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ISTANBUL BLOG: Turkey deports BBC correspondent over Imamoglu protest reports
March 27, 2025
Reporter Mark Lowen has talked about press freedom and democracy. His comments in the context of the realities of the Erdogan regime are laughable.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Imamoglu protest police knock undercover colleague to ground, attempt to detain him
March 26, 2025
Main opposition party continues to play the fool, acting like some laws are still in effect in the country.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Make no mistake, if this regime feels threatened it is ready to kill
March 23, 2025
So far, however, the response mounted by the opposition to the jailing of its challenger Imamoglu to Erdogan has not engendered fear.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Thousands protest against Imamoglu detention, but there’s no sense of critical mass
March 20, 2025
Cocksure authorities even assure public they will pick up those who tweet-protest from their homes.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Latest from the odorous regime
March 14, 2025
Turkey watchers peel back the layers as Bankpozitif, Flash TV and Payfix seized as part of illegal sports betting prosecution.
ISTANBUL BLOG: PKK leader’s call to disarm not first of its kind. Nor is it serious
February 28, 2025
Not-so-negligible note circulated by Abdullah Ocalan’s messengers missed by international media.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Just your everyday evil
February 20, 2025
Erdogan’s men are going about seizing opposition city halls again. In itself, it’s nothing remarkable. But the anointing of rival Imamoglu as his challenger could be.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Making a fool of law
January 28, 2025
Turkey continues to simply ignore European court rulings not to its liking.
ISTANBUL BLOG: “Dog bites man” story as Erdogan arrests more mayors, but there’s more here than meets the eye
January 15, 2025
Two issues to watch: shape-shifting opposition politician Imamoglu and sad sight of boomers failing to solve Kurdish question.