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#Instagram blocked in #Turkey today by nation's information & communications authority. Comes 2 days after communications director accused the platform of censorship & preventing posts of condolences after Hamas political leader's assassination. He vowed to defend free speech.

🚨 Today in Turkey, Instagram has been banned. As the Mayor of Istanbul, I strongly believe that communication bans do not benefit any society. Limiting access to social media platforms stifles free expression and hinders the flow of information. I urge the authorities to

Last week, #Turkey passed a new law to get millions of stray dogs off its streets. But it’s ignited fury 1) for a euthanasia provision 2) among those who see street dogs as a neighborhood fixture. Sharing my own run in with a pack of dogs @ the 16:41 mark bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Scoop - Washington dispatched its export control chief to Turkey to warn officials and executives that there will be "consequences" if the country does not curtail its exports to Russia of US military-linked hardware that is vital to Moscow’s war machine. on.ft.com/4dsGiXr

Demonstrators in front of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar — a tourist hotspot — this evening singing, holding signs in Turkish and English that read “Israel, the USA, and NATO will be defeated.” Worth noting #Turkey is a NATO member.

I visited Manisa, #Turkey where China’s BYD is planning to open a $1B EV plant, which’ll expand its foothold in Europe. Locals are optimistic but wary after VW pulled out of a similar deal in 2020. For Ankara, it’s all about diversifying FDI from the West podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bus…

📰 Sunday extras! "Why is Chinese EV giant BYD moving into Turkey?" by Victoria Craig. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why…

#Turkey's economy grew 2.5% in 2Q: The slowest pace since the start of the pandemic in 2Q 2020 when the economy contracted 10.4%. Finance minister Mehmet Simsek, whose econ turnaround plan has been in place since last summer, says data point to "continued stabilisation" in 3Q

US confirms two servicemen safe after being assaulted in #Turkey’s third-largest city, Izmir today. 15 people have been arrested and an investigation launched, accdg to local authorities. Comes amid instances of rising anti-American sentiment in Turkish cities including Istanbul.

Thawing relations: President Erdogan rolled out the red carpet for Egypt's leader in Ankara yesterday. The first visit in 12 years & one President Sisi said reflects a will to "start a new friendship and cooperation between Egypt & Turkey." More @ 21:30: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

The Globalist: Turkey will be attending the Arab League summit for the first time in 13 years. @GeorginaGodwin asks Bill Law بيل لو and Victoria Craig how significant this is. Plus: Germany’s emergency land-border controls and a round-up of aviation news bit.ly/4eh9osv

From blaming the “interest rate lobby” in 2018 for a painful currency crisis and accusing JPM of “misleading & manipulative” advice …now to courting Wall Street banks to help with #Turkey’s massive economic turnaround.

Turkey’s president of religious affairs has condemned Israel as a ‘Zionist murder network’ and a ‘cursed nation’ in a strongly worded statement which comes as the Jewish state marks the first anniversary of Hamas’s brutal attack. Here’s a small portion of the statement ->

I've been a US expat for 7 years &, even in presidential #election cycles, I've blissfully avoided political ads. Until this year. The deluge of targeted ads that flooded my social feeds was so fierce, I thought: There must be a story here. I was right 👇 marketplace.org/2024/10/21/ele…

Wonder how the conversation between presidents will go at the #BRICS summit tomorrow?

#Turkey’s interior minister says terror attack happened against TUSAŞ (aerospace company) facility in #Ankara this afternoon. Reports “martyrs and injured people” after attack. Provides no further details, advises following only official channels for info

The Globalist: Victoria Craig joins @emmanelsonmedia with the latest from Ankara. Plus: Ramon Pacheco Pardo and Mark Galeotti on Pyongyang’s deployment of troops to Russia, economy news with Vicky Pryce and a look ahead to our new show ‘Monocle on Fashion’ monocle.com/radio/shows/th…

With Trump's victory all but secured, jubilant reactions from Moscow are starting to roll in. Former stand-in president Dmitry Medvedev implies Russia will retain its maximalist military gains in Ukraine – but hopes Trump winds down aid to Kyiv. t.me/medvedev_teleg…

#Turkey’s president congratulates Donald #Trump who he says won the US election “after a great struggle.” Adds he hopes Turkey/US relations will strengthen, regional/global conflicts end (names Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Palestine) and “efforts will be made for a more just world.”

“I'm Turkish but I am Jewish as well. So there is always a fear that it will not be accepted well & this makes you walk on the edges of your feet.” For BBC World Service, I explore how anti-Israel rhetoric has forced Turkish Jews to hide their identities bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…