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In recent years, Turkey’s domestic policy has become increasingly undemocratic while its aggressive foreign policy has contributed to a dangerous instability in the region. Turkey under the presidency of Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the world’s number two jailer of journalists, a haven for Islamist extremism, and an aggressor in the MENA and Mediterranean regions.
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TDP On Twitter
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Another of Turkey's iconic caricature magazines is closing: @UykusuzDergi publishes its last issue today. a decade ago the newsstands were full of mags like this one. Today, the space for satire is almost zero. https://twitter.com/UykusuzDergi/status/1617895884959932417
🇹🇷 is now effectively in breach of the Trilateral Memorandum that @MevlutCavusoglu signed in June & its pledge to stand behind NATO’s open door policy. The agreement, which 🇸🇪 has implemented in good faith, does not require 🇸🇪 to introduce blasphemy laws.+
"Currency investors are paying the highest premium in four months to hedge against further losses in Turkey’s lira as they brace for national elections."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-25/it-s-now-costlier-to-hedge-turkey-s-lira-than-the-russian-ruble
Correct: https://twitter.com/sfrantzman/status/1617909473028505601
"Turkey has cancelled indefinitely a trilateral mechanism meeting with Sweden and Finland scheduled for February after a weekend protest in Stockholm that drew condemnation from Ankara, state broadcaster TRT reported on Tuesday."
https://www.reuters.com/world/turkey-cancels-trilateral-sweden-finland-meet-after-protest-state-tv-2023-01-24/