Hamdi Fırat Büyük
hfiratbuyuk.bsky.social
Hamdi Fırat Büyük
@hfiratbuyuk.bsky.social
Journalist, Editor @BalkanInsight • Tweets on the Balkans, Europe and Turkey • Mostly in English and Türkçe; ponekad na bosanskom • @uni_of_essex alumnus
Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, has from prison called on the organisation to lay down its weapons and start peace talks with the Turkish government.

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From Turkish Jail, Kurdish Leader Urges PKK to Lay Down Arms
Abdullah Ocalan, founder of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, has from prison called on the organisation to lay down its weapons and start peace talks with the Turkish government.
balkaninsight.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sackings of mayors and multiple arrests threaten to torpedo a tentative peace deal with the Kurds – and Turkey’s president is doing this on purpose, experts claim.

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Erdogan Crackdown Aims to Halt Kurdish Peace Process in Turkey, Experts Say
Sackings of mayors and multiple arrests threaten to torpedo a tentative peace deal with the Kurds – and Turkey’s president is doing this on purpose, experts claim.
balkaninsight.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Are digital rights under threat in Europe? On 20 Feb, join us for a discussion on media freedom, digital rights, & the role of tech companies in shaping the online world. We will highlight the monitoring reports by the MFRR & the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
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Webinar: Rights In the Digital Space 2024 - BIRN
Join us for an insightful webinar on February 20, 2025, organised jointly by the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network.
birn.eu.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A Turkish court has blocked access to the YouTube, X and Instagram accounts of a journalist whose focus on Kurdish rights has repeatedly drawn the hostile attention of the authorities.

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Turkish Court Blocks Journalist’s Social Media Accounts, Citing ‘National Security’
A Turkish court has blocked access to the YouTube, X and Instagram accounts of a journalist whose focus on Kurdish rights has repeatedly drawn the hostile attention of the authorities.
balkaninsight.com
February 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Prosecutors are seeking long jail sentences for several Halk TV journalists after they broadcast a recorded phone conversation with a key witness in the trial of a popular opposition leader and others.

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Turkish Prosecutors Seek to Jail Journalists for ‘Influencing’ Court Witness
Prosecutors are seeking long jail sentences for several Halk TV journalists after they broadcast a recorded phone conversation with a key witness in the trial of a popular opposition leader and others...
balkaninsight.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM