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Maja Kuzmanovic
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Correspondent | archaeologist | tour guide
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FMA condemns the killing last night of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza by the Israeli military and stands in solidarity with our Palestinian colleagues, at least 178 of whom have been killed by Israel since the conflict began. Journalists are #NotATarget.
August 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Police detain journalists covering protests: NOW reporter Ali Onur Tosun, photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, journo Zeynep Kuray, AFP's Yasin Akgül, journalist Hayri Tunç, IBB photojournalist Kurtuluş Arı, Sendika.org reporter Zişan Gür and photojournalist Murat Kocabaş in İzmir have been detained.
Sendika.Org - Üreten Biziz Yöneten de Biz Olacağız
Sendika.Org - Üreten Biziz Yöneten de Biz Olacağız
Sendika.org
March 24, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Tens of thousands of people outside Istanbul city hall and Çağlayan courthouse, where detained mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu & others at hearing. Signs he may be arrested.. Entrances and exits to city are restricted, opposition Halk TV reports. Police in front of city hall used pressured water and tear gas.
March 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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İstanbul governor restricts entries to city, extends demonstration ban as protests continue

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İstanbul governor restricts entries to city, extends demonstration ban as protests continue
Mayor İmamoğlu was transferred to the courthouse amid heightened security measures in the area.
bianet.org
March 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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The arrest of @ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social, mayor of Istanbul and a prominent rival of the president of Turkey, has set off pro-democracy protests across the country. That's despite a four-day ban on gatherings.

So here are some notes, while we wait for him to go in front of a judge tonight.
March 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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#Turkey: IPI joins @mlsaturkey.org & 13 other orgs to call for immediate release of journalists @yildiztar.bsky.social , Elif Akgül, Ercüment Akdeniz & Ender İmrek, detained on Feb 18. Their lawyers were denied access, investigation is under a confidentiality order.👇
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February 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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HOLY ZIFT FIRST NEW ROYAL TOMB FOUND IN EGYPT SINCE KING TUT THIS IS HUGE
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Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
Archaeologists in Egypt have found of the tomb of King Thutmose II - the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
www.cbsnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Syrians celebrating fall of Assad on the streets of Fatih, part of Istanbul where many of them live
December 8, 2024 at 2:58 PM
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📌 New episode 📌

Jennifer Hattam (@jenhattam.bsky.social) reflects on years of reporting on Turkey’s cultural and political agenda.

She also talks about wrenching changes in journalism and how she stays afloat amid Istanbul’s constant upheaval.

👇👇

turkeybooktalk.com/2024/11/19/j...
Jennifer Hattam on Istanbul’s shifting cultural landscape
Turkey Book Talk #232 – Jennifer Hattam reflects on a decade-and-a-half of reporting on Turkey’s environmental, political and cultural agenda, as well as wrenching changes in journalism a…
turkeybooktalk.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
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Several journalists detained in morning raids across three cities

Five journalists and a film director have been taken into custody and one journalist’s residence was raided while she wasn’t at home. bianet.org/haber/severa...
Several journalists detained in morning raids across three cities
Five journalists and a film director have been taken into custody and one journalist’s home was raised while she wasn’t at home.
bianet.org
November 26, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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Despite a ban on demonstrations and a heavy police presence, women in Istanbul held a protest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #25Kasım
November 25, 2024 at 6:32 PM