Selcuk Acar
@acarselcuk.bsky.social
A long-term United Nations and New York City-based journalist who loves true journalism and cultural diplomacy.
Foreign-policy analyst. Diplomacy, arts and culture correspondent, documentary and fine art photographer.
Foreign-policy analyst. Diplomacy, arts and culture correspondent, documentary and fine art photographer.
Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251123-zoh...
Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics
When New York’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani stood beside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday, the encounter was far more revealing than anyone expected—not for what was said…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Zohran Mamdani: The mayor who could redefine American politics www.middleeastmonitor.com/20251123-zoh...
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin for Communications With Anti-Palestinian Groups
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EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin for Communications With Anti-Palestinian Groups
Khalil is seeking all communications between the Trump administration and outside pro-Israel doxxing groups like Canary Mission.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin for Communications With Anti-Palestinian Groups
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Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody www.commondreams.org/opinion/die-...
Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody | Common Dreams
We shall see in the coming days whether the corrupt governments that hope to profit from the genocide in Gaza will send their own troops to fight the Palestinian Resistance and perpetuate the Israeli...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Who Is Ready to Die for Trump’s Gaza Plan? So Far, Nobody www.commondreams.org/opinion/die-...
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VN-Veiligheidsraad akkoord met Amerikaanse resolutie voor vredesmacht in Gaza
De Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Naties heeft maandag ingestemd met de Amerikaanse resolutie om een internationale stabilisatiemacht naar de Gazastrook te sturen.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Billionaires Spend Big to Tank Mamdani, Who Vows to 'Tax the Rich' in NYC www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
Billionaires Spend Big to Tank Mamdani, Who Vows to 'Tax the Rich' in NYC | Common Dreams
A week away from Election Day in New York City, Americans for Tax
Fairness Action Fund released a report detailing how billionaires
"outraged at the prospect of the rich and corporations paying high...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Billionaires Spend Big to Tank Mamdani, Who Vows to 'Tax the Rich' in NYC www.commondreams.org/news/mamdani...
300+ Writers Boycott NYT Opinion Pages Over 'Shameful' Anti-Palestinian Gaza Coverage www.commondreams.org/news/nyt-gaza
300+ Writers Boycott NYT Opinion Pages Over 'Shameful' Anti-Palestinian Gaza Coverage | Common Dreams
Over 300 writers and commentators are boycotting The New York Times for supporting Israel's genocide in Gaza. Greta Thunberg, Rashida Tlaib, and others demand accountability and call on the paper to d...
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October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
300+ Writers Boycott NYT Opinion Pages Over 'Shameful' Anti-Palestinian Gaza Coverage www.commondreams.org/news/nyt-gaza
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Remaining NYC mayoral hopefuls court Black women voters at Harlem’s Apollo Theater
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Remaining NYC mayoral hopefuls court Black women voters at Harlem's Apollo Theater
With just weeks to go before America's largest city chooses a new mayor, the candidates answered questions live onstage but did not interact directly.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Remaining NYC mayoral hopefuls court Black women voters at Harlem’s Apollo Theater
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Dozens Arrested as 1,000+ Jews Demand Gaza Ceasefire at Rabbi-Led Yom Kippur Protest in NYC www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-p...
Dozens Arrested as 1,000+ Jews Demand Gaza Ceasefire at Rabbi-Led Yom Kippur Protest in NYC | Common Dreams
Protesters blocked traffic to the Brooklyn Bridge, embodying the ancient Jewish tenets of justice, righteousness, and saving life.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Dozens Arrested as 1,000+ Jews Demand Gaza Ceasefire at Rabbi-Led Yom Kippur Protest in NYC www.commondreams.org/news/rabbi-p...
Here is one of my photos from last week:
The week around the world in 20 pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The week around the world in 20 pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Wildfires all over Europe, aid airdrops in Gaza, the frontline in Ukraine and Palestine Action arrests in London: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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August 16, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Here is one of my photos from last week:
The week around the world in 20 pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The week around the world in 20 pictures www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence
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The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence
Israel’s main justification for its starvation of Gaza was built on a lie. The New York Times repeated it for months.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The New York Times Repeated Israeli Claims of Hamas Stealing Aid Without Evidence
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House Progressives Demand Answers From Noem on Masked ICE Agents www.commondreams.org/news/police-...
House Progressives Demand Answers From Noem on Masked ICE Agents | Common Dreams
Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration: Why are federal agents allowed to hide their identities while carrying out immigration raids?
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July 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
House Progressives Demand Answers From Noem on Masked ICE Agents www.commondreams.org/news/police-...
Why Israeli Impunity Still Shapes Global Politics www.commondreams.org/opinion/isra...
Why Israeli Impunity Still Shapes Global Politics | Common Dreams
Every time the world looks away, it signals to other aggressors that crimes can be committed without consequence, as long as the perpetrator has the right allies.
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July 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Why Israeli Impunity Still Shapes Global Politics www.commondreams.org/opinion/isra...
“There’s Only One Cause” www.thenation.com/article/acti...
We Can’t Silo Our Struggles for Justice, Freedom, and Liberation
Showing solidarity with Palestine isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s tactically smart.
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June 17, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“There’s Only One Cause” www.thenation.com/article/acti...