Arzu Geybulla

3 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Sinan Ciddi |Meghan Bodette |Oiwan Lam |Arzu Geybulla

An opposition-led boycott in Turkey started on March 19, the day Istanbul's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was detained. That night, the leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party Özgür Özel told the crowd who gathered outside the Istanbul municipality headquarters to boycott pro-government media channels and a list of companies affiliated with the government on the grounds that the television channels did not cover the large scale demonstrations.

4 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Sinan Ciddi |Meghan Bodette |Saoussen Ben Cheikh |Arzu Geybulla

Turkey's new cybersecurity law, enacted on March 13, 2025, has sparked heated debate about its impact on digital rights, freedom of speech, media freedom, and access to information from the moment the bill was introduced in the parliament on January 10, 2025. Many Turkish experts, civil society groups, and international observers saw the law as a potential tool to restrict independent reporting and stifle dissent.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Saoussen Ben Cheikh |Oiwan Lam |Janine Mendes-Franco |Arzu Geybulla

Istanbul's popular mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was arrested on alleged corruption and terror links on March 19. In the four days since, citizens have taken to the streets and the main squares across several provinces to protest, defying the four-day protest and demonstration ban imposed by the authorities on March 19 in an attempt to quell any resistance. Despite heavy police presence and roadblocks in Turkey's large cities, thousands have joined the protests.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Kevin Rennie |Emma Lewis |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Arzu Geybulla

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu — a rising opposition star and key critic of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government — was arrested in a sweeping crackdown on alleged corruption and terror links on March 19, 2025. The move, which resulted in the issuance of arrest warrants for more than 100 people, including his close aide Murat Ongun and several other political and business figures, marks a significant escalation in Turkey’s ongoing political conflict.

2 months ago | globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Arzu Geybulla

February 6, 2023, will be remembered as one of the most tragic days in Turkey's history for decades to come. That morning, the country woke up to the devastating news of an earthquake, later described as the “disaster of the century,” striking 11 of the country's southeastern provinces. According to official data, over 50,000 residents died, while over 100,000 were wounded. The lives of hundreds of thousands more were upended. Two years on, and the situation on the ground is grim.