Piotr ZalewskiVerified account

@p_zalewski

Turkey correspondent for . Occasional bylines elsewhere. Opinions my own. RT = interesting. Email: piotrzalewski@economist.com

Istanbul, Turkey
economist.com
Joined November 2010
685 Photos and videos Photos and videos

You may also like

·

Worldwide trends

Tweets

You blocked @p_zalewski

Are you sure you want to view these Tweets? Viewing Tweets won't unblock @p_zalewski

  1. 11 hours ago

    Turkey’s government (and its state run news agency), reaching one democratic milestone after another.

    6 replies 55 retweets 103 likes
    Undo
  2. Retweeted
    14 hours ago

    Tens of thousands listen to jailed opposition candidate as his official campaign message is broadcast at Istanbul campaign rally. “Don’t worry about my freedom. I will be free when the people are free,” he says.

    105 retweets 149 likes
    Undo
  3. Jun 16

    Turkey’s interior minister claims the person responsible for the killings in Suruc... is Muharrem Ince.

    Süleyman Soylu: "Burada açık ve net söylüyorum Suruç'taki olayların sebebi Muharrem İnce'dir"
    5 replies 7 retweets 13 likes
    Undo
  4. Retweeted
    Jun 15

    I was just informed that a Turkish publisher will not be releasing a translation of my book, Heroin, Organized Crime and the Making of Modern Turkey, for fear of censorship and prosecution. Disappointing but not all that surprising.

    21 replies 201 retweets 359 likes
    Undo
  5. Jun 15

    On Turkey’s economy and the lira | Pillow talk via

    2 replies 17 retweets 15 likes
    Undo
  6. Retweeted
    Jun 14

    Peak World Cup experience in a Polish supermarket

    110 replies 4,886 retweets 13,454 likes
    Undo
  7. Jun 14

    Three killed as campaign visit in southeast Turkey turns into gun battle: Reuters

    1 reply 6 retweets 1 like
    Undo
  8. Jun 14

    This week’s Economist cover

    3 retweets 8 likes
    Undo
  9. Retweeted
    Jun 14

    Salute a North Korean general. But never kneel during the National Anthem.

    507 replies 6,515 retweets 12,737 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  10. Retweeted
    Jun 14

    Turkish and American military statements confirm that they agreed on a military implementation plan on Manbij during meetings hosted by EUCOM in Stuttgart. Very good news for bilateral relations.

    2 replies 23 retweets 28 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  11. Retweeted
    Jun 13

    A very explicit insight into how AKP’s party local organizations work. Erdogan instructs neighborhood leaders to identify and “work on” those voters who lean for HDP because HDP remaining below threshold will benefit AKP immensely.

    1:38
    | Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan, basına kapalı olarak yapılan AKP Mahalle Başkanları Toplantısı'nda, "Bunu dışarıda söylemem. Ama HDP'nin baraj altında kalması bizim açımızdan…
    Show this thread
    3 replies 35 retweets 17 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  12. Jun 13

    This is getting weird.

    48 replies 197 retweets 635 likes
    Undo
  13. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    Awesome! The North Koreans who eat grass to stay alive weren’t invited because they’re, like, so depressing and gross.

    The entourage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un includes four high-powered women - including his sister and a popstar
    6 replies 73 retweets 196 likes
    Undo
  14. Retweeted
    Jun 11

    Turkey's GDP growth was 7.4 per cent in Q1 of 2018, according to stats released this morning. But many economists see a changing picture in the months ahead, with a slowdown or even negative growth later in the year

    7 replies 18 retweets 20 likes
    Undo
  15. Jun 10

    Oh, that’s not why they’re smiling.

    2 retweets 7 likes
    Undo
  16. Retweeted
    Jun 8

    Some shocking scenes coming out of district of tonight: high school students protesting about ’s education system are detained and then beaten by police inside a police bus while locals shout for it to stop

    0:43
    AKP’nin gençliğe biçtiği şey gördüğünüz bu işkencedir. Kötülükten beslenen bu polisler apaçık işkence yapmışlardır. Bu görüntülerde işkencenin belgesidir!
    Show this thread
    24 replies 364 retweets 174 likes
    Show this thread
    Show this thread
    Undo
  17. Jun 8

    Whether Turkey’s opposition can wrest parliament from the AKP, and the presidency from Tayyip Erdogan, might now depend on the Kurds - and on this man | from Nusaybin and Edirne Prison

    5 replies 21 retweets 22 likes
    Undo
  18. Jun 8

    This week’s Economist cover

    8 retweets 15 likes
    Undo
  19. Retweeted
    Jun 7

    🇮🇹 The new Interior Minister, and leader of Italian far-right Lega party, Matteo Salvini, goes on the airport bus and people spontanously sing WWII resistance song 'Bella Ciao'.

    131 replies 3,278 retweets 7,211 likes
    Undo
  20. Jun 7

    Turkey has suspended the migrant readmission deal with Greece: foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu

    1 reply 16 retweets 3 likes
    Undo

@p_zalewski hasn't Tweeted yet.

Loading seems to be taking a while.

Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.