Selin Girit
selingirit.bsky.social
Selin Girit
@selingirit.bsky.social
Senior Journalist @BBC | Covering Turkey, ME and beyond @BBCWorldService | Previously BBC Turkey Bilingual Correspondent | Instagram: selingirit
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August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has said www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
Pope Francis dies aged 88, Vatican says
Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican has said.
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April 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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RSF’den Erol Önderoğlu: Yedi habercinin Saraçhane eylemlerini takip ettikleri halde “eylemlere katılmak” suçlamasından YARIN yargılanacağı davada, sahte delillerle yargılamaya gidildiği için beraat ettirilmelerini istiyoruz. Gözaltı ve tutuklama kadar ne yazık ki kovuşturma da keyfiyet taşıyor.
April 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Two of Turkey’s top journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Ağırel have been detained this morning on what their papers say are false charges based on their work www.bbc.com/turkce/artic...
Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel gözaltına alındı - BBC News Türkçe
Gazeteciler Murat Ağırel ve Timur Soykan, sabah saatlerinde gözaltına alındı. İstanbul Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı, gazetecilerin Flaş Tv'nin satışı sürecinde tehdit ve şantaj şikayetleri üzerine gözaltın...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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A graphic video shows the moment that Israeli troops fired on aid workers in clearly marked vehicles in Gaza, killing 15 people. The footage contradicts Israel’s version of events in an episode that has drawn international scrutiny. Read witness accounts: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/w...
April 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Chemical burns, assaults, electric shocks - Gazans tell BBC of torture in Israeli detention www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gazan detainees tell BBC of torture by IDF and Israel Prison Service
Interviews with five men held in the months after the Hamas attacks reveal allegations of violence and abuse, adding to reports of misconduct by military and prison staff.
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April 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests: "To be detained and deported from the country where I previously lived for five years and for which I have such affection has been extremely distressing."
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BBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey
Mark Lowen was covering the protests in Istanbul when he was arrested and later deported back to the UK, the BBC has said.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Seven journalists arrested for covering the protests following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu have been released pending trial
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March 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
These pics were taken by Yasin Akgul, one of the seven journalists remanded in custody in Turkey. Bulent Kilic, Zeynep Kuray, Hayri Tunc, Ali Onur Tosun, Gokhan Kam, and Kurtulus Ari also arrested. It's not the 1st time journalists reporting on public unrest have faced pressure
March 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Turkish police detained dozens of politicians, lawyers and journalists in dawn raids. The detained journalists include Bülent Kılıç, Zeynep Kuray, Yasin Akgül, Ali Onur Tosun, Zişan Gür and Hayri Tunç. They were covering the protests against Mayor Imamoglu's arrest www.bbc.com/turkce/artic...
İmamoğlu protestoları: Gözaltına alınan gazeteciler kimler? - BBC News Türkçe
Gazetecilik meslek örgütleri ve sivil toplum kuruluşları, İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu'nun tutuklanmasının ardından ülke genelinde devam eden protestoları takip eden en az on ga...
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March 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Ekrem Imamoglu is jailed pending trial this morning on corruption charges. His arrest had triggered mass protests in Istanbul and beyond for four days. Today his party is set to elect him as their presidential candidate www.bbc.com/turkce/artic...
Ekrem İmamoğlu tutuklandı - BBC News Türkçe
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediye (İBB) Başkanı Ekrem İmamoğlu hakkındaki "yolsuzluk" soruşturması kapsamında tutuklandı.
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March 23, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul and one of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan's strongest political rivals, has been arrested just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Imamoglu is accused of corruption and aiding a terrorist group www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Ekrem Imamoglu: Istanbul mayor and Erdogan presidential rival arrested
Ekrem Imamoglu's detention comes days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate.
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March 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
See you on Mulholland Drive.
January 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM