınlar ve erkekler, çoğunlukla portre biçiminde, bazıları gündelik, bazıları özel anlarda (örneğin bir düğünde) çekilmiş şekilde yer alıyor. Arka planlar farklı; kimisi dış mekânda, kimisi iç mekânda çekilmiş. Genel olarak, farklı yaşlardan insanların yüzlerini ve ifadelerini gösteren bir anma veya toplu portre düzeni izlenimi veriyor.

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Ayla Albayrak @aylushka.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Very tense in Istanbul tonight: police tried to prevent CHP lawmakers and citizens from entering the CHP (via Halk TV). Incredibly worrying that police and ordinary citizens brought against each other like this.

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bianet @bianet.org · 07/09/2025

🔴 CHP İstanbul İl Başkanlığı binası CHP’lilere kapatıldı 👉🏼 CHP İstanbul İl binası önüne gelen yurttaşlar "Direne direne kazanacağız" sloganı atıyor. Video: Evrim Kepenek

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Arife Kose @arifekose.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Members of the main opposition party in Turkey, whose presidential candidate and dozens of mayors are in prison, cannot enter their own party building in Istanbul because tomorrow (Monday) the Istanbul branch of the party'll be taken over by a trustee appointed by the regime. Oligarchy in action!

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Jennifer Hattam @jenhattam.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Riot police have been deployed to the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey's main opposition and roads around the building blocked as party members rally there against a court's suspension of its local leadership in what they see as the 'judiciary being used as a political weapon'.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Meanwhile in Turkey, competitive authoritarianism is slowly but surely shedding its "competitive" aspect and moving toward full "authoritarianism."

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Reviewer 1: "This manuscript presents a compelling & original contribution to the literature, the central question is timely & significant, the conceptual lens is especially innovative, it is well-written & engaging, its language flows smoothly." Also Reviewer 1: Here r 5 pages of suggestions! :)

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Dear academic friends, what social media outlets do you use to keep up with new academic research, workshop/conference/fellowship announcements? I was using old Twitter for that purpose, sadly it's of no use now:(

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

I know the world is on fire but here’s a piece i wrote on the potential long term impact of the end of birthright citizenship, in which i invite the US to look at Germany to see why the implementation of restrictive citizenship policies is not a good idea: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/19/o...

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I will be talking tomorrow on the experiences of academic immigrants at this one-day event on diversity in academia: leibniz-phd.net/events-2/bui... If interested you can register here: forms.fillout.com/t/jxHYt7dp8kus

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Diversity at the Crossroads: What is Happening to DEI in Academia in 2025?

Organized by: … representing >16,000 Doctoral Researchers across Germany Organizing team Martin Bagic (Leibniz Institute on Aging) Hanin Alkhamis (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon) Armelle Ballian…

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Sociology is the science of saying “it’s more complicated than that” in a way that gets past peer review.

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

1) The PKK leadership has announced the organisation’s disarmament&dissolution. A couple of points stand out from the statement: i) Criticism of the Lausanne Treaty that marks the foundation of the Republic of Turkey&the 1924 Constitution as the landmarks of denying Kurdish existence as a people

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

According to this 2025 report by Friedrich Ebert Foundation, many immigrants to Germany leave the country after a while mainly because of the lack of a "welcome culture", which prevents them from developing a sense of belonging, and dissatisfaction with the social environment.

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I think the word I am looking for is holy frick. GDP contributions from 2019 to 2024. Germany's GDP would have been 6% lower, had it not been for foreign workers. (HT @maxkrahe.bsky.social)

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Stefan C. Aykut @stefanaykut.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🇹🇷📢 Opposition leader #İmamoğlu’s X account was blocked. Just think about it: Erdoğan controls state media, most private outlets, employs thousands of journalists to spread the regime’s truths. Yet they fail to convince the public. And they fear, to the core, one man tweeting from his prison cell.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Zorunlu ve gönüllü göç nedir? Bu ayrım neye dayanarak yapılıyor? Bu kategorileri nasıl tanımlıyoruz? Göç hareketlerini yalnızca bu iki kategoriyi kullanarak tanımlamak mümkün mü? Bu sorular üzerine yazdım👇🏼

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Euroopan rajalla? @euroopanrajalla.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Turkey has blocked access to the X account of imprisoned Istanlbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu due to reasons of national security and public order. Seems Elon Musk's X once again complies with AKP's efforts to restrict freedom of expression

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

EU academia is a precarious mess where junior scholars live from one 2-year grant to another, chasing jobs across the continent, but sure, let's try to attract some people who will run back home the moment a reasonable person is in the White House.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Ah be Sırrı Abi😢 Sözümüz olsun hem adil bir demokrasiyi hem barışı yeşerteceğiz bu topraklarda, bir gün mutlaka... Huzur içinde yatasın, gözün arkada kalmasın.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Sooo, Turkey wakes up to the news that the arrested Istanbul mayor İmamoğlu’s lawyer’s lawyer has also been detained. Never a dull moment in this country!!!

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

İBB Deprem Risk Yönetimi & Kentsel İyileştirme Daire Başkanı Tayfun Kahraman'i, Istanbul'un diger yoneticilerini & tum siyasi tutuklulari serbest birakin. Deprem bir kez daha hatirlatti ki Istanbul halkinin suni gundemlerle, Kanal Istanbul gibi rant projeleriyle kaybedecek tek bir dakikasi daha yok

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Rüyamda Mahir Polat’ı ziyarete gittim, evi ziyaretçilerle dolup taşıyordu. Ülkeye bak, rüyalarımızı bile politize etti. İşin tuhaf yanı, yanımda Netanyahu karşıtı İsrailli arkadaşların anne babası da vardı, Mahir Polat için yemek yapıp getirmişler.“Dünyanın bütün demokratları, birleşin” mesajlı rüya

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Bir kez daha hatırlatmak gerekti madem: Egemenlik kayıtsız şartsız milletindir. #23Nisan #tamyerinerastgeldi

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

*Uzun zincir uyarisi*-> Siyaset bilimciler defaatle yazdilar ama hatirlatma olsun: Turkiye'de Venezuela, Rusya, Belarus, vb tipte bir rejim kurulabilmesi, sandiktan toptan vazgecilebilmesi cok zor. Bunun yapisal sebepleri oldugu kadar tarihsel ve kulturel sebepleri mevcut. Yapisal sebepler belli:+

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Şimdi de TİP’in Gülhane Parkı buluşmasına gelen gençlerden 43’ünü gözaltına almışlar.

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Nils Reimer @reimtime.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I have been an international student, or around international students, for all my adult life. Every single one of these visa revocations is a human tragedy, a dream quashed and a life derailed.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Hepsi serbest kalacak. Çünkü ortada suç yok.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

At the beginning of this week, several secondary schools in Duisburg, Germany were sent far-right emails threatening students with immigration background. Many schools were closed on Monday. Apparently the nightmare continues👇🏼

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Sara Custer @saracuster.insidehighered.com · 09/04/2025

We're tracking the number of international students whose visas have been revoked by the State Department. We've confirmed over 300 so far and there are likely many more. Get in touch if you've got information you'd like to share with us www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

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dokuz8HABER @dokuz8haber.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

🔴 Mahir Polat: ➡️ "Yoksul bir ailenin, kentin varoşlarında büyümüş bir ferdiyim. Ne yaptıysak, benimle aynı konumda olan insanların da erişebilmesi için yaptık. Biz Anadolu çocuklarıyız, gariban çocuklarız. Türkiye kendi çocuklarıyla şifa bulacak.”

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Özgür Özel’in ana muhalefet partisi başkanı olarak giderek daha da cesaretlenmesi, uzun zamandır üzerine ölü toprağı atılmış gibi siyaset yapan CHP’yi canlandırıp silkelemesi şu sürecin en büyük kazanımlarından. (Ve tabii ki bunu da gençlere borçluyuz.)

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Jeva Lange 🫎 @jeva.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

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annebabadayanisma.bsky.social @annebabadayanisma.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

İstanbul’da Silivri’de, İzmir’de,Bursa’da her yerde anayasal ve demokratik haklarını kullandıkları için tutuklanan, gözaltına alınan ev hapsi verilen tüm çocuklarımızın yanındayız. Her biri biricik umudumuz, geleceğimiz. #ÇocuklarımızİçinBirİmza change.org/anne-baba-daya…

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Sonunda! (Beraat kararını da tez vakitte paylaşabilmek umuduyla)

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 09/04/2025

There is a new German government coalition! First surprise: CDU gets the foreign office - which traditionally goes to the smaller coalition partner. Makes a lot of sense and was speculated but I wouldn’t have bet on it. Also means that SPD (Pistorius…) gets defence. www.spiegel.de/politik/deut...

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Union und SPD einigen sich auf Koalitionsvertrag

Die entscheidenden Streitpunkte sind ausgeräumt: Union und SPD wollen am Nachmittag die Eckpunkte ihres Koalitionsvertrags präsentieren. Die Entwicklungen in der Live-Analyse.

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Gülay Türkmen @gulayturkmen.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Almanya'da Ipsos'un 4-5 Nisan 2025'te duzenledigi ankette asiri sagci AFD, CDU'yu da geride birakarak birinci parti cikmis. Asiri sag global olarak yukselise gecmisken bu ulkede de bize ayrilan surenin sonuna geliyoruz sanki.

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