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Jannes Tessmann

@jannes-t.bsky.social

Head of Istanbul Office, Stiftung Mercator | Alumnus of Istanbul Policy Center, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, University of Cologne, Sabancı University

461 Followers  |  226 Following  |  11 Posts  |  Joined: 24.10.2023  |  1.8642

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There's a lot going on in Turkey's politics right now. The repression rate is ratcheting up.

I aim to provide insights with a new dataset on populist audiovisual strategies. Please join me at IPC this Thursday at 11am.

Honored to be hosted by @senemaydndzgit.bsky.social

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08.07.2025 18:43 — 👍 17    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 1
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Our Türkiye Europe Future Forum turns 10! 🎉
A 300+ strong community shaped by connection, curiosity & cross-border cooperation. Smart, open-minded — and still grounded, warm & fun. Here’s to a decade of TEFF — and to all that’s still ahead. 🌍

17.06.2025 07:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“We’re living in a moment where the Atlantic seems to have grown bigger, but the Mediterranean smaller".

Rapid shifts in the global order set the stage for our "Turkish-European Dialogue on Global Affairs", hosted in Ankara by the brilliant Turkey team at German Marshall Fund.

01.05.2025 11:50 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Today, representatives from over 30 municipalities from Germany travelled to Istanbul to make a collective statement in support of democracy.

The Turkey-Germany City Partnership Summit is centered around the theme "Cities as Driving Forces of Democracy and Freedom."

08.04.2025 10:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🇪🇺 🇹🇷 relations starter pack

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02.03.2025 14:31 — 👍 12    🔁 5    💬 3    📌 0

A new 'world-first innovation' has just dropped in the German culinary scene: the UFO Döner!

17.02.2025 07:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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A new culinary diplomatic crisis is brewing in German-Turkish relations: the Turkish Leberkäs Burger.

02.02.2025 12:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2
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🚨 Applications Open: 11th Türkiye Europe Future Forum🚨

Join us in Istanbul, Sept 7–14, 2025, to

🔹 Discuss Turkish-European relations
🔹 Engage with top minds on geopolitical developments
🔹 Build lasting connections

More infos:
turkey-europe-future-forum.com/en/

15.01.2025 12:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Call for Applications: 2025/26 round of the Mercator-IPC Fellowship Program is now accepting applications!

The main thematic areas of the program are:
- EU/German-Turkish relations
- Climate change

Please click here for more information and the application documents

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14.01.2025 12:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“In Turkey, we have found a community of practice dedicated to the fight for truth and justice like nowhere else in the world.”

A full house at the Three Doors exhibition at Depo, as Eyal Weizman discusses the methods of Forensic Architecture.

14.12.2024 15:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In its endless quest to change, Istanbul takes yet another sad turn.

28.11.2024 08:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Despite a ban on demonstrations and a heavy police presence, women in Istanbul held a protest on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #25Kasım

25.11.2024 18:32 — 👍 19    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

One of the longest academic protests in history continues.

25.11.2024 11:40 — 👍 11    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0
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Hi! I’m new here and still need to get oriented. But I assume that cat pictures are also appropriate here.

16.11.2024 16:33 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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