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Hasan Piker, Popular Left-Wing Streamer, Says He Was Detained at Airport

WHAT MORE?!! A leading left-wing commentator, Hasan Piker, who happens to be Turkish-American, a citizen, was detained at the airport for his criticism of Gaza.
@hasanabirepeater.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/u...

How has Turkey changed after İmamoğlu’s arrest? İmamoğlu’s arrest and detention can be politically sustainable for the government—and may be gradually normalized.

Thanks to our younger colleague and @BrookingsFP intern Zeynep Köseoğlu for interviewing me on the events in Turkey and what it means for the country's political trajectory⬇️

How has Turkey changed after İmamoğlu’s arrest? www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş and Jen Rubin on Turkey’s Authoritarian Rise and Growing Opposition Mass protests have erupted across Turkey following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a leading opposition figure expected to be named a presidential candidate.

My conversation with @Jen Rubin on how Turkey’s democratic backsliding provides a model for the US open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Charisma Is Non-Negotiable Rizz that beats Trump shouldn't be hard to find. But it is.

Trump's a lot like Erdoğan but America is not Turkey so there's still hope: excellent podcast with Turkish journalist @asliaydintasbas.bsky.social and @virginiaheffernan.bsky.social on the slow march towards autocracy virginiaheffernan.substack.com/p/charisma-i...