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In recent decades, an estimated 186 of 240 lakes have dried up in Turkey.
The steady decline of freshwater resources is driven not only by climate change and drought, but also by weak safeguards and mismanagement.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Manisa:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/beyond-dro...
The steady decline of freshwater resources is driven not only by climate change and drought, but also by weak safeguards and mismanagement.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Manisa:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/beyond-dro...
January 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM
In recent decades, an estimated 186 of 240 lakes have dried up in Turkey.
The steady decline of freshwater resources is driven not only by climate change and drought, but also by weak safeguards and mismanagement.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Manisa:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/beyond-dro...
The steady decline of freshwater resources is driven not only by climate change and drought, but also by weak safeguards and mismanagement.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Manisa:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/beyond-dro...
📰 Sunday extras:
"Turkey's iconic 'simit' bagel: Streetfood becomes benchmark as inflation bites" by Alparslan Aydın. [1/5]
"Turkey's iconic 'simit' bagel: Streetfood becomes benchmark as inflation bites" by Alparslan Aydın. [1/5]
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January 4, 2026 at 7:50 AM
📰 Sunday extras:
"Turkey's iconic 'simit' bagel: Streetfood becomes benchmark as inflation bites" by Alparslan Aydın. [1/5]
"Turkey's iconic 'simit' bagel: Streetfood becomes benchmark as inflation bites" by Alparslan Aydın. [1/5]
To kick off the new year, our 2026 predictions issue is now available in Turkish.
Herkese iyi seneler!
www.studyorecap.com/p/2026-tahmi...
Herkese iyi seneler!
www.studyorecap.com/p/2026-tahmi...
2026 tahminleri
36 uzman isim, 14 başlık
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January 2, 2026 at 8:39 AM
To kick off the new year, our 2026 predictions issue is now available in Turkish.
Herkese iyi seneler!
www.studyorecap.com/p/2026-tahmi...
Herkese iyi seneler!
www.studyorecap.com/p/2026-tahmi...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year
What does 2026 hold for Turkey?
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
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December 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It's the most wonderful time of the year
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📌 Thanks to @turkeyrecap.bsky.social for including me in its traditional New Year predictions alongside a great group of experts!
I briefly reflected on what 2026 may bring for #Turkey – #EU defence relations. 🇹🇷🇪🇺
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I briefly reflected on what 2026 may bring for #Turkey – #EU defence relations. 🇹🇷🇪🇺
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2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
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December 29, 2025 at 5:02 PM
📌 Thanks to @turkeyrecap.bsky.social for including me in its traditional New Year predictions alongside a great group of experts!
I briefly reflected on what 2026 may bring for #Turkey – #EU defence relations. 🇹🇷🇪🇺
open.substack.com/pub/turkeyre...
I briefly reflected on what 2026 may bring for #Turkey – #EU defence relations. 🇹🇷🇪🇺
open.substack.com/pub/turkeyre...
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The good folks at Turkey recap did a great job gathering insights from scholars and analysts on the direction Turkey is likely to go in 2026. I was proud to be among such fine company.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The good folks at Turkey recap did a great job gathering insights from scholars and analysts on the direction Turkey is likely to go in 2026. I was proud to be among such fine company.
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
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I contributed a short prediction to @turkeyrecap.bsky.social's 2026 outlook on 🇹🇷–🇭🇺 relations.
Core take: Hungary’s 2025 election may change rhetoric, not fundamentals.
Energy, migration, and Turkey’s hub role will still dominate the relationship. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
Core take: Hungary’s 2025 election may change rhetoric, not fundamentals.
Energy, migration, and Turkey’s hub role will still dominate the relationship. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I contributed a short prediction to @turkeyrecap.bsky.social's 2026 outlook on 🇹🇷–🇭🇺 relations.
Core take: Hungary’s 2025 election may change rhetoric, not fundamentals.
Energy, migration, and Turkey’s hub role will still dominate the relationship. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
Core take: Hungary’s 2025 election may change rhetoric, not fundamentals.
Energy, migration, and Turkey’s hub role will still dominate the relationship. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
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@turkeyrecap.bsky.social continues its great tradition of collecting predictions from experts for the new year. I also contributed with thoughts on Syria. 👇
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social continues its great tradition of collecting predictions from experts for the new year. I also contributed with thoughts on Syria. 👇
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
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Great round-up of predictions -- must read for all Turkey watchers. Esp found Iris Cibri & @selimkoru.bsky.social's predictions insightful & thought-provoking with respect to what may unfold... alas, a lot of unknown unknowns await us too.
What does 2026 hold for Turkey?
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Great round-up of predictions -- must read for all Turkey watchers. Esp found Iris Cibri & @selimkoru.bsky.social's predictions insightful & thought-provoking with respect to what may unfold... alas, a lot of unknown unknowns await us too.
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Continuing a lovely holiday tradition, Turkey Recap has asked a bunch of people for their 2026 predictions on domestic policy, the economy, foreign policy, and so on. It fell to me to speculate about next year in Syria: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Continuing a lovely holiday tradition, Turkey Recap has asked a bunch of people for their 2026 predictions on domestic policy, the economy, foreign policy, and so on. It fell to me to speculate about next year in Syria: www.turkeyrecap.com/p/2026-predi...
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social
What does 2026 hold for Turkey?
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
2026 Predictions
aka "Turkey precap"
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What does 2026 hold for Turkey?
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
We asked 36 experts just that and got a wide range of views on domestic and foreign developments.
Our 2026 predictions issue is here:
📰 Sunday extras!
"A New Middle East? Security Alignments After Two Years of War" with Kim Ghattas, Marwan Muasher, @emile-hokayem.bsky.social, @sinanulgen.bsky.social, Michael Young and Koichiro Tanaka. [1/5]
"A New Middle East? Security Alignments After Two Years of War" with Kim Ghattas, Marwan Muasher, @emile-hokayem.bsky.social, @sinanulgen.bsky.social, Michael Young and Koichiro Tanaka. [1/5]
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📰 Sunday extras!
"A New Middle East? Security Alignments After Two Years of War" with Kim Ghattas, Marwan Muasher, @emile-hokayem.bsky.social, @sinanulgen.bsky.social, Michael Young and Koichiro Tanaka. [1/5]
"A New Middle East? Security Alignments After Two Years of War" with Kim Ghattas, Marwan Muasher, @emile-hokayem.bsky.social, @sinanulgen.bsky.social, Michael Young and Koichiro Tanaka. [1/5]
In 2025, Turkish foreign policy was less about choosing sides and more about managing risk exposure, preserving flexibility and maintaining relevance across multiple theaters.
Looking ahead, however, the space for such hedging may narrow, argues @riccardogasco.bsky.social:
Looking ahead, however, the space for such hedging may narrow, argues @riccardogasco.bsky.social:
Op-ed | Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach.
When we look back at Turkish foreign policy in 2025, what stands out is not a major shift or a sudden change of direction.
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In 2025, Turkish foreign policy was less about choosing sides and more about managing risk exposure, preserving flexibility and maintaining relevance across multiple theaters.
Looking ahead, however, the space for such hedging may narrow, argues @riccardogasco.bsky.social:
Looking ahead, however, the space for such hedging may narrow, argues @riccardogasco.bsky.social:
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📌 Thrilled to see my Op-Ed on #Turkish foreign policy in 2025 out on @turkeyrecap.bsky.social 🇹🇷
🗞️ “Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach”
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/op-ed-hedg...
🗞️ “Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach”
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/op-ed-hedg...
Op-ed | Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach.
When we look back at Turkish foreign policy in 2025, what stands out is not a major shift or a sudden change of direction.
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
📌 Thrilled to see my Op-Ed on #Turkish foreign policy in 2025 out on @turkeyrecap.bsky.social 🇹🇷
🗞️ “Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach”
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/op-ed-hedg...
🗞️ “Hedging defined Turkish foreign policy in 2025. Next year may require a new approach”
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/op-ed-hedg...
Turkey-Central Asia cooperation is often viewed on an East-West axis, but it's also about North-South trade, Daria Isachenko said.
Our webcast covered the Organization of Turkic States, Eurasia energy politics and how the Caucasus fit into regional trade:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reo6...
Our webcast covered the Organization of Turkic States, Eurasia energy politics and how the Caucasus fit into regional trade:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reo6...
December 22, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Turkey-Central Asia cooperation is often viewed on an East-West axis, but it's also about North-South trade, Daria Isachenko said.
Our webcast covered the Organization of Turkic States, Eurasia energy politics and how the Caucasus fit into regional trade:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reo6...
Our webcast covered the Organization of Turkic States, Eurasia energy politics and how the Caucasus fit into regional trade:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=reo6...
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Our livestream today will also cover Eurasian energy politics and transit corridors through the Caucasus:
📡 Livestream today!
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
LIVE SOON: Turkish foreign policy in Central Asia with Daria Isachenko
Starting Dec 22 at 6:00 AM EST
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December 22, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Our livestream today will also cover Eurasian energy politics and transit corridors through the Caucasus:
📡 Livestream today!
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
LIVE SOON: Turkish foreign policy in Central Asia with Daria Isachenko
Starting Dec 22 at 6:00 AM EST
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:25 AM
📡 Livestream today!
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
CATS Network analyst Daria Isachenko joins us to discuss Turkey’s growing political and commercial ties with Central Asia and the Organization of Turkic States (OTS).
We go live today @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT:
📰 Sunday extras:
"Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade" by Adnan Khan. [1/5]
"Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade" by Adnan Khan. [1/5]
Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade
As Europe sends increasing amounts of illegal waste to Turkey, activists and investigators are revealing how the country’s state-backed recycling boom depends on fraud, off-the-books subcontracting an...
www.merip.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
📰 Sunday extras:
"Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade" by Adnan Khan. [1/5]
"Dirty Work—The Hidden Machinery and Human Toll of Europe’s Broken Recycling Trade" by Adnan Khan. [1/5]
💳 Billing in the name of ... and now you're due what they owed ya!
@emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has the week's Turkey business news. Inside:
1. Minimum wage takes center stage
2. Scandal scanner
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
@emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has the week's Turkey business news. Inside:
1. Minimum wage takes center stage
2. Scandal scanner
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
Wage Against The Machine
Economy Issue #80
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
💳 Billing in the name of ... and now you're due what they owed ya!
@emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has the week's Turkey business news. Inside:
1. Minimum wage takes center stage
2. Scandal scanner
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
@emilyricejohnson.bsky.social has the week's Turkey business news. Inside:
1. Minimum wage takes center stage
2. Scandal scanner
3. International cash flow monitor
4. This week’s stat round-up
📬 Issue #286! With comments by Soner Çağaptay, Hasan Ünal and more. Inside:
1. Erdoğan seeks S-400 refund
2. Interview with an EU skeptic
3. Arrest spotlights AKP ‘civil war’
4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps
5. Tigris River foaming at the mouth
1. Erdoğan seeks S-400 refund
2. Interview with an EU skeptic
3. Arrest spotlights AKP ‘civil war’
4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps
5. Tigris River foaming at the mouth
Less-400s
Issue #286
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📬 Issue #286! With comments by Soner Çağaptay, Hasan Ünal and more. Inside:
1. Erdoğan seeks S-400 refund
2. Interview with an EU skeptic
3. Arrest spotlights AKP ‘civil war’
4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps
5. Tigris River foaming at the mouth
1. Erdoğan seeks S-400 refund
2. Interview with an EU skeptic
3. Arrest spotlights AKP ‘civil war’
4. Domestic and diplomatic wraps
5. Tigris River foaming at the mouth
Russian disinformation is a layered process with a long-term strategy to weaken Turkey-NATO ties.
That's what @kwasylewsky.bsky.social and Karolina Wanda Olszowska argued in our latest podcast, where they outlined examples, impacts and countermeasures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFuS...
That's what @kwasylewsky.bsky.social and Karolina Wanda Olszowska argued in our latest podcast, where they outlined examples, impacts and countermeasures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFuS...
December 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Russian disinformation is a layered process with a long-term strategy to weaken Turkey-NATO ties.
That's what @kwasylewsky.bsky.social and Karolina Wanda Olszowska argued in our latest podcast, where they outlined examples, impacts and countermeasures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFuS...
That's what @kwasylewsky.bsky.social and Karolina Wanda Olszowska argued in our latest podcast, where they outlined examples, impacts and countermeasures.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFuS...
Starting in 20:
📡 Live webcast alert!
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
LIVE SOON: Russian disinformation in Turkey with Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski
Starting Dec 17 at 6:00 AM EST
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December 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Starting in 20:
📡 Live webcast alert!
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
LIVE SOON: Russian disinformation in Turkey with Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski
Starting Dec 17 at 6:00 AM EST
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📡 Live webcast alert!
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
Analysts Karolina Wanda Olszowska and Karol Wasilewski (@kwasylewsky.bsky.social) joins us to outline Russian disinformation strategies in Turkey.
Livestream starts: Dec. 17 @ 1100 UTC / 1400 TRT
📰 Sunday extras:
"@reubensilverman.bsky.social on the rise and fall of Turkey's Democrat Party" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [1/5]
"@reubensilverman.bsky.social on the rise and fall of Turkey's Democrat Party" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [1/5]
Reuben Silverman on the rise and fall of Turkey’s Democrat Party
Turkey Book Talk #259 – Reuben Silverman on “The Rise and Fall of Turkey’s Democrat Party: The Cold War and Illiberalism, 1945–60” (Cambridge University Press). It is an excellent book …
turkeybooktalk.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:09 AM
📰 Sunday extras:
"@reubensilverman.bsky.social on the rise and fall of Turkey's Democrat Party" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [1/5]
"@reubensilverman.bsky.social on the rise and fall of Turkey's Democrat Party" via @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social. [1/5]
A cut above the rest? @tashecon.bsky.social weighs in for this week's Econ recap. Inside:
1. MPC cuts interest rate
2. 2026 predictions, budget meetings and TÜIK
3. Scandal scanner: TFF edition
4. International cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up
1. MPC cuts interest rate
2. 2026 predictions, budget meetings and TÜIK
3. Scandal scanner: TFF edition
4. International cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up
What Does Your Cut Say?
Economy Issue #79
www.turkeyrecap.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A cut above the rest? @tashecon.bsky.social weighs in for this week's Econ recap. Inside:
1. MPC cuts interest rate
2. 2026 predictions, budget meetings and TÜIK
3. Scandal scanner: TFF edition
4. International cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up
1. MPC cuts interest rate
2. 2026 predictions, budget meetings and TÜIK
3. Scandal scanner: TFF edition
4. International cash flow monitor
5. This week’s stat round-up