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Turkey arrests Swedish journalist over 'insulting the president' and 'terrorism'

Reporters Without Borders condemned the arrest and criticised what they call the erosion in press freedom in Turkey.

Euronews

Turkey Opposition Calls Mass Rally In Istanbul

Protesters were to join a mass rally in Istanbul Saturday at the call of Turkey's main opposition CHP over the jailing of the city's mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a top figure in the party whose arrest has sparked 10 days of the country's biggest street demonstrations in a decade.

International Business Times

Brussels, my love? Is democracy becoming a phase-out model?

In this edition, we take a look at the protests in Turkey, the crackdown on the annual gay parade in Budapest and the broken ceasefire in Gaza.

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Student targeted by masked immigration officials can’t be deported without order

Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, was taken by masked immigration officials as she walked along a street

The Independent UK

Turkey is an incredibly powerful broker in the current world crisis, and a masterful negotiator

While Turkey’s government is struggling to deal with mass protests at home (after Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was imprisoned), in foreign affairs it is in an increasingly strong position as a key power broker in deals with Europe, the US and Russia. At the crossroads between Asia and Europe, Turkey…

The Conversation

Erdogan Turns Sights On Opposition CHP With His Main Rival In Jail

With the jailing of Istanbul's mayor on corruption charges, Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan has got rid of his most powerful opponent.

International Business Times

Two Turkish journalists detained as protests over İmamoğlu's arrest continue

The mass demonstrations broke out last week following the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a member of the opposition CHP and seen as a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on Mars

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover.

LiveScience

More Arrests As Turkey Escalates Crackdown Over Protests

Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.

International Business Times

Olympic skier Berkin Usta dies aged 24 in fire at winter resort hotel

Olympian and his father Yahya die in blaze in closed hotel in Turkey, after Berkin raced slalom and giant slalom at 2022 Beijing Winter Games

The Guardian - AU

I’ve never seen such clampdowns in Istanbul. Turkey’s democracy is fighting for its life

The jailing of President Erdoğan’s main political rival is the low point of a decade-long march towards autocracy – but the protesters aren’t done yet either, says writer Orhan Pamuk

The Guardian - UK

Journalism Under Threat In Turkey, Says AFP Photographer

Yasin Akgul, a photojournalist for Agence France-Presse who was arrested this week after covering the huge protests rocking his native Turkey, said after his release on Thursday that the profession is under threat in the country.

International Business Times

AFP Journalist Yasin Akgul Leaves Jail, But Lawyer Says Charges Remain

AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who was arrested this week covering Turkey's worst unrest in more than a decade, was freed Thursday from an Istanbul jail, AFP correspondents said, though his lawyer said the charges against him remain.

International Business Times

Human sacrifices found in a Bronze Age tomb in Turkey were mostly teenage girls

Archaeologists are unsure why unrelated teenagers were buried in an elaborate Bronze Age tomb but think their age may be a clue.

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The Independent UK

Olympic skier and father killed in fire at abandoned ski hotel in Turkey

The 30-year-old hotel was shut down in early January when its accommodation permit was cancelled

Evening Standard

Turkey protests: Police turn pepper spray and water cannons on young demonstrators at university

Police in Turkey aimed water cannons and pepper spray at student protestors as nationwide demonstrations enter the eighth day

International Business Times

Turkey Escalates Media Crackdown Over Protest Coverage

Turkey on Thursday stepped up a crackdown on media coverage of mass protests since the arrest of Istanbul's popular mayor, deporting a BBC journalist and imposing a 10-day broadcast ban on an opposition TV channel.

The National (Scotland)

BBC reporter deported from Turkey following protest coverage

BBC reporter Mark Lowen has been deported from Turkey following his arrest on Wednesday, the broadcaster said ...

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The Guardian - UK

BBC reporter arrested and deported from Turkey after covering protests

Mark Lowen considered ‘threat to public order’ after reports on nationwide anti-government demonstrations

Evening Standard

BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after being detained

The journalist was deported on Thursday morning from Istanbul, after being accused of ‘being a threat to public order’, according to the BBC.

The Independent UK

BBC journalist arrested, deported from Turkey after covering protests

He was accused of ‘being a threat to public order’

The Independent UK

Students pepper sprayed, arrested as protests flare in Turkish capital

Tensions flared anew in Turkey's capital, Ankara, as police clashed with student protesters early Thursday, deploying pepper spray, plastic pellets, and water cannons.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Turkey’s protests: a rejection of Erdoğan’s autocracy

Editorial: The arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was a turning point for those already angered at political repression and a cost of living crisis

Evening Standard

Wife of former Russian minister cries during UK sanctions trial

Ekaterina Ovsiannikova told Southwark Crown Court she ‘did not have a clue’ that sanctions imposed on her husband would affect her family.

Euronews

Erdoğan accuses Turkey's opposition of wrecking economy as protests continue

Many consider the case against Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, seen as the biggest challenger to Erdoğan’s 22-year rule, to be politically motivated.

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