Selin Girit

This week, #BBCGlobalEye reports from Turkey — a country at the crossroads of Europe and the Middle East, where geography shapes power and politics. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long positioned Turkey as a global bridge, able to mediate between rivals. But in a rapidly changing world, can Turkey hold on to that role? Watch full programme here: youtu.be/SBlzfZZPhw0?si…

Erdogan shuts down major university on Thursday, then reopens it on Sunday.: “The presidential decree that had canceled the university's operating permit was annulled by another presidential decree”

Turkish police storm opposition offices after leaders ousted bbc.in/4tVIJJn

Let that sink in: Riot police storm a political party more than a century old, the very party founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk himself

Striking scenes from Turkey. Riot police fired tear gas and forced their way into the headquarters of the main opposition party CHP to remove its ousted leadership. Earlier this week, a court annulled the results of the CHP’s 2023 congress, where Özgür Özel had been elected party leader, effectively removing him from office. Özel and his allies were pushed out of party headquarters and are now marching towards parliament in protest. Turkish democracy enters yet another period of deep turmoil x.com/bbcturkce/stat…

Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel has vowed to fight a court ruling removing him and fellow party leaders, in the latest legal move that helps cement President Erdoğan's grip on power. The appeal court declared the 2023 leadership election in Özel's CHP null and void, prompting thousands of demonstrators to gather outside party headquarters in Ankara. "We are experiencing a dark day for Turkish democracy," said Özel bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Genel Merkezimizde açıklama yapıyorum. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Ozgur Ozel has just been ousted as head of Turkey’s main opposition party. Earlier this week, in a guest essay, he warned of the challenging conditions hampering a democratic breakthrough in his country economist.com/by-invitation/…

Thousands gather after Turkish court ousts opposition leader x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A Turkish court effectively ousted the main opposition leader, Ozgur Ozel, annulling the 2023 party congress that elected him chairman. The case was seen as a test of Turkey's shaky balance between democracy and autocracy reut.rs/4nIp7qp

Turkish court removes leader of opposition ft.trib.al/Mle68cR

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NEW: NATO is considering ending its recent practice of holding annual ​summits, six sources tell me & @andrew_r_gray and @liliebayer, a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump in his final ‌year in office 🧵

Human rights activist Osman Kavala, former pro-Kurdish party co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, İstanbul mayor and opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu, MP Can Atalay, and many others have been unjustly jailed. They grow older behind bars, their children grow up without them, their partners grow old alone. Yet, the world speaks of them less and less. What a staggering injustice.@hdpdemirtas @ekrem_imamoglu @CanAtalay1

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed journalist Amal Khalil on Wednesday were a war crime, Lebanon's prime minister said. cbsn.ws/48f4n3o

US President Donald Trump says he will extend Iran ceasefire and continue blockade of country's ports - follow live bbc.in/3OkXTsZ

Tanker reports being "fired upon" by Iran gunboats, maritime group says, after Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz again bbc.in/4dQP8kE

BREAKING: Iran has reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, accusing the U.S. of violating deal to reopen it. apnews.com/live/iran-war-…