Raziye Akkoç
@razakkoc.bsky.social
EU tech, trade & competition correspondent for AFP news agency via London, Ankara and Paris. Have I mentioned Turkey yet?
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#UPDATE A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded seven journalists in custody, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who had been detained after covering the Istanbul protests that erupted after the arrest of the city's mayor ➡️ u.afp.com/SwHZ
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
#UPDATE A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded seven journalists in custody, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who had been detained after covering the Istanbul protests that erupted after the arrest of the city's mayor ➡️ u.afp.com/SwHZ
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#BREAKING AFP urges 'rapid release' of its photographer Yasin Akgul detained in Turkey, who is 'a journalist' and 'not part of protest': chairman
March 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
#BREAKING AFP urges 'rapid release' of its photographer Yasin Akgul detained in Turkey, who is 'a journalist' and 'not part of protest': chairman
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Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday -- including journalists -- since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkey's worst unrest in years.
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March 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday -- including journalists -- since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkey's worst unrest in years.
u.afp.com/Sw6p
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With all this chat about Europe, flexibility of EU fiscal rules and the need to spend much more on European defence, the EU is sounding more French than ever. How does one say, “I told you so” in French? 😉
March 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
With all this chat about Europe, flexibility of EU fiscal rules and the need to spend much more on European defence, the EU is sounding more French than ever. How does one say, “I told you so” in French? 😉