#turkiye
@batuhancoskun and @hasan : I guess it's never too late to learn more about your country and it's people.
Probably most people in the Netherlands, like me, who have never visited Türkiye (or did, but visited touristic places only) have some vague idea of what your country "is about".
I've been lucky to have had colleagues with Turkish roots, but their background (their parents often are very conservative) does not necessarily represent the feelings of the "average" Turkish citizen - of course "average" is a too gross simplification.
I'm looking forward to learning more! I'll be using the "translate" button for toots in Turkish to learn more about you and your country. The internet has a lot of issues (I've seen a lot of scams targeting Turkish people), but being able to communicate with individuals all over the world is a nice feature.
Anyway, nice to meet you!
Turkish protesters rise up against Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
> Demonstrators warn arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the president’s main rival, risks transforming the country into an autocracy
https://www.ft.com/content/65721cf9-63dc-4414-a3c8-904abbdf6211?accessToken=zwAAAZZuOTslkc9lchz5Y9xEFNOjyJBKu99iEQE.MEQCIBIFt5MmFz1oxuabcCmdUnC71McxMp1x2EJrT42IqgmJAiByYldYRqA736NCE909NTTO7bDb0CG18B9aLuHkSgiAFw&segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902 #Turkiye #Turkey #democracy
“Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.
The European Union is set to keep pumping billions of euros into Turkey despite President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s sweeping crackdown on political opponents.”
Write him a fucking blank cheque, why don’t you, you spineless, racist blocks of cheddar. And why? Because he helps keeps the Brown people away from our pristine white shores.
I swear the next person who uses the words “European values” non-sarcastically in my presence will wish they’d stayed in bed that morning.
#demokrasi #insanHakları #ırkcılık #faşizm #Türkiye #erdoğan #AvrupaBirliği #democracy #humanRights #racism #fascism #Turkey #erdogan #EU
Hundreds of thousands in a demonstration against Erdogan in Istanbul Turkiye
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Turkiye
Hundreds of thousands join Istanbul protest rally
> Waving flags and chanting slogans, hundreds of thousands of anti-government demonstrators rallied in #Istanbul Saturday calling for democracy to be defended after the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu which sparked #Turkey’s worst street unrest in over a decade.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/03/29/hundreds-of-thousands-join-istanbul-protest-rally-report #Turkiye #protests
Around me in Istanbul there is fear on every face – but I see a resilience that refuses to die
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/29/istanbul-fear-resilience-ekrem-imamoglu-arrest
#türkiye #istanbul #imamoğlu #demokrasi #insanHakları #erdoğan #faşizm #turkey #democracy #humanRights #imamoglu #erdogan #fascism
Considering bus travel in Turkey? Here's my honest ranking of 9 companies after months on the road! 
Read more: https://flip.it/jRmZa5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6wk4oI4wTY
1 400+ Arrested in #Turkiye as #Erdogan Jails #Istanbul Mayor & Intensifies #Authoritarian Crackdown
Explore Turkey's hidden gem: Hagia Sophia Trabzon 
Free entry and fewer crowds than Istanbul!
Read more: https://flip.it/DC4EjT
You might be seeing images coming out of Turkey with huge protests against Erdoğan.
But who is Erdoğan?
Why, he’s our dear friend in the EU who we pay billions of euros to so he keeps the Brown people away from our shores, of course.
Hey @EUCommission, wanna wave to your BFF? Go on, don’t be shy!
Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the Oracle Pension, Didyma.
I love this place. The pension sits right on the temenos of the ancient temple, and its rooms & breakfast terrace afford unrivalled views.
Police officers use pepper spray on a demonstrator wearing dervish clothes, during a protest on the day Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was jailed as part of a corruption investigation, in Istanbul, Turkey. Photo by Umit Bektas, Reuters.
104 -year -old citizen who voted in Izmir: I came at this age I came to vote. I am waiting for all young people to vote https://www.byteseu.com/856072/ #RepublicOfTürkiye #Turkey #Türkiye #TürkiyeCumhuriyeti
BREAKING NEWS 
Turkiye Protests Worked!
A Turkish court jusr dismissed charges against Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on suspicion of terrorism offences, but extended his detention on suspicion of corruption offences. This means that the Turkish government will not be able to appoint a replacement for the mayor, and Imamoglu's opposition party will choose his successor.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Turkiye #Breaking #BreakingNews
