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

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  1. 12 hours ago

    The key distinction is this. In most countries where Sputnik operates, you’ll find very few politicians, academics, and journalists who trust it with their news. But you’ll find scores of them in Turkey.

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  2. 12 hours ago

    True, Sputnik is only one of a number of foreign outlets to attract an outsized following in Turkey. See here (good read) and here .

    😀 DW Polish 3,5k DW French: 11k DW Russian: 178k DW English: 238k…
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  3. 19 hours ago

    Selected Sputnik Twitter accounts, by number of followers Sputnik Poland: 3k Sputnik UK: 8k Sputnik Italy: 8k Sputnik Germany: 20k Sputnik France: 63k Sputnik Mundo: 71k Sputnik Japan: 82k Sputnik Arabic: 161k Sputnik International: 242k Sputnik Turkey: 613k

    Critics reckon that Sputnik wants Turks to come for the coverage of Turkish politics and stay for the pro-Kremlin spin
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  4. Mar 3

    Inflation in Turkey dips below 20% for the first time since last August.

    February inflation 19.67% - better than expected 19.9% - on tax cuts, discount vegetable sales by municipalities and other government measures. * Producer prices rise 29.59% from year earlier…
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    Mar 2

    Shocked and saddened to hear the passing of Yannis Behrakis, a legend of a photojournalist & one of ⁦⁦Reuters⁩’ finest. I was privileged to have worked alongside him in 2014, covering the crisis in Syrian town of Kobani. He has hundreds of iconic shots like this. RIP. 💔

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    Mar 2

    He made icons, not just pictures. Gutted to wake up to news of the passing of Reuters photojournalist, Pulitzer-prize winner, fellow Greek Yiannis Behrakis. He was memorably kind to me on the teargassed streets of Athens in Nov. 2012, and every time since.

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    Mar 1

    government has formally refused press card renewal for , correspondent for , and , correspondent for . It's extremely rare for foreign media here to have accreditations rejected. V worrying implication for .

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  8. Mar 1

    The US said it would sell Patriots to Turkey if and when it abandoned the purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Russia. Turkey has just refused to do so. Yet another simmering dispute with the US is starting to come to a boil.

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  9. Feb 28

    Turkey kicks off largest navy drill in its history - Turkey News

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  10. Feb 27

    Trump’s son-in-law meets Erdogan’s son-in-law, report newspapers owned by media group headed by Erdogan’s son-in-law’s brother.

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    Feb 26

    A grim but important look at issues regarding justice and gender as seen through the lens of the Şule Çet case, by the inimitable .

    I talked to Şule Çet's family & friends, their lawyer , and women's rights advocate from & for my story about a horrific, heartbreaking case that has gripped Turkey. …
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  12. Feb 26

    Turkey's Erdogan to meet White House adviser Kushner in Ankara: CNN...

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  13. Feb 24

    Zehra Doğan, a Kurdish painter and journalist, has been released from prison in Turkey

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    Feb 22

    Must-read piece from on the "creeping liberalism" of Islam in America:

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    Feb 20

    In the first heady days of the caliphate, they burned their passports and denounced their governments. Now the jihadists of Islamic State are acting like aggrieved tourists stranded on a package holiday.

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  16. Feb 20

    Turkey: prosecutors seek aggravated life sentences for philanthropist Osman Kavala (already behind bars for 477 days), actor Memet Ali Alabora, and 14 others. The group are accused of "attempting to overthrow the government" during the 2013 Gezi Park protests.

    Osman Kavala ve Mehmet Ali Alabora için müebbet hapis talebi
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    Feb 19

    EXCLUSIVE: Pence asks Erdogan to drop Russian missiles in secret phone call | Middle East Eye

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  18. Feb 19

    For reasons having nothing to do with their journalism, obviously. | Journalists Hakan Kara and Guray Oz, cartoonist Musa Kart, lawyer Mustafa Kemal Gungor, board member Onder Celik, and accountant Emre Iper will return to prison

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    Feb 18

    VIDEO: 🇹🇷 In Istanbul, stray cats and dogs are not chased from the streets -- instead authorities feed them and give them veterinary care, not only improving their health but that of residents who come into contact with them

    Istanbul vets make city's stray animals feel at home
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  20. Feb 16

    1. Pence on Turkey’s purchase of S-400 from Russia: “We will not stand idly by while NATO allies purchase weapons from our adversaries.” 2. The US will not sell Patriots to Turkey unless Turkey cancels S-400 purchase: official

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