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Seref Isler

@seref_i

Deputy Editor at CNA. Ex-CNBC, BBC, SBS, RadyoBilkent. Insomniac nomad. Loves food, tattoos, dogs and metal music 🇬🇧🇹🇷

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My neighbour has been blasting Blur, Oasis, REM and Nirvana on repeat. I don’t know whether to check up on him or join him with a beer.

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It's important to note that the real test for the Turkish opposition begins now. They will now have to prove that they have what it takes to govern if they won a general election. Yesterday's local election wins have only given them a job interview.
bbc.com/news/world-eur…

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This is more than just a row over a Turkish cup fixture.

If the reports of police entering changing rooms to confiscate banners and T-shirts are true, what would happen with 48 teams at the 2034 FIFA World Cup?

Saudi Arabia is the sole bidder to host that tournament.

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Turkish sparkling wine is becoming more and more popular. Vinkara tells AFP that they sell out very quickly. Their wine won gold medal for the Best Sparkling Wine in 2020.
Turkish bubbly competing with champagne. Who would've thought.

themountaineer.com/news/national/…

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In my thirty plus years of my adult life I do not think I ever seen the Israeli media so sanitized from seeing the massive humanitarian crisis taking place in Gaza and the West Bank. Private media really changed everything. Make money and keep cheerers of war in full focus.

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CNN's Fareed Zakaria on journalists who have embedded with the IDF in Gaza:

'As a condition to enter Gaza under IDF air support, outlets have to submit all materials and footage to the Israeli military for review prior to publication. CNN has agreed to these terms....'

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The protesters interrupting Blinken and Austin's testimonies are likely Democrat-leaning voters. It's hard to see how the White House won't be worried about the negative public opinion at a time when numbers in US politics are on a knife-edge.

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These overt gestures to Israel while never addressing the situation Palestinians have been living in will only serve the narrative Turkey has been pushing: that the country couldn’t make any headway in its EU candidacy talks because it’s majority Muslim.

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These overt gestures to Israel while never addressing the situation Palestinians have been living in will only serve the narrative Turkey has been pushing: that the country couldn’t make any headway in its EU candidacy talks because it’s majority Muslim.

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Turkey’s Interior Minister says two terrorists attempted to attack the Ministry. One was killed and the other blew up a suicide vest. Two security guests have been lightly injured.

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A series of reports coming in from Turkey’s capital that there was a blast and gunshots near Parliament. The Assembly was due to hold a session today.

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