⚔️From Hagia Sophia’s pulpit with a sword to a $3B Diyanet budget & an Audi A8 request—Ali Erbaş leaves behind a stormy legacy. Portrait of the Week 👉 lnkd.in/d6AQ27rF

🕊️Almost a year since Bahçeli’s “handshake” with DEM, peace talks face their toughest test: public trust. Insightful read by @nergisdemirkaya 🎧 lnkd.in/dz_cNJZP

🌏A knock at the hotel door, confiscated phones, Uyghur dilemmas & stalled trade… 🇹🇷–🇨🇳 relations are far from rosy, writes @barcinyinanc. 🎧 Read or listen: lnkd.in/dz2q_VhY

From hotel doors in China to the corridors of Ankara, from peace commissions to Diyanet’s luxury cars — this Sunday’s Turkey in Depth dives deep.
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“Full chaos is loading.” With Istanbul’s board dissolved & Ankara reviewing the case, the CHP faces its gravest test since the March arrests. The outcome could reshape Turkey’s opposition. 👉 t.ly/cFbk9

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack just backtracked on a unitary Syrian state. @hakanokcal calls this a belated recognition of realities on the ground—Alawi, Druze & Kurds all demanding autonomy. Full column in Turkey in Depth 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com

Turkey is elevating its Northern Cyprus command to a 3-star general, preparing to boost troops from 40,000 to 100,000. @ckfirat asks: is Ankara turning Cyprus into a frontline defense zone? www.turkeyindepth.com

From Erbakan’s heir to AKP loyalist, from “Muslim Left” allies to the Reza Zarrab photo — numan Kurtulmuş’s path has been rocky. Can he leave a mark now on Kurdish question? 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/347

Turkey’s mediation comes with theatrics: speeches, flags, and praise for Erdoğan as the “torch of peace.”
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social asks: is Ankara building credibility—or just polishing the leader’s image?
Read more 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/340

Teşhirci once meant a trench-coat flasher. Now it’s hurled at women for their clothes. When a doctor weaponizes it, rights are denied. Read @nazlanertan.bsky.social sharp take 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/348

“No cuts until inflation is under control.” Central Bank Governor Karahan insists tight policy will continue, warning all tools are ready if shocks return.
Full story: t.ly/cFbk9

Drones in Burkina Faso, naval patrols in Somalia: Turkey’s Africa footprint is growing. Is it partnership or power play? Insight from @Cengiz K. Fırat 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com/article/311

Nationalist parties split, merge, or fade—could they unite behind Mansur Yavaş to challenge Erdoğan? @nergisdemirkaya unpacks the shifting map in Turkish politics 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com/article/320

From Merkel’s golden chair to Beştepe’s glittering halls, gilding is the shared language of strongmen. But when a lawyer copied the style, scandal followed. 🎧 @nazlanertan.bsky.social
👉 www.turkeyindepth.com/article/323

Beyoğlu: Istanbul’s cultural jewel, Erdoğan’s political cradle, & now the stage of its mayor İnan Güney’s arrest. A district that mirrors Turkey’s story. 🎧 Full portrait 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com/article/321

✨ Sunday reads unlocked! From gilded palaces to Beyoğlu’s backstreets, from nationalist gambits to Turkey’s Africa pivot — this week’s columns are free to read & listen 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com

Nicknamed the “High-Heeled Efe,” Özlem Çerçioğlu embodied Aydın’s political soul for decades under CHP. Now she’s waltzing into AKP.

The last dance of the Efe in heels.

Full portrait 🎧 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/300

Trip yapmak—a sulk turned into strategy.

From lovers to leaders, even Erdoğan and Trump have played it.

Nazlan Ertan shows how Turkish slang reveals global power plays.

Read or listen 🎧 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/302

Erdoğan exhausted his diplomatic toolbox on Israel too quickly.

With Gaza still burning, Ankara is left with words—and contradictions, from embargoes to Azerbaijani oil. Barçın Yinanç explains.

Read or listen 🎧 👉 turkeyindepth.com/article/292

Sunday is for slowing down 📰

Catch up with Turkey in Depth: a mayor’s U-turn, slang as strategy, Erdoğan’s Gaza toolbox.

Free trial, expertly curated from Turkey’s polarized media. No time to read? Just listen 🎧 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com

She’s the most senior member of the İmralı Delegation — and the one who understands Abdullah Öcalan best.
Portrait of the Week: Pervin Buldan
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/281

Yakışır — a word that can flatter or cut deep.
Nazlan Ertan explores its double life, and the scandal that made it headline news.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/277

When Ankara and Cairo align, the Eastern Mediterranean steadies; when they clash, the region unravels.
Former Ambassador Cengiz K. Fırat on why this axis still matters.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/270

Turkey’s favorite slogan: yerli ve milli (“national and homegrown”).
But in the visa sector? Not so much.
Outsourcing companies tied to foreign capitals — and increasingly foreign-owned — now hold near-total control over Turks’ mobility.
Barçın Yinanç explains ✈️
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Your Sunday reads from Turkey in Depth 📰
From foreign giants seizing Turkey’s visa sector, to why Ankara–Cairo ties could steady the Eastern Mediterranean, to the rise of Pervin Buldan, to the double-edged word yakışır.
Read & subscribe 👉 www.turkeyindepth.com

🔹 Word of the Week – Felaket Tellalları
@nazlanertan.bsky.social on Erdoğan’s favorite jab at critics—“disaster criers.”
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/250

🔹 Portrait of the Week
Remembering Ramazan Şaşkın, a firefighter whose heart stopped mid-rescue.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/254

🔹 Turkey & China’s “inevitable tango”
@Cengiz Kamil Fırat on trade gaps, BRICS ambitions & Ankara’s eastward pivot.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/255

🔹 Hakan Fidan under fire
@barcinyinanc.bsky.social on how a minor diplomatic delay became a political storm.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/246

🔹 @nergisdemirkaya on Turkey’s new Kurdish issue commission, DEM’s hopes, CHP’s tightrope, even talk of consulting Öcalan.
🔗 turkeyindepth.com/article/257