Duygu Güvenç
@duyguguvenc.bsky.social
A congress without a conclusion?
The PKK’s May 5–7 meeting has ended, but still no confirmation of disbanding.
Meanwhile, Erdoğan frames disarmament as imminent—and a new political chapter as inevitable.
In-depth: t.ly/cFbk9
The PKK’s May 5–7 meeting has ended, but still no confirmation of disbanding.
Meanwhile, Erdoğan frames disarmament as imminent—and a new political chapter as inevitable.
In-depth: t.ly/cFbk9
May 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A congress without a conclusion?
The PKK’s May 5–7 meeting has ended, but still no confirmation of disbanding.
Meanwhile, Erdoğan frames disarmament as imminent—and a new political chapter as inevitable.
In-depth: t.ly/cFbk9
The PKK’s May 5–7 meeting has ended, but still no confirmation of disbanding.
Meanwhile, Erdoğan frames disarmament as imminent—and a new political chapter as inevitable.
In-depth: t.ly/cFbk9
An imam without robes, a theologian without titles, and a rebel at the “Earthly Table.”
İhsan Eliaçık’s prayer at Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s funeral was anything but apolitical.
This week’s Portrait reveals why.
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İhsan Eliaçık’s prayer at Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s funeral was anything but apolitical.
This week’s Portrait reveals why.
🌐 t.ly/cFbk9
May 9, 2025 at 8:37 AM
An imam without robes, a theologian without titles, and a rebel at the “Earthly Table.”
İhsan Eliaçık’s prayer at Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s funeral was anything but apolitical.
This week’s Portrait reveals why.
🌐 t.ly/cFbk9
İhsan Eliaçık’s prayer at Sırrı Süreyya Önder’s funeral was anything but apolitical.
This week’s Portrait reveals why.
🌐 t.ly/cFbk9
Yumruk gibi hava. Demir yumruk. Tek yumruk.
In Turkey, even the air hits like a fist.
@nazlanertan.bsky.social
unpacks how one small word carries the weight of our politics, protests—and punches.
Don’t miss it: t.ly/cFbk9
In Turkey, even the air hits like a fist.
@nazlanertan.bsky.social
unpacks how one small word carries the weight of our politics, protests—and punches.
Don’t miss it: t.ly/cFbk9
May 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Yumruk gibi hava. Demir yumruk. Tek yumruk.
In Turkey, even the air hits like a fist.
@nazlanertan.bsky.social
unpacks how one small word carries the weight of our politics, protests—and punches.
Don’t miss it: t.ly/cFbk9
In Turkey, even the air hits like a fist.
@nazlanertan.bsky.social
unpacks how one small word carries the weight of our politics, protests—and punches.
Don’t miss it: t.ly/cFbk9
Turkey’s Central Bank burned through $52.5B between March 19–April 21 to defend the lira. Worse than the Nebati era.
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May 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Turkey’s Central Bank burned through $52.5B between March 19–April 21 to defend the lira. Worse than the Nebati era.
t.ly/cFbk9
t.ly/cFbk9
Undersecretariats—once key to bureaucratic stability in Turkey—are set for a comeback.
The draft plan follows a court ruling and mounting concerns over administrative confusion.
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The draft plan follows a court ruling and mounting concerns over administrative confusion.
t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Undersecretariats—once key to bureaucratic stability in Turkey—are set for a comeback.
The draft plan follows a court ruling and mounting concerns over administrative confusion.
t.ly/cFbk9
The draft plan follows a court ruling and mounting concerns over administrative confusion.
t.ly/cFbk9
Backchannel diplomacy? ✅
Good chemistry between Fidan & Rubio? ✅
No “G-word” on April 24? ✅
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social
unpacks what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in Ankara–Trump ties in the last 100 days. A must-read in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Good chemistry between Fidan & Rubio? ✅
No “G-word” on April 24? ✅
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social
unpacks what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in Ankara–Trump ties in the last 100 days. A must-read in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Backchannel diplomacy? ✅
Good chemistry between Fidan & Rubio? ✅
No “G-word” on April 24? ✅
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social
unpacks what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in Ankara–Trump ties in the last 100 days. A must-read in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Good chemistry between Fidan & Rubio? ✅
No “G-word” on April 24? ✅
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social
unpacks what’s changed—and what hasn’t—in Ankara–Trump ties in the last 100 days. A must-read in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
President Erdoğan intensifies attacks on CHP: “Let’s see how many more will be swept away.” As Ekrem İmamoğlu remains behind bars, is Turkey watching the end of electoral competition? t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
President Erdoğan intensifies attacks on CHP: “Let’s see how many more will be swept away.” As Ekrem İmamoğlu remains behind bars, is Turkey watching the end of electoral competition? t.ly/cFbk9
While police dragged protesters from Istanbul’s May Day Square, Erdoğan posed for photo ops in Rome. In his guest column, @hakanokcal exposes the irony—and cost—of this charm offensive. Read it now in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
While police dragged protesters from Istanbul’s May Day Square, Erdoğan posed for photo ops in Rome. In his guest column, @hakanokcal exposes the irony—and cost—of this charm offensive. Read it now in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Who’s slowing the Kurdish peace bid?
@nergisdemirkaya explores tensions between Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEM's doubts, and why both sides are now praying for peace—literally. Full column in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
@nergisdemirkaya explores tensions between Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEM's doubts, and why both sides are now praying for peace—literally. Full column in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Who’s slowing the Kurdish peace bid?
@nergisdemirkaya explores tensions between Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEM's doubts, and why both sides are now praying for peace—literally. Full column in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
@nergisdemirkaya explores tensions between Erdoğan and Bahçeli, DEM's doubts, and why both sides are now praying for peace—literally. Full column in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Four seismologists, four opinions—and a city in fear.
After the 6.2 quake, Istanbulites are torn: should they stay, go, or sleep in their cars? This week’s Portrait of the Week explores the panic, science, and silence. Read it: t.ly/cFbk9
After the 6.2 quake, Istanbulites are torn: should they stay, go, or sleep in their cars? This week’s Portrait of the Week explores the panic, science, and silence. Read it: t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Four seismologists, four opinions—and a city in fear.
After the 6.2 quake, Istanbulites are torn: should they stay, go, or sleep in their cars? This week’s Portrait of the Week explores the panic, science, and silence. Read it: t.ly/cFbk9
After the 6.2 quake, Istanbulites are torn: should they stay, go, or sleep in their cars? This week’s Portrait of the Week explores the panic, science, and silence. Read it: t.ly/cFbk9
"If you don’t have children, you’re not a family,” said Health Minister Memişoğlu. In her piercing column, @nazlanertan.bsky.social
shows how a single word—çocuk—exposes the politics of morality, motherhood & state control. A brilliant and biting Word of the Week: t.ly/cFbk9
shows how a single word—çocuk—exposes the politics of morality, motherhood & state control. A brilliant and biting Word of the Week: t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
"If you don’t have children, you’re not a family,” said Health Minister Memişoğlu. In her piercing column, @nazlanertan.bsky.social
shows how a single word—çocuk—exposes the politics of morality, motherhood & state control. A brilliant and biting Word of the Week: t.ly/cFbk9
shows how a single word—çocuk—exposes the politics of morality, motherhood & state control. A brilliant and biting Word of the Week: t.ly/cFbk9
Children’s piggy banks. Modest gold. Jamming devices. Erdoğan’s war of words is now a battle of images. We break down the latest viral footage in Turkey. t.ly/cFbk9
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Children’s piggy banks. Modest gold. Jamming devices. Erdoğan’s war of words is now a battle of images. We break down the latest viral footage in Turkey. t.ly/cFbk9
He’s not the “madman of the AKP”—he’s its elder. This week’s Portrait of the Week takes a closer look at “Brother Bülent” Arınç: AKP co-founder, critic from within, and keeper of his own political weight.
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#TurkeyInDepth
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#TurkeyInDepth
April 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
He’s not the “madman of the AKP”—he’s its elder. This week’s Portrait of the Week takes a closer look at “Brother Bülent” Arınç: AKP co-founder, critic from within, and keeper of his own political weight.
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#TurkeyInDepth
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#TurkeyInDepth
What do Tayyip Erdoğan, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and Harry Truman have in common? Turnips. 🥬
@nazlanertan.bsky.social takes us from ancient root vegetables to rally rostrums in Yozgat, where politics is blooming in the garden of metaphors.
Read her brilliant column: t.ly/cFbk9
@nazlanertan.bsky.social takes us from ancient root vegetables to rally rostrums in Yozgat, where politics is blooming in the garden of metaphors.
Read her brilliant column: t.ly/cFbk9
April 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What do Tayyip Erdoğan, Ekrem İmamoğlu, and Harry Truman have in common? Turnips. 🥬
@nazlanertan.bsky.social takes us from ancient root vegetables to rally rostrums in Yozgat, where politics is blooming in the garden of metaphors.
Read her brilliant column: t.ly/cFbk9
@nazlanertan.bsky.social takes us from ancient root vegetables to rally rostrums in Yozgat, where politics is blooming in the garden of metaphors.
Read her brilliant column: t.ly/cFbk9
“Being a lawyer is not a crime—it’s a duty.” As lawyers defending Ekrem İmamoğlu face travel bans and detention, Turkey’s rule of law suffers another blow. What’s behind the charges? t.ly/cFbk9
April 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“Being a lawyer is not a crime—it’s a duty.” As lawyers defending Ekrem İmamoğlu face travel bans and detention, Turkey’s rule of law suffers another blow. What’s behind the charges? t.ly/cFbk9
Earthquakes shook Istanbul, but people weren’t allowed to shelter in Gezi Park. Police tore down tents, claiming the park is not for “entertainment.” A decade on, Gezi is still off-limits in Turkey. Full report → t.ly/cFbk9
April 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Earthquakes shook Istanbul, but people weren’t allowed to shelter in Gezi Park. Police tore down tents, claiming the park is not for “entertainment.” A decade on, Gezi is still off-limits in Turkey. Full report → t.ly/cFbk9
A silent shift is underway in Cyprus. @barcinyinanc.bsky.social analyzes the growing distance between Turkish Cypriots and Ankara—where questions of diplomacy, identity, and faith collide. A layered look at a divided island.
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#TurkeyInDepth #Cyprus
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#TurkeyInDepth #Cyprus
April 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A silent shift is underway in Cyprus. @barcinyinanc.bsky.social analyzes the growing distance between Turkish Cypriots and Ankara—where questions of diplomacy, identity, and faith collide. A layered look at a divided island.
🔗 t.ly/cFbk9
#TurkeyInDepth #Cyprus
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#TurkeyInDepth #Cyprus
As Erdoğan’ ally Bahçeli calls for Ekrem İmamoğlu to be “acquitted or punished swiftly,” CHP Chair Özel rolls out “3T”:
🟦 Terror-free Turkey
🟦 Trial without detention
🟦 TRT coverage of courtrooms
A defiant play — and a direct message.
🟦 Terror-free Turkey
🟦 Trial without detention
🟦 TRT coverage of courtrooms
A defiant play — and a direct message.
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
As Erdoğan’ ally Bahçeli calls for Ekrem İmamoğlu to be “acquitted or punished swiftly,” CHP Chair Özel rolls out “3T”:
🟦 Terror-free Turkey
🟦 Trial without detention
🟦 TRT coverage of courtrooms
A defiant play — and a direct message.
🟦 Terror-free Turkey
🟦 Trial without detention
🟦 TRT coverage of courtrooms
A defiant play — and a direct message.
The €12B EU package for Central Asia lacked real projects—but delivered a real blow to Ankara: recognition of “Cyprus” by Turkey’s cultural kin.
Will Turkey stay silent? (R) Amb. Cengiz K. Fırat’s take in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Will Turkey stay silent? (R) Amb. Cengiz K. Fırat’s take in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
April 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
The €12B EU package for Central Asia lacked real projects—but delivered a real blow to Ankara: recognition of “Cyprus” by Turkey’s cultural kin.
Will Turkey stay silent? (R) Amb. Cengiz K. Fırat’s take in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Will Turkey stay silent? (R) Amb. Cengiz K. Fırat’s take in Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
“Don’t be afraid, make peace.”
Behind bars, Selahattin Demirtaş found the words that those outside couldn’t say aloud. When freedom stutters, courage sometimes speaks from a cell.
Read Portrait of the Week from Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Behind bars, Selahattin Demirtaş found the words that those outside couldn’t say aloud. When freedom stutters, courage sometimes speaks from a cell.
Read Portrait of the Week from Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
April 18, 2025 at 9:09 AM
“Don’t be afraid, make peace.”
Behind bars, Selahattin Demirtaş found the words that those outside couldn’t say aloud. When freedom stutters, courage sometimes speaks from a cell.
Read Portrait of the Week from Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
Behind bars, Selahattin Demirtaş found the words that those outside couldn’t say aloud. When freedom stutters, courage sometimes speaks from a cell.
Read Portrait of the Week from Turkey in Depth: t.ly/cFbk9
From Demirtaş’s status to Öcalan’s “Right to Hope” law—what Erdoğan’s rare meeting with Kurdish MPs could mean for Turkey’s future: t.ly/cFbk9
April 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
From Demirtaş’s status to Öcalan’s “Right to Hope” law—what Erdoğan’s rare meeting with Kurdish MPs could mean for Turkey’s future: t.ly/cFbk9
Mahmut Tanal is no ordinary MP—he’s Turkey’s human rights siren. From rain-soaked vigils to lying on sacks of votes, he never backs down. Discover the Turkish MP who always shows up.
🚨 Read his portrait: t.ly/cFbk9
🚨 Read his portrait: t.ly/cFbk9
April 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Mahmut Tanal is no ordinary MP—he’s Turkey’s human rights siren. From rain-soaked vigils to lying on sacks of votes, he never backs down. Discover the Turkish MP who always shows up.
🚨 Read his portrait: t.ly/cFbk9
🚨 Read his portrait: t.ly/cFbk9
Can Turkey turn global chaos into opportunity? With modest tariffs and growing exports to the U.S., some see a silver lining. But @hakanokcal warns: don’t ignore the currency crisis and political unrest at home.
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April 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Can Turkey turn global chaos into opportunity? With modest tariffs and growing exports to the U.S., some see a silver lining. But @hakanokcal warns: don’t ignore the currency crisis and political unrest at home.
⚖️ t.ly/cFbk9
⚖️ t.ly/cFbk9
After six years, Ankara’s long-awaited EU dialogue ended with no roadmap and plenty of silence. While Şimşek smiled, the EU offered no customs union or visa updates. A sobering look at Turkey's fading leverage, by @barcinyinanc.bsky.social
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April 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
After six years, Ankara’s long-awaited EU dialogue ended with no roadmap and plenty of silence. While Şimşek smiled, the EU offered no customs union or visa updates. A sobering look at Turkey's fading leverage, by @barcinyinanc.bsky.social
👉 t.ly/cFbk9
👉 t.ly/cFbk9