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"Quand le compte chargé de recenser les interdictions peut lui-même être banni, la question n’est plus de savoir qui sera le prochain à être réduit au silence ... Et, surtout, qui en est le complice ?” par @yavuzbaydar4 blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-bay…

"Ankara’s orders only become effective when @X applies them. In September, @X made 1,139 of 1,270 targeted accounts invisible in Turkey—roughly 90 percent. @X is not merely complying with a Turkish order; it is expanding the order through its own technical and corporate choice."

Weekend’s long read on the “mass gag order" of a society by @yavuzbaydar4 “As the regime tightens its grip on the flow of news, critical comment and public debate, it seems also resolved on dismantling an honorable profession altogether: journalism." yavuzbaydar.substack.com/p/t…

"Nine years of Kavala’s life are gone; no ruling can give them back. That irreversible loss is what makes this the most symbolic case of Europe’s number one political prisoner." Commentary by @yavuzbaydar4 yavuzbaydar.substack.com/p/t…

Upcoming, tomorrow: The European Court of Human Rights will deliver its ruling in the case of Kavala v. Türkiye at a public hearing on 25 August at 10 a.m. The delivery will be broadcast live on the European Court’s YouTube channel.

A Disputed, Divisive, Conditional “Amnesty Law” for the PKK: Much Ado About What? “Pros and cons of a move” - by @yavuzbaydar4 👇 yavuzbaydar.substack.com/p/a…

Erdogan gebruikte de coup om Turkije naar zijn hand te zetten - de Kanttekening Een analyse door @yavuzbaydar4 dekanttekening.nl/columns/ti…

In another bold push, Turkish Gov't launched a crackdown on public life, arresting more than 200 people, jailing a comedian, blocking TR journalists to cover the NATO Summit. No reactions yet from NATO. theguardian.com/world/2026/j… @cnni @NewYorker @nytimesworld @ForeignPolicy @hrw

In what is seen as a "test for patience and compliance” of the West, before its NATO Summit, a cruise ship is declared “item non grata” by the host state, Turkey. theguardian.com/world/2026/j… @cnni @NewYorker @nytimesworld @ForeignPolicy @hrw

"As a journalist with over four decades of experience, I have covered major international events, but I have never witnessed scenes like these. And NATO appears to be compliant. Rutte’s indifference is remarkable." Essay by @yavuzbaydar4 yavuzbaydar.substack.com/p/a…

"Rafles et journalistes censurés : pour son sommet à Ankara, l’OTAN ferme les yeux et trahit ses propres principes démocratiques. Et pour Mark Rutte, secrétaire général de l’OTAN, un tel mépris envers la démocratie et l’État de droit semble peu importer." blogs.mediapart.fr/yavuz-bay…

"‘Erdoğanism’ is a hugely misleading term, because it presumes that the current “system” is all about Erdoğan. It is not: Erdoğan is only ‘ecumenical' in it. by @yavuzbaydar4 open.substack.com/pub/yavuzb…

"As Turkish editor and journalist Yavuz Baydar has concluded in a trenchant analysis, “this is no longer a crisis of democracy; it is its demolition.” By Robert Ellis 👇 nationalinterest.org/blog/mi…

Erdoğan’s statement on the “Terrorless Turkey” project: “We are advancing this historic process toward its goal with great care, common sense, and sincerity, contributing to greater peace and security within our borders and to the disruption of imperialist schemes beyond them.”