Torrential rain has turned streets into rivers near Istanbul, overturning vehicles and cutting off power. At least 3 people have died and 5 remain missing as emergency crews clear the wreckage. #IstanbulFloods #ExtremeWeather #TurkeyFloods
The author described Turkey as a vital NATO member but argued that Ankara’s course had repeatedly weakened the Western alliance. They framed the past five years as involving 15 strategic failures, citing the blocking of Sweden’s NATO accession, Turkey’s retention of Russian S-400 systems and loss of the F-35, and its refusal to align fully with sanctions. https://t.co/a1WmhqHbu0 #Türkiye #NATO #Diplomasi #TR #SE #RU #US
The author urged Turkish students to protest peacefully, following the example of Albanian and Serbian students, and to demand free and fair elections and an end to what they described as Erdoğan’s authoritarian rule. They said they supported a democratic Turkey and independent universities. https://t.co/tnIDRVYe6Z #Özgürlük #Demokrasi #Eğitim #TR #EU #AL #RS
The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality said some areas had the highest amount of rain since 1985. #IstanbulFloods #TurkeyWeather #ClimateImpact
The author wrote that archaeologists had found a shipwreck off the coast of Turkey dating back around 4,700 years, which they described as the oldest in the world. https://t.co/XmYyxyyJQL #Arkeoloji #Tarih #Türkiye #TR
The author wrote that democracy and press freedom were under attack in Turkey, claiming that Halk TV had been taken over and journalists İsmail Saymaz and Murat Ağırel were under house arrest. They said they would question the European Commission the following day about concrete measures, beginning with suspending political relations with Turkey. https://t.co/5vj9x2iBzg #Demokrasi #BasınÖzgürlüğü #Türkiye #TR #EU
I say that storming a TV channel with a police raid at dawn and appointing a trustee is something only dictators do. #PressFreedom #Turkey #OppositionMedia
It is the latest in a series of crackdowns on media critical of the Turkish president and his government. #PressFreedom #Turkey #OppositionMedia
Police barricades surrounded the headquarters of Halk TV in Istanbul on Wednesday, 14 October, as Turkish authorities raided the independent broadcaster and appointed a trustee to take control of its operations. #MediaFreedom #Turkey #PressFreedom
The author said they supported a European Azerbaijan and opposed Turkey’s politics, which they described as medieval. They argued that Erdoğan’s rule should not determine Baku’s future, and advocated secular institutions, freedom of conscience and education for every girl. They also called for Azerbaijan to join NATO and the EU alongside democratic reform. https://t.co/75wO2H88FK #Azerbaijan #EU #Democracy #AZ #EU #TR
The Romanian Prime Minister firmly condemned the attacks on commercial vessels within Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, emphasizing that such actions against civilian navigation are unacceptable and constitute serious violations of maritime and international law. These attacks are consequences of the war of aggression launched by Russia against Ukraine. The two officials discussed strengthening coordination between Romania and Bulgaria—including through cooperation with Turkey—to bolster regional security, including maritime security. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan also spoke by phone on Tuesday with his Bulgarian counterpart, Rumen Radev, about the deteriorating security situation in the Black Sea and attacks on commercial vessels, according to a Government press release. #NavaMaritimă #SecuritateRegională #MareaNeagră (translated)
Archaeologists say a 4,400- to 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Kekova Island in southern Turkey carried ceramic storage pots and stone anchors across the Mediterranean. #Shipwreck #Archaeology #HistoricalArtifacts
The move came just hours before the start of the defence's arguments in the sprawling corruption trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and some 400 other defendants. #PressFreedom #Turkey #MediaCensorship
I deny all the charges. #PressFreedom #Turkey #OppositionMedia
Halk TV says its staff are unable to enter the building in Istanbul, and a new manager was appointed to run the channel. #PressFreedom #Turkey #OppositionMedia
The author shared a Smithsonian Magazine article about a ship that sank off Turkey 2,100 years ago carrying stacks of ancient dishware, whose ceramic cargo was reportedly still remarkably intact. #Archaeology #History #Shipwreck #TR
A friend talks about vacation, and you go: "Oh, I was in Turkey too!" Congrats, you stole the conversation. Sociologist Charles Derber calls this a "shift response". You seemed to support the topic, but attention shifted to you. They feel it, even if they can’t explain why.
Tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels on Sunday, 11 October, demanding stronger action on climate change ahead of next month's COP31 summit in Antalya, Turkey. #ClimateAction #COP31 #FossilFuels
José Mourinho said he had joined Real Madrid during what he called the peak of the Negreira years, when, he claimed, people were unaware of the situation but those at the club felt its effects. He said it became widely known after he left. Mourinho also referred to a major scandal in Turkey, saying it became known after his departure from Fenerbahçe. https://t.co/8D0KVY90tV #Mourinho #RealMadrid #Futbol #ES #TR (translated)
The author said the latest edition of Proximities covered reports of Eritrean troops pushing into Ethiopia, a Palestinian man being shot dead in an attack by settlers on olive harvesters, and the mayor of Turkey’s Izmir defecting to Erdogan’s AKP. The author said it could be read in under two minutes. https://t.co/5YR2fJTvot #Ethiopia #Palestine #Turkey #ER #ET #PS #TR
