“Ankara is too important an ally to alienate, no matter what happens on the streets of Istanbul, politicians and officials tell POLITICO.

The European Union is set to keep pumping billions of euros into Turkey despite President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s sweeping crackdown on political opponents.”

politico.eu/article/turkey-cri…

Write him a fucking blank cheque, why don’t you, you spineless, racist blocks of cheddar. And why? Because he helps keeps the Brown people away from our pristine white shores.

I swear the next person who uses the words “European values” non-sarcastically in my presence will wish they’d stayed in bed that morning.

#demokrasi #insanHakları #ırkcılık #faşizm #Türkiye #erdoğan #AvrupaBirliği #democracy #humanRights #racism #fascism #Turkey #erdogan #EU

EU faces billion-euro dilemma over Turkey crisis

^{Gabriel Gavin (POLITICO)}

Around me in Istanbul there is fear on every face – but I see a resilience that refuses to die

theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

#türkiye #istanbul #imamoğlu #demokrasi #insanHakları #erdoğan #faşizm #turkey #democracy #humanRights #imamoglu #erdogan #fascism

Around me in Istanbul there is fear on every face – but I see a resilience that refuses to die

Many turbulent years have taught my friends never to make plans. Yet, even after Ekrem İmamoğlu’s arrest, they have hope, says Istanbul-based writer Carolin Würfel

^{Carolin Würfel (The Guardian)}

“Don’t believe your eyes.” – Turkish state TV

Imagine the people who work there; imagine your whole sorry existence being the peddling of lies.

theguardian.com/world/2025/mar…

#turkey #türkiye #erdoğan #insanHakları #demokrasi #humanRights #democracy #sansür #censorship

‘It’s disinformation’: Turkish state TV avoids any coverage of mass street protests

News of protests has been preserve of a few newspapers and channels outside well funded pro-government networks

^{Ruth Michaelson (The Guardian)}