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Canadian journalist covering mostly . etc.

Brussels / Istanbul
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    11 Dec 2020

    I spoke to & for my piece about Hagia Sophia as a symbol of imperial power, the importance of religioscapes, & why Erdoğan is actually very un-Ottoman by not acknowledging the building's Byzantine history.

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  2. Retweeted
    7 hours ago

    In Brussels. In Istanbul. Everywhere in Europe. 💜💪🏾✨ Join the actions to protest against Turkey‘s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention and the attack on our fundamental rights. Solidarity to feminists in Turkey: Sizinleyiz ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽

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  3. 4 hours ago

    "Anyone who doesn't jump is Tayyip."

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    Kadıköy'de kadınlar hep bir ağızdan "Zıplamayan Tayyiptir" sloganı atıyor
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  4. 4 hours ago

    ., doing what she does. ♥️ 👊🏻

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    7 hours ago

    Alandayız ✊🏽💜

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  6. 7 hours ago

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  7. 7 hours ago

    Protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention in Brussels.

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    9 hours ago

    Yes! Berlin also joins! Haydi London, Amsterdam, Paris ✊💪💜

    Biz vazgeçmiyoruz, yaşam hakkımızı tartışamazsınız! Varlığımızı tartışamazsınız! Gelin beraber haykıralım! Bugün Oranienplatz’da 16:00’da buluşuyoruz!
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    8 hours ago

    So, as I tweeted in french, I was arrested in , last night on my way to report in . I was taken out of the plane right after landing in front of the other passengers by a police officer and taken in costudy for a 2hour interrogation session.

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    9 hours ago

    I understand why the EU might choose to prioritise foreign policy&migration diplomacy over rule of law issues. Still, this is not a sustainable approach for various reasons. 1) It blows life - even if temporarily - to TR's ruling alliance&strengthens authoritarianism,

    With Michel, we spoke to President Erdoğan. We underlined the importance of sustained de-escalation and of further strengthening confidence building to allow for a more positive EU-Turkey agenda.
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  11. Retweeted
    10 hours ago

    Bugün saat 15.30’da Place de la Monnaie Brüksel’de eylemi ✊🏽💜 Today at 15:30 protest against Turkey’s withdrawal from the İstanbul Convention. 📍 Place de la Monnaie, Brussels 💜✊🏽

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  12. 11 hours ago

    As said...

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    16 hours ago

    Withdrawing Turkey by presidential decree in the middle of the night from the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women is not just a bewildering and disgraceful act against women. It’s also unlawful: it appears to be one of parliament’s rare powers.

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  14. Retweeted
    16 hours ago

    Hüsnü Tümen went to the house where his wife Serap, who was in the process of divorcing him, was living and murdered her in front of their two children. Tümen also killed his mother in law & a neighbour who came after hearing gunshots.

    İzmir’de boşanma aşamasındaki eşinin kaldığı evi basan Hüsnü Tümen, iki çocuğunun gözü önünde eşi Serap Tümen’i, kayınvalidesi Serpil Palalı’yı ve silah sesi üzerine gelen komşuları Hamza Kuzucuk’u öldürdü.
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    16 hours ago

    An excellent thread on the developments that led to Turkey's withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence by a presidential decree issued last night.

    Turkey's First Lady, Emine Erdoğan announced Turkey's new action plan to combat violence against women. The headline of T24 I find to be misleading.
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    16 hours ago

    This is important; a select handful of groups (Yeni Akit Islamists, İsmailağa sect, certain branch of Saadet Party, to name a few) have been pushing for Turkey to withdraw and/or implement a local interpretation of Istanbul Convention.

    On July 6, İsmailağa sect issued a statement via their official website which basically says they they believe President Erdoğan will withdraw Turkey from the Istanbul Convention. Journalist explains in detail here: The wording is fascinating
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    16 hours ago
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    There is no strategy. This is appeasement of a select handful of groups.

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    14 hours ago

    "Today, in Turkey, 1 out of every 5 women aged between 18-45 got married at a child age, and 1 in every 3 women who got married at a child age also became a mother at a child age. Half of the women who were married before 18, experienced physical violence." Via

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    22 hours ago

    After a long campaign of misogyny and anti-LGBTI hate, withdraws from on combating violence against women by midnight presidential decree. Meanwhile, 77 women were killed in the first 78 days of this year. The government is complicit in their deaths.

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  20. Retweeted
    Mar 19

    Left out of work for over a year, 102 musicians in Turkey have committed suicide since the pandemic began.

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  21. Mar 19

    "In the 204-page introductory book on Diyarbakır province, there is no mention of the word Kurd or Kurdish. Under the heading "Diyarbakır's Dialect and its Characteristics", it is indicated that the language spoken...is similar to 'Baku Turkish'"

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