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BBC Turkey Correspondent. Previously based in Athens and Belgrade. Heart belongs to a Portuguese. All views my own.

Istanbul and beyond
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    "The damage at the blast hole is consistent with a limpet mine attack" A closer look at the stricken oil tanker, which the US military say was attacked by Iranian security forces Tehran has denied any involvement [Tap to expand]

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    10 hours ago

    Unbelievable story — how millions was stolen by identity fraudsters pretending to be the French foreign minister

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  3. 14 hours ago

    US-Iran tension, oil markets nervous, regional divisions deepening - it's a combustible mix. Watch our piece on board a US navy facility in the Gulf, as we're taken to see one of the tankers attacked last week. With

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  4. 20 hours ago

    We were taken out by US navy off the coast of UAE to see the damage in the Kokuka Courageous, one of two ships attacked last week, which US says was caused by an Iranian mine. Iran denies involvement. Watch our report tonight on and

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  5. 23 hours ago

    Greek, PKK, Gulenist - and now Egyptian autocrat: how the Turkish government has depicted Imamoglu as it fights to keep on to Istanbul through increasingly divisive rhetoric.

    President Erdoğan speaking to crowd in Istanbul: "On Sunday, will we say Sisi or will we say Binali Yıldırım?"
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  6. Jun 19

    We were shown the magnet that the US says was left on the Koukaka Courageous by Iranian forces when they attacked the ship last week in Gulf of Oman - and fragments of what is said to be an Iranian limpet mine. Magnet was used, US says, to removed an unexploded mine. Iran denies.

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    Jun 18

    Virtually all newspapers in ran the same 42-word story on the death of . It was WhatsApped to news editors by a govt official. This TV anchor - reading from a teleprompter - even ended her report: "Sent from a Samsung device."

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    Jun 17

    At 10 : + special report from +LondonBridge + +stabbings + + +Murray driving

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    Jun 17

    Coming up from Hong Kong from the UAE on Iran-US tensions and in Addis Ababa with a look at Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Turn your radios on.

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    Jun 16

    At we will be tracking the debate tonight. And sharing the results with . Also on our twitter account. Follow

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    Jun 15

    Week in Izmir, Turkey was meant to start tomorrow with a parade through the city. Yesterday it was banned!

    Izmir Governerate bans LGBTI+ Pride Week that was announced to take place between 17-23 June 2019:
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  12. Jun 15

    Sun setting in Fujairah in Gulf of Oman to where Japanese-owned Kokuka Courageous tanker is being tugged after attack on Thursday. US blames Iran, Tehran flatly denies, warning of warmongering. 1/5 world’s crude oil passes through these waters. Tension here has wide ramifications

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  13. Jun 15

    Ah well that’s settled then.

    Turkey guarantees freedom of press: Foreign Ministry
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    Jun 14

    Some advice from : Ignore polarizing populists, but love those who love them. My interview with , the deposed Mayor of Istanbul who fights Erdoğan's AKP with 'Radical Love'.

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    Jun 14

    Concluding my official visit to , I call on the authorities to urgently reverse the course of media freedom violations. I met with many courageous journalists. All imprisoned journalists should be released. Full statement:

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  16. Jun 14

    When it’s 37 degrees at 1am in the United Arab Emirates, a live for requires shorts and flip flops. Thanks to cameraman ⁦⁩ for framing the camera shot tight enough.

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    Jun 14

    At 10 : + + +tanker +region +carers + + + JoeWilson+ TomForrest driving

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  18. Jun 14

    Turkish state TV all of a sudden deciding to do a piece on racism in Iceland is of course a genuinely independent editorial decision and in no way related to any incident with a washing-up brush.

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    Iceland has been witnessing an alarming rise in racism, with growing hostility towards Muslims in particular. Is the government doing enough to combat it?
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  19. Jun 14

    Dangerous. Crazy. Damaging.

    A Turkish prosecutor requested a prison term of up to 5 years for two Bloomberg reporters over a 2018 story about the currency crisis. An additional 36 defendants have been charged for social media…
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    Jun 13

    Turkish columnist is going to jail for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Last month, Demirag was beaten by an angry mob with baseball bats after he appeared on a talk show. 6 suspects detained after the incident were released.

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