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A late-spring frost cut Turkey’s apricot output from 750,000 tons to 10,000 this year.
Many other crops were damaged, deepening pressure on global and domestic food prices, which were already rising at a record rate in Turkey.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/cost-of-co...
Many other crops were damaged, deepening pressure on global and domestic food prices, which were already rising at a record rate in Turkey.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/cost-of-co...
July 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
A late-spring frost cut Turkey’s apricot output from 750,000 tons to 10,000 this year.
Many other crops were damaged, deepening pressure on global and domestic food prices, which were already rising at a record rate in Turkey.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/cost-of-co...
Many other crops were damaged, deepening pressure on global and domestic food prices, which were already rising at a record rate in Turkey.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
www.turkeyrecap.com/p/cost-of-co...
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6.2 earthquake and aftershocks hit Istanbul today.
Luckily there doesn't seem to be much physical damage. But the issue of lack of safe gathering spaces in the wake of "urban development" is starkly clear.
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social did great reporting on this. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/out-of-spa...
Luckily there doesn't seem to be much physical damage. But the issue of lack of safe gathering spaces in the wake of "urban development" is starkly clear.
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social did great reporting on this. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/out-of-spa...
Out of space: Lack of safe zones deepens İstanbul’s earthquake risks
Although provisions were established after İstanbul’s last major tremor – the 1999 İzmit earthquake – experts say Turkey’s largest city remains without adequate safe zones, or assembly areas like park...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
6.2 earthquake and aftershocks hit Istanbul today.
Luckily there doesn't seem to be much physical damage. But the issue of lack of safe gathering spaces in the wake of "urban development" is starkly clear.
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social did great reporting on this. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/out-of-spa...
Luckily there doesn't seem to be much physical damage. But the issue of lack of safe gathering spaces in the wake of "urban development" is starkly clear.
@turkeyrecap.bsky.social did great reporting on this. www.turkeyrecap.com/p/out-of-spa...
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The CHP has called İmamoğlu’s arrest a “coup” intended to block him from running for president.
To channel and sustain the resulting outrage, the opposition party has put forward a strategy consisting of three main initiatives.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Saturday's Maltepe rally:
To channel and sustain the resulting outrage, the opposition party has put forward a strategy consisting of three main initiatives.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Saturday's Maltepe rally:
Cornered but energized: Turkey’s opposition ramps up pressure for early vote
İSTANBUL — Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Maltepe, İstanbul Saturday, March 29, for the "Freedom for İmamoğlu" rally, demanding the release of the city’s imprisoned mayor – and now the op...
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March 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The CHP has called İmamoğlu’s arrest a “coup” intended to block him from running for president.
To channel and sustain the resulting outrage, the opposition party has put forward a strategy consisting of three main initiatives.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Saturday's Maltepe rally:
To channel and sustain the resulting outrage, the opposition party has put forward a strategy consisting of three main initiatives.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports from Saturday's Maltepe rally:
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"It's a full-scale environmental disaster," Prof. Mustafa Sarı said.
With the resurgence of sea snot in cold winter months, experts and fishers fear marine life in the Marmara Sea could face a mass die-off event this spring and summer.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
With the resurgence of sea snot in cold winter months, experts and fishers fear marine life in the Marmara Sea could face a mass die-off event this spring and summer.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
Dawn of the dead zone: Winter mucilage outbreak strangles Turkey's Marmara Sea
İSTANBUL — With the resurgence of sea snot in cold winter months, experts and fishers fear a mass die-off of marine life in the Marmara Sea as temperatures climb this spring and summer, further fuelin...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"It's a full-scale environmental disaster," Prof. Mustafa Sarı said.
With the resurgence of sea snot in cold winter months, experts and fishers fear marine life in the Marmara Sea could face a mass die-off event this spring and summer.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
With the resurgence of sea snot in cold winter months, experts and fishers fear marine life in the Marmara Sea could face a mass die-off event this spring and summer.
@woutermassink.bsky.social reports:
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Years of unchecked urban development have turned many of İstanbul’s vacant lots into apartments and shopping malls, leaving residents few areas to gather during emergencies.
@woutermassink.bsky.social and Boran Göksel report using open source data and spatial analysis:
@woutermassink.bsky.social and Boran Göksel report using open source data and spatial analysis:
Out of space: Lack of safe zones deepens İstanbul’s earthquake risks
Although provisions were established after İstanbul’s last major tremor – the 1999 İzmit earthquake – experts say Turkey’s largest city remains without adequate safe zones, or assembly areas like park...
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February 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Years of unchecked urban development have turned many of İstanbul’s vacant lots into apartments and shopping malls, leaving residents few areas to gather during emergencies.
@woutermassink.bsky.social and Boran Göksel report using open source data and spatial analysis:
@woutermassink.bsky.social and Boran Göksel report using open source data and spatial analysis:
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For Turkey Recap, Wouter Massink and I dive into the world's #1 destination for used European mega-ships: the shores of Aliağa, Turkey 🇹🇷 , whose workers are fighting for recognition and compensation of their occupational diseases linked to asbestos exposure
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Where ships and men come to die: Turkey’s hazardous ship-breaking industry
ALİAĞA — On the last day of August 2024, İbrahim Karakaya was finishing some work before lunch.
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January 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
For Turkey Recap, Wouter Massink and I dive into the world's #1 destination for used European mega-ships: the shores of Aliağa, Turkey 🇹🇷 , whose workers are fighting for recognition and compensation of their occupational diseases linked to asbestos exposure
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www.turkeyrecap.com/p/where-ship...
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www.turkeyrecap.com/p/where-ship...
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Aliağa hosts the fourth-largest ship dismantling area in the world. It’s also the most popular destination for EU vessels.
Despite this, Aliağa remains marred by a lack of safety standards and poor labor conditions Wouter Massink and Lyse Mauvais report:
Despite this, Aliağa remains marred by a lack of safety standards and poor labor conditions Wouter Massink and Lyse Mauvais report:
Where ships and men come to die: Turkey’s hazardous ship-breaking industry
ALİAĞA — On the last day of August 2024, İbrahim Karakaya was finishing some work before lunch.
www.turkeyrecap.com
January 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Aliağa hosts the fourth-largest ship dismantling area in the world. It’s also the most popular destination for EU vessels.
Despite this, Aliağa remains marred by a lack of safety standards and poor labor conditions Wouter Massink and Lyse Mauvais report:
Despite this, Aliağa remains marred by a lack of safety standards and poor labor conditions Wouter Massink and Lyse Mauvais report: