Raziye Akkoç

A whirling dervish stands in front of Turkish riot police using pepper spray to disperse protesters during a rally in support of Istanbul's arrested mayor in Istanbul Municipality, on March 23, 2025

#UPDATE A Turkish court on Tuesday remanded seven journalists in custody, including AFP photographer Yasin Akgul, who had been detained after covering the Istanbul protests that erupted after the arrest of the city's mayor ➡️ u.afp.com/SwHZ

25.03.2025 15:55 — 👍 87    🔁 41    💬 1    📌 5

#BREAKING AFP urges 'rapid release' of its photographer Yasin Akgul detained in Turkey, who is 'a journalist' and 'not part of protest': chairman

25.03.2025 15:46 — 👍 35    🔁 18    💬 0    📌 0

Police have detained more than 1,100 people, officials said Monday -- including journalists -- since the arrest of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival triggered some of Turkey's worst unrest in years.
u.afp.com/Sw6p

24.03.2025 11:40 — 👍 32    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 0

With all this chat about Europe, flexibility of EU fiscal rules and the need to spend much more on European defence, the EU is sounding more French than ever. How does one say, “I told you so” in French? 😉

06.03.2025 08:33 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0