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Selin Girit

@selingirit

Senior Journalist @BBC | Covering Turkey, ME and beyond @BBCWorldService | Previously BBC Turkey Bilingual Correspondent | Bluesky: @ selingirit.bsky.social

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Seven journalists arrested for covering the protests following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu have been released pending trial bbc.com/turkce/article…

Seven journalists arrested for covering the protests following the detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu have been released pending trial
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BBC's Mark Lowen deported from Turkey after covering protests: "To be detained and deported from the country where I previously lived for five years and for which I have such affection has been extremely distressing." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… Mark Lowen

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BBC muhabiri Mark Lowen sınırdışı edildi: "Daha önce beş yıl yaşadığım ve büyük bir sevgi beslediğim bir ülkede gözaltına alınıp sınır dışı edilmek çok üzücü. Basın özgürlüğü ve tarafsız habercilik tüm demokrasiler için vazgeçilmez bir öneme sahiptir." bbc.com/turkce/article…

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Aralarında gazeteci, çevirmen, Express ekibinden arkadaşımız Çiğdem Öztürk'ün de bulunduğu yedi kişi dün Ayvalık'ta gözaltına alınmıştı. Tutuklama isteniyor. Anayasal gösteri hakkını kullandığı için gözaltına alınan ve tutuklanan herkes derhal serbest bırakılsın. #HakHukukAdalet

Aralarında gazeteci, çevirmen, Express ekibinden arkadaşımız Çiğdem Öztürk'ün de bulunduğu yedi kişi dün Ayvalık'ta gözaltına alınmıştı. Tutuklama isteniyor.

Anayasal gösteri hakkını kullandığı için gözaltına alınan ve tutuklanan herkes derhal serbest bırakılsın.
#HakHukukAdalet
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🚨#PressFreedom under attack in #Turkey: In just one week, 🔴12 journos assaulted by police. 🔴14 detained, 7 charged. 🔴 BBC News (World) correspondent deported. 🔴Ind TV SÖZCÜ Televizyonu suspended for 10 days. 🔴Hundreds of social media accounts blocked. ➡️ ipi.media/turkey-mfrr-pa…

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Well this week has been quite an experience, detained by Turkish police while covering the anti-government protests and deported. Here’s my full story. Do take a read if you can - and thank you to everyone for kind messages and support: bbc.com/news/articles/…

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Drone footage posted by Turkey’s main opposition party CHP’s leader Özgür Özel Opposition says over 2.2 million gathered in Istanbul rally today to protest the arrest of mayor Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main political rival

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In Turkey, protesters demanding the release of Ekrem Imamoglu and the reinstating of the rule of law called for an economic boycott across the country today. Prosecutors launched an investigation on charges of "inciting the public to hatred and hostility" bbc.com/turkce/article…

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British band Muse have scrapped a concert in Istanbul after the concert promoter insulted anti-government protesters, prompting pressure from fans and local artists bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

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Video showed that before 15 aid workers were killed by Israeli forces, they had their emergency signal lights on, contradicting Israel’s claims. nyti.ms/43C8G7j

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Gazeteciler Timur Soykan ve Murat Ağırel, bu sabah evlerine yapılan baskınla gözaltına alındı. Evlerinde arama yapılan iki gazetecinin dijital ekipmanlarına el konuldu. İfade vermek için çağrıldığında gelecek gazetecileri sabaha karşı evinden gözaltına alma yöntemi, topluma ve

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Two of Turkey’s top journalists Timur Soykan and Murat Agirel detained on what their papers say are false charges based on their work apnews.com/article/journa…

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PKK announced that it has decided to dissolve and end the armed struggle that has claimed more than 40,000 lives over 40 years in Turkey search.app/8gvqcMyyeByhJS…

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'Fight for our journalism,' outgoing director general tells BBC staff after Trump's threat to sue the corporation for $1bn bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd9k…