Alp Ulagay
@alpulagay.bsky.social
Sports writer / FWA/SJA/NUJ member
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Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse population
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Japan’s imported baby boom spotlights a political and demographic timebomb
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If you’re fascinated by Paris, I recommend “Impossible City: Paris in the 21st Century” by @simonkuper.bsky.social, who I spent the morning with in Paris talking about urban challenges & politics, and some things he’s working on stories about for FT (+ I gave him a tour of our City Hall Exhibition).
June 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
If you’re fascinated by Paris, I recommend “Impossible City: Paris in the 21st Century” by @simonkuper.bsky.social, who I spent the morning with in Paris talking about urban challenges & politics, and some things he’s working on stories about for FT (+ I gave him a tour of our City Hall Exhibition).
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So, there’s a new Panini album for the Club World Cup, and there’s a collectible gold sticker for a mystery star striker, guess who it is? You’ll probably not be surprised. 🙄
There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
May 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
So, there’s a new Panini album for the Club World Cup, and there’s a collectible gold sticker for a mystery star striker, guess who it is? You’ll probably not be surprised. 🙄
There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
There’s a type of neediness to some of this behaviour that is hard to explain.
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How did a mistake on the country code hide the greatest Palestinian achievement in history?
A marvellous piece about Muhammad Mousa.
athleticspodium.com/article/261/...
How did a mistake on the country code hide the greatest Palestinian achievement in history?
A marvellous piece about Muhammad Mousa.
athleticspodium.com/article/261/...
May 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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How did a mistake on the country code hide the greatest Palestinian achievement in history?
A marvellous piece about Muhammad Mousa.
athleticspodium.com/article/261/...
How did a mistake on the country code hide the greatest Palestinian achievement in history?
A marvellous piece about Muhammad Mousa.
athleticspodium.com/article/261/...
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Washington Post "wins" for biggest drop in web visits among top 20 news sites— month-on-month and year-on-year.
Source: PressGazette using Similarweb data. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Source: PressGazette using Similarweb data. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
May 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Washington Post "wins" for biggest drop in web visits among top 20 news sites— month-on-month and year-on-year.
Source: PressGazette using Similarweb data. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
Source: PressGazette using Similarweb data. pressgazette.co.uk/media-audien...
With authoritarianism gaining ground in Türkiye, media pluralism is being called into question. All possible means are used to undermine critics.
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Türkiye
Reporters sans frontières assure la promotion et la défense de la liberté d'informer et d'être informé partout dans le monde. L'organisation, basée à Paris, compte des bureaux à l'international (Berli...
rsf.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:24 AM
With authoritarianism gaining ground in Türkiye, media pluralism is being called into question. All possible means are used to undermine critics.
rsf.org/en/country-t...
rsf.org/en/country-t...
How Tyranny Begins www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | How Tyranny Begins
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
How Tyranny Begins www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
The researchers found that from 2019 to 2022, an annual average of 30 million people migrated each year. In the Middle East, Turkey serves as an important gateway between the East and the West....
Super well produced graphic on global migration based on location data of 3 billion anonymised Facebook users. Fascinating to see the trends displayed like this.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | To Understand Global Migration, You Have to See It First (Gift Article)
These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The researchers found that from 2019 to 2022, an annual average of 30 million people migrated each year. In the Middle East, Turkey serves as an important gateway between the East and the West....
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Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations.
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Trump Threatens to Block International Students Unless Harvard Shares Student Data
The demand from the Department of Homeland Security is an escalation in President Trump’s fight against Harvard, the country’s oldest and richest university.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Trump threatens to block all 10,000 international students from attending Harvard unless the school turns over student info they’ll use for new visa revocations and deportations.
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
Every day feels like a fresh round of this country stabbing itself in the face.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
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The few foreigners Stephen Miller and his white nationalist pals actually want to come to the U.S., are no longer coming. Understandably.
HT @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
HT @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The few foreigners Stephen Miller and his white nationalist pals actually want to come to the U.S., are no longer coming. Understandably.
HT @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
HT @jburnmurdoch.ft.com
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Apaçık Radyo olarak topluluğumuzu Bluesky'da bağımsız medya kuruluşlarını takip etmeye ve desteklemeye davet ediyoruz.
Ana akım platformlardaki yasal ya da algoritmik kısıtlamalar nedeniyle bu mesajın ulaşamadığı birine haber verin, bu mesajı yaygınlaştırın.
#DayanışmaYaşatır
Ana akım platformlardaki yasal ya da algoritmik kısıtlamalar nedeniyle bu mesajın ulaşamadığı birine haber verin, bu mesajı yaygınlaştırın.
#DayanışmaYaşatır
April 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Apaçık Radyo olarak topluluğumuzu Bluesky'da bağımsız medya kuruluşlarını takip etmeye ve desteklemeye davet ediyoruz.
Ana akım platformlardaki yasal ya da algoritmik kısıtlamalar nedeniyle bu mesajın ulaşamadığı birine haber verin, bu mesajı yaygınlaştırın.
#DayanışmaYaşatır
Ana akım platformlardaki yasal ya da algoritmik kısıtlamalar nedeniyle bu mesajın ulaşamadığı birine haber verin, bu mesajı yaygınlaştırın.
#DayanışmaYaşatır
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2026. Potatoes are so expensive Americans are dyeing rocks.
April 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Long🧵on the Turkish protests that started against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on 19 March 2025.
*Try to update it daily.
*Try to update it daily.
Public transportation in parts of Istanbul are halted.
Any public gathering is banned for 4 days in the city
The government cut access to socal media, even on WhatsApp reportedly videos & photos are not sent.
Aim is to head off mass protests and appoint an unelected trustee as Istanbul mayor.
Any public gathering is banned for 4 days in the city
The government cut access to socal media, even on WhatsApp reportedly videos & photos are not sent.
Aim is to head off mass protests and appoint an unelected trustee as Istanbul mayor.
This should be the last straw for the Turkish opposition. Unless there are mass protests, which the government is trying to prevent at all costs, Turkey is now very much a closed autocracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/w...
March 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Long🧵on the Turkish protests that started against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on 19 March 2025.
*Try to update it daily.
*Try to update it daily.
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Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
Ekrem İmamoğlu, rival of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, placed in pre-trial detention along with dozens of staff and officials
An Istanbul court has formally arrested the city’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, on corruption charges, sending him to pre-trial detention on the day he received his party’s nomination to run for president.
The mayor of Turkey’s largest city and a rival of the president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was jailed on charges of leading a criminal organisation, bribery, misconduct and corruption, along with dozens of his staff and municipal officials. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Istanbul mayor jailed on day of likely presidential nomination
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Third day of protests after Imamoglu's detention. Students march to municipality building in Sarachane after a demonstration in Istanbul university. ODTU students in Ankara also at the forefronts. Government limits public transportation to undermine protests.
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📢 Büyük Üniversite Mitingi'nde bir araya gelen öğrenciler Saraçhane'ye doğru yürüyor
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March 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Third day of protests after Imamoglu's detention. Students march to municipality building in Sarachane after a demonstration in Istanbul university. ODTU students in Ankara also at the forefronts. Government limits public transportation to undermine protests.
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Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said.
Turkey orders detention of Istanbul’s mayor, a key rival of President Erdogan, and 100 others, prosecutors say | CNN
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said on Wednesday, accor...
www.cnn.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, along with around 100 other people, prosecutors said.
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Istanbul University students protesting the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu. They are directly challenging the government which has banned all gatherings.
March 19, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Istanbul University students protesting the detention of Ekrem İmamoğlu. They are directly challenging the government which has banned all gatherings.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival detained by Turkish police
https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a
https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival detained by Turkish police
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was expected to be confirmed as main opposition challenger to president
www.ft.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival detained by Turkish police
https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a
https://www.ft.com/content/c1a2b2fb-aede-42dc-8776-69446c242c0a
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Club bosses in the EFL & PL seem united in misery. They moan about money, agents, media, fixtures, the regulator. There are no easy answers but I think the answers get easier if the EFL & PL were united under one body again. Football is better together.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...
Is it time to bring the Premier League and English Football League back together?
The Premier League's formation in 1992 was the last radical change in English football. Do we need such drastic action to save the game now?
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Club bosses in the EFL & PL seem united in misery. They moan about money, agents, media, fixtures, the regulator. There are no easy answers but I think the answers get easier if the EFL & PL were united under one body again. Football is better together.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...
🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/613...
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We to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (+ players & staff) for a wide ranging interview.
He's new to Turkey, but his Besiktas team have P8, W6, D1 and L1.
He talks tactics, emotions, atmospheres, MUFC, job offers, human capital and more.
for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
He's new to Turkey, but his Besiktas team have P8, W6, D1 and L1.
He talks tactics, emotions, atmospheres, MUFC, job offers, human capital and more.
for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Winning with Besiktas, reflecting on United and being offered 40 jobs
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:02 AM
We to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (+ players & staff) for a wide ranging interview.
He's new to Turkey, but his Besiktas team have P8, W6, D1 and L1.
He talks tactics, emotions, atmospheres, MUFC, job offers, human capital and more.
for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
He's new to Turkey, but his Besiktas team have P8, W6, D1 and L1.
He talks tactics, emotions, atmospheres, MUFC, job offers, human capital and more.
for
@theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/616...
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I have a new book out!
Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, published March 27th by @blinkbooks.bsky.social
It’s about a county undergoing incredible change, about ambition, manipulation and, most importantly, power. And sport is at the centre of it all.
geni.us/EngulfedHB
Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, published March 27th by @blinkbooks.bsky.social
It’s about a county undergoing incredible change, about ambition, manipulation and, most importantly, power. And sport is at the centre of it all.
geni.us/EngulfedHB
Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World
Buy Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World by Montague, James (ISBN: 9781785121609) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
geni.us
February 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I have a new book out!
Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, published March 27th by @blinkbooks.bsky.social
It’s about a county undergoing incredible change, about ambition, manipulation and, most importantly, power. And sport is at the centre of it all.
geni.us/EngulfedHB
Engulfed: How Saudi Arabia Bought Sport, and the World, published March 27th by @blinkbooks.bsky.social
It’s about a county undergoing incredible change, about ambition, manipulation and, most importantly, power. And sport is at the centre of it all.
geni.us/EngulfedHB
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ilgi ve bilginize sunarım
February 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
ilgi ve bilginize sunarım
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Federal Judge John Coughenour, appointed by Ronald Reagan: "This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar would state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind."
A federal judge says he will temporarily block Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." cnn.it/3EkEeUk
January 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Federal Judge John Coughenour, appointed by Ronald Reagan: "This is a blatantly unconstitutional order. Frankly, I have difficulty understanding how a member of the bar would state unequivocally that this is a constitutional order. It just boggles my mind."
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“The rich get richer…” Latest rich list football clubs from Deloitte. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Real Madrid become first football club to generate more than €1bn in revenue
Premier League clubs made up nine of the top 20 on Deloitte’s list, with Arsenal seventh and Liverpool eighth
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
“The rich get richer…” Latest rich list football clubs from Deloitte. www.theguardian.com/football/202...