Senior Journalist @BBC | Covering Turkey, ME and beyond @BBCWorldService | Previously BBC Turkey Bilingual Correspondent
Joined March 2009
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Apr 21
This week, #BBCGlobalEye reports from Turkey — a country at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, where geography shapes power and politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long positioned Turkey as a global bridge, able to mediate between rivals. But in a rapidly changing world, can Turkey hold on to that role? Watch full programme here: youtu.be/SBlzfZZPhw0?si=ceW7…
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May 24
Erdogan shuts down major university on Thursday, then reopens it on Sunday.: “The presidential decree that had canceled the university's operating permit was annulled by another presidential decree”
May 24
Bilgi Üniversitesi üç gün sonra tekrar açıldı: Üniversitenin faaliyet iznini iptal eden cumhurbaşkanı kararı, başka bir cumhurbaşkanı kararıyla yürürlükten kaldırıldı bbc.in/3RvbPBI
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May 24
Turkish police storm opposition offices after leaders ousted bbc.in/4tVIJJn
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May 24
Let that sink in: Riot police storm a political party more than a century old, the very party founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk himself
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the main opposition party's headquarters to evict its ousted leadership, deepening a crisis at the heart of Turkey's democracy reut.rs/4dvczj2
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May 24
Striking scenes from Turkey. Riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the headquarters of the main opposition party CHP to remove its ousted leadership. Earlier this week, a court annulled the results of the CHP’s 2023 congress, where Özgür Özel had been elected party leader, effectively removing him from office. Özel and his allies were pushed out of party headquarters and are now marching towards parliament in protest. Turkish democracy enters yet another period of deep turmoil x.com/bbcturkce/status/20585…
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May 22
Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel has vowed to fight a court ruling removing him and fellow party leaders, in the latest legal move that helps cement President Erdoğan's grip on power. The appeal court declared the 2023 leadership election in Özel's CHP null and void, prompting thousands of demonstrators to gather outside party headquarters in Ankara. "We are experiencing a dark day for Turkish democracy," said Özel bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62e…
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May 21
Genel Merkezimizde açıklama yapıyorum. x.com/i/broadcasts/1vJpPrMWP…
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May 21
Ozgur Ozel has just been ousted as head of Turkey’s main opposition party. Earlier this week, in a guest essay, he warned of the challenging conditions hampering a democratic breakthrough in his country economist.com/by-invitation/…
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Thousands gather after Turkish court ousts opposition leader x.com/i/broadcasts/1yxBeMXED…
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A Turkish court effectively ousted the main opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, annulling the 2023 party congress that elected him chairman. The case was seen as a test of Turkey's shaky balance between democracy and autocracy reut.rs/4nIp7qp
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May 21
Turkish court removes leader of opposition ft.trib.al/Mle68cR
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Apr 27
NEW: NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual summits, six sources tell me & @andrew_r_gray and @liliebayer, a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his final year in office 🧵
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Apr 24
RT @gonultol: Human rights activist Osman Kavala, former pro-Kurdish party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, İstanbul mayor and opposition pres…
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed journalist Amal Khalil on Wednesday were a war crime, Lebanon's prime minister said. cbsn.ws/48f4n3o
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Apr 21
US President Donald Trump says he will extend Iran ceasefire and continue blockade of country's ports - follow live bbc.in/3OkXTsZ
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Apr 18
Tanker reports being "fired upon" by Iran gunboats, maritime group says, after Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz again bbc.in/4dQP8kE
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Apr 18
BREAKING: Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the U.S. of violating deal to reopen it. apnews.com/live/iran-war-isr…
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Apr 18
Turkey promotes ‘Middle Corridor’ as Strait of Hormuz alternative ft.trib.al/rPasu3R
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