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Turkey: Government silences last critical media outlets

Over 95% of Turkish media are already considered pro-government. Now the regulatory authority has imposed a ten-day broadcasting ban on the two...

11.07.2025 40

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Burak Ünveren

Germany: Why are so many Turks applying for citizenship?

The number of Turkish people becoming German citizens doubled in 2024. Why is that?

24.06.2025 70

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Burak Ünveren

Germany: Why are so many Turks applying for citizenship?

The number of Turkish people becoming German citizens doubled in 2024. Why is that?

23.06.2025 90

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Burak Ünveren

What does the end of the PKK mean for Turkey?

The Kurdish Worker's Party, or PKK, has agreed to stop fighting the Turkish state. What does it mean for PKK members, for Turkish politics and even...

16.05.2025 50

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Turkey: TV stars in the crosshairs of politics

Many Turkish actors are under pressure from the government and some have already lost their job for supporting a call for boycott that followed the...

14.04.2025 30

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What next for Turkey: More authoritarianism?

The signs are not good, say Turkish experts. After the arrest of Istanbul's mayor, the repression of protests, and ongoing arrests of journalists and...

31.03.2025 10

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Burak Ünveren

Turkey: Women's rights activists slam 'Year of the family'

Turkey's president thinks that each woman should have at least three children. Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared 2025 the "Year of the...

02.02.2025 20

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Erdogan has dual strategy for Kurds in Turkey and Syria

Turkey's government is reaching out to the Kurdish population at home while backing militias fight Kurds in Syria. What is behind Recep Tayyip...

13.01.2025 10

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Burak Ünveren

Turkey: Erdogan's Kurdish dual strategy

Turkey's government is reaching out to the Kurdish population at home while backing militias fight Kurds in Syria. What is behind Recep Tayyip...

13.01.2025 10

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Burak Ünveren