Ayla Albayrak
@aylushka.bsky.social
Journalist; STT news agency in Finland, mostly foreign news. Previously in Istanbul, Turkey with The Wall Street Journal / Yle / Helsingin Sanomat in Istanbul. Third culture kid. Posts in English, Finnish, Turkish
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Ayla Albayrak
@aylushka.bsky.social
· Sep 9
Suomi selvittää, millaisia aseita Turkilta voisi hankkia – ”Hyvin kiinnostavia alueita Suomen kannalta”
Suomi on äskettäin allekirjoittanut Turkin kanssa puolustukseen liittyvän yhteisymmärryssopimuksen.
www.is.fi
Kerron tuoreessa STT:n jutussani Suomen ja Turkin lähentymisestä puolustuksen saralla -- siellä eivät juuri demokratiakysymykset tai ihmisoikeudet paina vaan Suomen puolustustarpeet ajavat ohi. www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been charged with an incredibly long list of alledged crimes, incl. various forms of corruption and leading a criminal organization. All would add up to more than 2400 years (!!) in prison. He is being completely wiped out out Turkish politics.
İBB iddianamesinde Ekrem İmamoğlu hakkında 2430 yıl hapis talep edildi
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İBB iddianamesi tamamlandı: Erdoğan'ın sözleri 4 ayrı yerde
İBB iddianamesine ilişkin açıklama yapan İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu'nda 142 ayrı suçlama isnat etti. İddianamede 4 ayrı yerde Erdoğan'ın sıklıkla kullandığı "ahtapot k...
www.birgun.net
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been charged with an incredibly long list of alledged crimes, incl. various forms of corruption and leading a criminal organization. All would add up to more than 2400 years (!!) in prison. He is being completely wiped out out Turkish politics.
Yle: Poliisin tietoon tulleen viharikollisuuden määrä on Suomessa korkeammalla tasolla kuin koskaan aikaisemmin. Epäillyt viharikokset ovat pääosin sanallisia loukkauksia, uhkailuja ja häirintää. yle.fi/a/74-2019305...
Viharikollisuuden määrä on korkeammalla tasolla kuin koskaan aikaisemmin
Rasistinen uhkailu ja häirintä ovat lisääntyneet, Poliisiammattikorkeakoulun raportista selviää.
yle.fi
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Yle: Poliisin tietoon tulleen viharikollisuuden määrä on Suomessa korkeammalla tasolla kuin koskaan aikaisemmin. Epäillyt viharikokset ovat pääosin sanallisia loukkauksia, uhkailuja ja häirintää. yle.fi/a/74-2019305...
Presidentti Stubbin reissut Kazakstaniin ja Uzbekistaniin tuottivat sitten Hesarin mukaan hedelmää -- tai ainakin yhden ison sellaisen: "Kaupparatsu Ylöjärveltä lähti Stubbin kanssa reissuun ja teki upean diilin"
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
www.hs.fi
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Presidentti Stubbin reissut Kazakstaniin ja Uzbekistaniin tuottivat sitten Hesarin mukaan hedelmää -- tai ainakin yhden ison sellaisen: "Kaupparatsu Ylöjärveltä lähti Stubbin kanssa reissuun ja teki upean diilin"
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
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Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli PM, ministers and army chief accused of crimes against humanity ‘perpetrated systematically’ in Gaza
Turkey has issued arrest warrants for alleged genocide against the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and senior officials within his government.
Among 37 suspects listed were the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, the national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and the army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said a statement from the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, which did not publish the complete list. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Turkey issues genocide arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu
For the weekend: modern (Turkic) #Tatar music from #Finland by talented Shirin Nisametdin, enjoy dreamy and nostalgic tunes youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
For the weekend: modern (Turkic) #Tatar music from #Finland by talented Shirin Nisametdin, enjoy dreamy and nostalgic tunes youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Did Knee-Jerk Contrarianism Ruin the New York Times?
On the very day Turkish FM Hakan Fidan visited Helsinki this week, Finland's National Bureau of Investigation detained 3 men with Kurdish background over suspected links to financing and/or gathering money for PKK in Finland, now a Nato partner.(Source: Helsingin Sanomat)
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
HS:n tiedot | Poliisi vaatii kolmea vangittavaksi terroristisen kurdijärjestön rahoittamisesta
Krp epäilee kolmea kurditaustaista miestä terroristiseksi luokitellun kurdijärjestön PKK:n rahoittamisesta.
www.hs.fi
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
On the very day Turkish FM Hakan Fidan visited Helsinki this week, Finland's National Bureau of Investigation detained 3 men with Kurdish background over suspected links to financing and/or gathering money for PKK in Finland, now a Nato partner.(Source: Helsingin Sanomat)
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...
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My best guess is that the push on EU membership is really a push on more realistic goals - SAFE cooperation and a revised customs union - that are both, in themselves, hard to achieve but at least in the ballpark of reality.
EU accession is not and the Turks are no dummies.
EU accession is not and the Turks are no dummies.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Helsinki today, said his country wants a renewed push towards EU membership. At presser with Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, both underlined importance of security cooperation (as agreed in a memorandum in June) 👇🏼 www.youtube.com/live/ov8AhOP...
Press Conference: FM Elina Valtonen and FM Hakan Fidan
YouTube video by Suomen ulkoministeriö
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My best guess is that the push on EU membership is really a push on more realistic goals - SAFE cooperation and a revised customs union - that are both, in themselves, hard to achieve but at least in the ballpark of reality.
EU accession is not and the Turks are no dummies.
EU accession is not and the Turks are no dummies.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Helsinki today, said his country wants a renewed push towards EU membership. At presser with Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, both underlined importance of security cooperation (as agreed in a memorandum in June) 👇🏼 www.youtube.com/live/ov8AhOP...
Press Conference: FM Elina Valtonen and FM Hakan Fidan
YouTube video by Suomen ulkoministeriö
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Helsinki today, said his country wants a renewed push towards EU membership. At presser with Finnish counterpart Elina Valtonen, both underlined importance of security cooperation (as agreed in a memorandum in June) 👇🏼 www.youtube.com/live/ov8AhOP...
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
Turkish survey results on espionage charges against jailed Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu:
- Of all respondents across party lines 70% believe he is innocent
- Fewer than third of AKP voters believe he's guilty of espionage, while 56% say they're undecided
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- Of all respondents across party lines 70% believe he is innocent
- Fewer than third of AKP voters believe he's guilty of espionage, while 56% say they're undecided
medyascope.tv/2025/11/04/i...
İmamoğlu'nun casusluk yaptığına AKP seçmeninin sadece yüzde 28'i inanıyor - Medyascope
CHP MYK'da, Ekrem İmamoğlu'na yöneltilen casusluk suçlamasının sorulduğu güncel anket verileri paylaşıldı. Ankete katılanların yüzde 70'i İmamoğlu'nun casusluk yaptığına inanmazken, AKP seçmenleri ara...
medyascope.tv
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Turkish survey results on espionage charges against jailed Istanbul opposition mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu:
- Of all respondents across party lines 70% believe he is innocent
- Fewer than third of AKP voters believe he's guilty of espionage, while 56% say they're undecided
medyascope.tv/2025/11/04/i...
- Of all respondents across party lines 70% believe he is innocent
- Fewer than third of AKP voters believe he's guilty of espionage, while 56% say they're undecided
medyascope.tv/2025/11/04/i...
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Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish nationalist party leader Devlet Bahceli, who is President Tayyip Erdogan's main parliamentary ally, said on Tuesday that it could be beneficial to release from prison the…
www.al-monitor.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Erdogan ally floats releasing jailed pro-Kurdish leader Demirtas
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
Former pro-Kurdish party (HDP) leader Selahattin Demirtaş an inch closer to being released from prison after 9 years, as ECHR decision on Turkey violating his rights confirmed. A positive sign, finally, but will Turkey abide by the decision?
November 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Former pro-Kurdish party (HDP) leader Selahattin Demirtaş an inch closer to being released from prison after 9 years, as ECHR decision on Turkey violating his rights confirmed. A positive sign, finally, but will Turkey abide by the decision?
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Latvia could become the first EU country to withdraw from a landmark international treaty to combat domestic abuse and violence against women following a parliamentary vote yesterday.
Latvia’s parliament votes to quit global treaty protecting women
Lawmakers voted to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention just a year after it came into force, with the move awaiting approval from Latvia’s president.
www.politico.eu
October 31, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Latvia could become the first EU country to withdraw from a landmark international treaty to combat domestic abuse and violence against women following a parliamentary vote yesterday.
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Türkiye’de geniş bir takipçi kitlesine sahip Gıda Dedektifi X hesabı, mahkeme kararıyla erişime engellendi
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Gıda Dedektifi'nin X hesabı mahkeme kararıyla kapatıldı
Gazete Oksijen
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October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Türkiye’de geniş bir takipçi kitlesine sahip Gıda Dedektifi X hesabı, mahkeme kararıyla erişime engellendi
gazeteoksijen.com/turkiye/gida...
gazeteoksijen.com/turkiye/gida...
Stubb matkustaa Kazakstaniin, joka yrittää tasapainoilla pois Venäjän kainalosta -- tapasimme Kazakstanin Helsingin-suurlähettilään, joka kertoi Stubbiin kohdistuvista odotuksista www.aamulehti.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Stubb matkustaa Kazakstaniin, joka yrittää tasapainoilla pois Venäjän kainalosta
Kazakstanilla on Venäjän kanssa yli 5 500 kilometrin pituinen maaraja. Sitä yritetään saada tukemaan Venäjä-pakotteiden noudattamista.
www.aamulehti.fi
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Stubb matkustaa Kazakstaniin, joka yrittää tasapainoilla pois Venäjän kainalosta -- tapasimme Kazakstanin Helsingin-suurlähettilään, joka kertoi Stubbiin kohdistuvista odotuksista www.aamulehti.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Tarpeellinen, laaja, kiinnostava selvitys vuonna 2015 Suomeen tulleista turvapaikan hakijoista: Suomeen teini-ikäisinä tulleet ovat pärjänneet hämmästyttävän hyvin. He ovat usein löytäneet töitä tai opiskelupaikan. Vanhemmilla sen sijaan mennyt heikommin. (Selvitys: VATT)
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
Maahanmuutto | Vuonna 2015 Suomeen tuli valtavasti väkeä – Ennennäkemätön tutkimus paljastaa, miten he ovat pärjänneet
Alaikäisinä turvapaikkaa hakeneet ovat kotoutuneet Suomeen paremmin kuin aikuiset tulijat, kertovat VATT:n tuoreet tiedot.
www.hs.fi
October 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Tarpeellinen, laaja, kiinnostava selvitys vuonna 2015 Suomeen tulleista turvapaikan hakijoista: Suomeen teini-ikäisinä tulleet ovat pärjänneet hämmästyttävän hyvin. He ovat usein löytäneet töitä tai opiskelupaikan. Vanhemmilla sen sijaan mennyt heikommin. (Selvitys: VATT)
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
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Turkey Offered to Help in Postwar Gaza. Israel Isn’t About to Say Yes.
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In Turkish southeast, who's PKK member and who's not isn't always clear, and there may still be sleeping cells. As Murat Karayilan told in my interview 18 years ago: "we can disappear and appear again" Nevertheless a great leap, hopefully other steps will follow to end this decades-long conflict.
Kurdish PKK militants announce withdrawal from Turkey as part of disarmament reut.rs/4qtIK6E
Kurdish PKK militants announce withdrawal from Turkey as part of disarmament
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group said on Sunday it was withdrawing from Turkey as part of a disarmament process it is coordinating with the government, and pressed Ankara for concrete measures to move the process along.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
In Turkish southeast, who's PKK member and who's not isn't always clear, and there may still be sleeping cells. As Murat Karayilan told in my interview 18 years ago: "we can disappear and appear again" Nevertheless a great leap, hopefully other steps will follow to end this decades-long conflict.
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is now under investigation of espionage, on top of all other accusations. This one was launched this morning and targets also his election campaign managers and critical Tele1 news channel, which the police raided (Sözcü reports) www.sozcu.com.tr/son-dakika-e...
Son Dakika... Ekrem İmamoğlu'na casusluk soruşturması - Sözcü Gazetesi
CHP'nin Cumhurbaşkanı adayı ve tutuklu İBB Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu hakkında casusluk soruşturması açıldı. Aynı operasyon kapsamında Tele 1 Genel Yayın Yönetmeni Merdan Yanardağ gözaltına alınırken; İma...
www.sozcu.com.tr
October 24, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu is now under investigation of espionage, on top of all other accusations. This one was launched this morning and targets also his election campaign managers and critical Tele1 news channel, which the police raided (Sözcü reports) www.sozcu.com.tr/son-dakika-e...
Millä tavalla Gazan kärsiviä siviilejä auttaa se, että Helsingissä ahdistellaan Suomen juutalaista seurakuntaa? Ei niin mitenkään. HS: Seurakunta syyttää poliisia laiminlyönnistä
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Helsinki | Helsingin juutalainen seurakunta syyttää poliisia laiminlyönnistä
Seurakunta kanteli poliisista, joka ei ole suostunut siirtämään mielenosoituksia pois seurakuntakeskuksen ulkopuolelta. Helsingin poliisi ei suostu kommentoimaan tapauksen yksityiskohtia.
www.hs.fi
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Millä tavalla Gazan kärsiviä siviilejä auttaa se, että Helsingissä ahdistellaan Suomen juutalaista seurakuntaa? Ei niin mitenkään. HS: Seurakunta syyttää poliisia laiminlyönnistä
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
www.hs.fi/helsinki/art...
Northern Cypriot Turks have today elected pro-federation candidate Tufan Erhürman for their new president by landslide victory. Erdoğan-backed Ersin Tatar, who promoted two-state solution for the divided island, has lost. Turkey still holds the key to any future talks. www.birgun.net/haber/kuzey-...
Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta 777 sandıktan 735'i açıldı: Tufan Erhürman oyların yüzde 63,28’ini aldı
Cumhurbaşkanı seçimine giden Kuzey Kıbrıs'ta 777 sandıktan 735’i açılırken, CTP Genel Başkanı Tufan Erhürman oyların yüzde 62,80’ini, Cumhurbaşkanı Ersin Tatar oyların yüzde 35,77’sini aldı.
www.birgun.net
October 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Northern Cypriot Turks have today elected pro-federation candidate Tufan Erhürman for their new president by landslide victory. Erdoğan-backed Ersin Tatar, who promoted two-state solution for the divided island, has lost. Turkey still holds the key to any future talks. www.birgun.net/haber/kuzey-...
Journalistiopiskelijat eivät niinkään kannata journalismin kehitystä kantaaottavampaan suuntaan, vaan sen halutaan tarjoavan yleisölle laajasti luotettavaa tietoa, jonka perusteella voi muodostaa paremmin tietoon ja näyttöön perustuvia mielipiteitä: www.mediaalantutkimussaatio.fi/raportit/sti...
Stipendiblogi: Journalismia vai aktivismia? Näin journalistiopiskelijat näkevät journalismin ihanteen » Media-alan tutkimussäätiö
Satu Hurme tarkasteli AMK-opinnäytetyössään, miten journalistiopiskelijat kokevat journalismin perinteisen ihanteen ja toivovatko he, että journalismi muuttuu entistä kantaaottavampaan suuntaan sekä m...
www.mediaalantutkimussaatio.fi
October 19, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Journalistiopiskelijat eivät niinkään kannata journalismin kehitystä kantaaottavampaan suuntaan, vaan sen halutaan tarjoavan yleisölle laajasti luotettavaa tietoa, jonka perusteella voi muodostaa paremmin tietoon ja näyttöön perustuvia mielipiteitä: www.mediaalantutkimussaatio.fi/raportit/sti...
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Uyuşturucu operasyonunda sonuçlar belli oldu: Ünlülerin çoğunda uyuşturucu çıkmadı
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www.birgun.net/haber/uyustu...
Uyuşturucu operasyonunda sonuçlar belli oldu: Ünlülerin çoğunda uyuşturucu çıkmadı
İstanbul’da düzenlenen uyuşturucu operasyonunda evinden alınan 19 ünlünün 11’inin testi temiz çıktı. 8’inin testinde ise kokain ve esrar tespit edildi.
www.birgun.net
October 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Uyuşturucu operasyonunda sonuçlar belli oldu: Ünlülerin çoğunda uyuşturucu çıkmadı
www.birgun.net/haber/uyustu...
www.birgun.net/haber/uyustu...
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Georgia made it to the editorial page of Finland's biggest daily. Not sure if that has happened before - perhaps during the 2008 war.
And it paints a bleak picture of the future under oligarch Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream.
Great that FM Valtonen visited Tbilisi.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
And it paints a bleak picture of the future under oligarch Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream.
Great that FM Valtonen visited Tbilisi.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
Pääkirjoitus | Suomen ulkoministerin sakot tekivät selväksi, että aika tukea Georgian demokratiaa käy vähiin
Pelkkä huomion osoittaminen Georgian oppositiolle ei riitä. EU:n ja Etyjin tulisi myös toimia päättäväisesti Georgian demokratian puolesta.
www.hs.fi
October 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Georgia made it to the editorial page of Finland's biggest daily. Not sure if that has happened before - perhaps during the 2008 war.
And it paints a bleak picture of the future under oligarch Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream.
Great that FM Valtonen visited Tbilisi.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...
And it paints a bleak picture of the future under oligarch Ivanishvili's Georgian Dream.
Great that FM Valtonen visited Tbilisi.
www.hs.fi/paakirjoituk...