The phrase “derin devlet” truly is Turkey’s gift to the world.

“The terrorism charge is particularly serious because it could allow him to be removed from office. It means that by the end of the day Ekrem İmamoğlu may no longer be mayor of Istanbul.” Me on BBC World Service a little earlier.

Never saw Eskişehir being described as “southeast of Istanbul” before…

In Turkish North Cyprus, an education ministry official is turned away from a school barricaded by parents who don’t want to admit a pupil who wears a headscarf. It appears they’re fighting Turkey’s battles of the 1990s, but in the social media age. Via HaberKKTC

A Turkish opposition MP claims agricultural seeds sold by Israel have caused a spike in deaths in Turkey from heart attacks. A rather crass April Fool's joke, or an attempt to go viral? Mustafa Sarıgül has form in this area.

Big earthquake off the southern shore of European Istanbul, the local disaster relief agency confirms. 6.2 magnitude is far from gentle.

You don't really need subtitles to see how well Meltem Bozbeyoğlu handles the moment a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul struck live on CNN TÜRK, but here they are in any case.

There was a time not so long ago when Turkish Airlines was the second biggest carrier at Tel Aviv Ben Gurion after El Al. Now, it isn't there at all.

Utterly shocked to learn of Ceren Kaynak İskit ♀’s sudden and untimely death aged just 38. I knew her on the London Turkish beat: she was a good journalist with a good heart, taken far, far too young. t24.com.tr/haber/gazeteci…

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