Up to 30 Georgian civil society organizations say they received inspection requests from the country’s Anti-Corruption Bureau under the Law on Grants, in what they call a new wave of authorities’ “persecution and pressure” on them. Read more: civil.ge/archives/701...

One of the most overlooked sights in #Ankara must be the Cenabi Ahmet Paşa mosque in Ulucanlar. It was completed in 1565, and the architect was Mimar Sinan. This is his only work in Ankara! It's surrounded by a big park and there's a playground next to it. Definitely worth a visit!

Tänään ratkeaa #SuomenCup. Matsi jää näkemättä, mutta alla toiveeni päivään. - Klubin ja Hifkin kannattajat ymmärtävät olla tappelematta. - Klubi voittaa Kupsin. - Tammelan vessat säästyvät ilkivallalta. - Kupsin kannattajat pysyvät omassa topikissaan forkalla. Paras voittakoon! #HJK

Turkey / CHP roundup: After 6 months in jail without an indictment, Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has been banned from politics for 4 years. But meanwhile, several local AKP leaders have resigned, as a possible sign of instability within the party. Tomorrow, Sunday, CHP extraordinary party congress.

#Turkey: Six journalists under investigation, four prevented from covering the news. And a news outlet’s website was blocked. Here’s our weekly round-up of #pressfreedom developments in the country.

Supreme Election Board has rejected the request to cancel CHP's extraordinary congress. The congress will be held on Sunday. But be sure this is not over. There are multiple processes ongoing...

Supreme leader in action.

One of the most overlooked sights in #Ankara must be the Cenabi Ahmet Paşa mosque in Ulucanlar. It was completed in 1565, and the architect was Mimar Sinan. This is his only work in Ankara! It's surrounded by a big park and there's a playground next to it. Definitely worth a visit!

Today I've mainly been listening to Mabel Matiz, Sarinvomit, and the soundtrack from Twin Peaks 🤔

Family and social services ministry joins the govt efforts for blanket censorship of everything they don't like. This time the song Perperişan by Mabel Matiz

Members of the Turkish black/trash metal band Sarinvomit (what a name!) were detained and later arrested for inciting hatred and hostility through their lyrics. Another step in the crackdown on popular culture in Turkey. Therefore, I give you Sarinvomit, One Trillion Megaton

Max Blumenthal has indeed gone to appear on Infowars to peddle far-right crazy about Charlie Kirk's murder.

Truth has to make way for ideology. US is on a slippery slope.

Kiva, että Hesari vaivautui ottamaan selvää näistä koirista. Aiemmasta Iltiksen jutusta kennelliiton edustajan kanssa en kangalia tunnistanut. Laumanvartija on laumanvartija. Parhaimmillaan maailman lojaalein, vaikkakin itsepäinen, halinalle. Mutta suojeluvietti on vahva. www.hs.fi/suomi/art-20...

Do I expect open conflict between Israel and Turkey? I really don't. But Israeli and Turkish elites are increasingly convinced that it is possible and that, in itself, makes miscalculation more possible.

The leader of the tiny communist People's Liberation Party (HKP), who was detained in the morning, was released under house arrest. Reason: "insulting the president". Strange that only opposition politicians & voters are continuously accused and convicted for using freedom of expression #Turkey

Screenwriter of Kızılcık Şerbeti detained. The ruling people have long been after the popular series. Now, they have moved from fining the channel to detaining the people.

Big day today for Turkey as the court case on the validity of CHP general congress started. The court will likely 1) rule to annull the congress and, hence, remove the current CHP leadership, or 2) not take a decision prolonging the process and, hence, leaving the party in a state of uncertainty

Wow, 18-year-old Finnish striker Bouajila was on Göztepe's bench today in SüperLig. He only played random minutes in HJK's reserves before this!

I've never seen such a crowded museum in Ankara. And many were clearly touched by the place. I wonder how many were thinking of İmamoğlu, Demirtaş, Kavala or Ayşe Barım. Rumour has that CoE youth delegate Enes Hocaoğulları had to sleep on the floor during his detention due to overcrowding

I visited the Ulucanlar prison museum today. It accommodated quite some names back in the days: Nazım Hikmet, Bülent Ecevit, Deniz Gezmiş, Taner Akçam, Yılmaz Güney, Necip Fazil Kısakürek etc. Too bad, prisons full of politicians, journalists, artists etc. are not history in Turkey

So proud of the Finnish wolfpack (Susijengi) today. It was so close. #EuroBasket

I visited the Ulucanlar prison museum today. It accommodated quite some names back in the days: Nazım Hikmet, Bülent Ecevit, Deniz Gezmiş, Taner Akçam, Yılmaz Güney, Necip Fazil Kısakürek etc. Too bad, prisons full of politicians, journalists, artists etc. are not history in Turkey

Seems the police didn't allow TAYAD members to the rally. TAYAD is a support association for families of convicts, known to be close to Dev-Sol/DHKP-C

People still entering the CHP rally in Ankara. It's going to be massive

Lazy Sunday, börek, sunshine. I like the area around İncesu in Ankara. Now I need to decide whether to go to CHP's rally in Tandoğan or watch Finland play for the bronze medals in the EuroBasket. Both start at 17:00.

The Presidential Palace is asking for a 26% increase in its budget despite official inflation figures saying 16% should be fine

What kind of a leader hides behind others? Trump talks about new Russia sanctions, but only if other Nato countries do the same. And he knows his friends, pro-Russian Orban and Fico (+Turkey), won't do it. Perfect illustration of the weakness of his administration and how small the US has become

Voi Klubi minkä teit... Möller lahjoitti ekan, Ricardo tokan. Ezeh oli löysä ja Hostikka taas vanha, turhauttava itsensä. No, tulipa ainakin paljon maaleja. #HJK #Veikkausliiga

Seems the far right activists are no longer just enemies of freedom of expression, but also leading figures of cancel culture. When will Trump introduce the department of truth? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...

Great @turkeyrecap.bsky.social episode with @gonultol.bsky.social on Turkish democracy, Syria, PKK www.turkeyrecap.com/p/turkeys-de...

Early morning operation against the CHP-run municipality of Bayrampaşa in Istanbul. Mayor among the detainees medyascope.tv/2025/09/13/b...

Turkish special envoy for the normalisation with Armenia crossed the land border in Alican to meet his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan. Great! But the actual outcome of the meeting looks meagre - mainly reaffirming previously agreed commitments. www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-186_-tur...

Early morning operation against the CHP-run municipality of Bayrampaşa in Istanbul. Mayor among the detainees medyascope.tv/2025/09/13/b...

Turkish special envoy for the normalisation with Armenia crossed the land border in Alican to meet his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan. Great! But the actual outcome of the meeting looks meagre - mainly reaffirming previously agreed commitments. www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-186_-tur...

Turkey's main opposition CHP is preparing for a show of force on Sunday in Tandoğan Square, Ankara, ahead of the Monday trial against the party. So far, Ankara and the Ankara municipality have been mostly left to its own devices. Let's see how that folds out...

“A former Israeli army commander, Herzi Halevi, has confirmed that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or injured in the war in Gaza, and that “not once” in the course of the conflict were military operations inhibited by legal advice.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

I didn't know what is a butt dial. Now I know.

Central Istanbul desperately needs its last green spots and squares. It's earthquake zone! This construction craze kills people, trees and animals. I used to play on that halısaha... bianet.org/haber/one-of...

Central Istanbul desperately needs its last green spots and squares. It's earthquake zone! This construction craze kills people, trees and animals. I used to play on that halısaha... bianet.org/haber/one-of...

Toivottavasti Suomi vastustaa tätä poliisivaltioesitystä jyrkästi eikä toimeenpane sitä miltään osin, vaikka EU sen hyväksyisi. yle.fi/a/74-2017802...

Greek Orthodox diocese of Aleppo sends a delegation to al-Sheikh Maqsoud for an Apo photo op hawarnews.com/ar/128350

Until today I had heard of Charlie Kirk once. When he was shit-talking about Finland. What I've learnt today shows that he was an extremist demagogue, approving the use of violence against civilians. And that's his legacy. Still, murdering him was wrong.

As Istanbul public prosecutor orders the seizure of 121 companies, including pro-govt news channel HaberTürk and Show TV, it looks like there are internal disputes to settle within the ruling AKP.

The table need to be updating, but the mayor of Istanbul is already facing several legal proceedings. From memory, between 2019 and 2023 alone, he has been the subject of more than 80 investigations.

This explains it better than I can

Sorry Georgians, but Finland needs to win this game #EuroBasket

Mielenkiintoista kuulla, onko Supo muuttanut käsitystään asiassa, vai onko muutos uuden johtajan tai poliittisen ohjauksen tulosta www.hs.fi/tutkiva/art-...

Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) ruled that CHP can hold the extraordinary Istanbul provincial congress. But then what? If lower courts are allowed to rule over YSK...

Finland is joining the ranks of countries interested in Turkish defence industry.