Large group of students marching in central Istanbul as protests against the arrest of mayor Ekrem Imamoglu — a top political rival of President Erdogan — continue.

Right now there are a lot of new eyes on Signal, and not all of them are familiar with secure messaging and its nuances. Which means there’s misinfo flying around that might drive people away from Signal and private communications. One piece of misinfo we need to address is the

Insightful analysis below by Turkish academics Berk and Şebnem Gümüşçü on what happened in Turkey and what could be next, includes all the nuance and context Western journos often seem to miss (e.g. CNN quoting known Gulenist Enes Kanter, recent piece in the Economist etc.)

NEW: Last month two investigative journalists at BIRN Srbija were targeted with NSO's Pegasus spyware. NSO Group says it spyware is sold only to "vetted government clients". This follows a pattern of hacking and surveillance by Serbian authorities They haven't gone away...

📣 Some news about me: Yesterday (Wednesday) I was detained by police in Istanbul, held for 17 hours and then deported from Turkey to the UK. Told I was “a threat to public order”. In the country I lived in - and love. Journalism is not a crime. Here’s the BBC’s statement:

RTÜK has extended its reach to YouTube channels as well. If Fatih Altaylı who has a large following on youtube and Flu TV channels do not apply for a license within 72 hours, they will be blocked from access, according to T24.

Pikachu running from the police is cute and all but let's not forget this is the real experience of protesting in Turkey -- militarized police brutality and borderline torture of young people. This is why TR gov jails and deports journalists who are covering the protests.

Growing anger over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key political challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, erupted Saturday into one of the biggest demonstrations Turkey has seen in years. wapo.st/3XyIVAX

In light of the massive movement to boycott pro-gov businesses + economic blackout scheduled for April 2, gov in #Turkey is trying to make boycotting illegal + commerce minister alleges corporations can sue boycott advocates for damages.

Amid anti-government boycotts in TR, Muse becomes the third act (after Trevor Noah and Ane Brun) to cancel an upcoming show in Istanbul due organizers' criticism of protests and ties to Erdogan.

Here’s my piece from last week comparing Le Pen’s political ban and İmamoğlu’s case: Both sides are using each other to justify their actions—Le Pen calls her conviction politically motivated, drawing parallels to Erdoğan’s tactics, while Turkish officials cite her case to argue

Demonstrations right now in Kadıköy calling for the release of students and young people detained after attending protests in Istanbul.

Florida’s new anti-encryption bill is both dumb and dangerous. Florida lawmakers must say no. eff.org/deeplinks/2025…

BREAKING: Spyware maker NSO Group must pay $167 million to WhatsApp for a hacking campaign in 2019 that targeted more than 1,400 chat app users. This is a huge win for WhatsApp. NSO says it will consider appealing. techcrunch.com/2025/05/06/nso…

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Access to jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu's account on X has been blocked in Turkey - the latest move against President Erdogan's key rival. Imamoglu was arrested in March on corruption charges, and nominated as his opposition CHP's presidential candidate while in custody.