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LGBTMabel Matiz, one of Turkey’s most famous pop singers, risks prison for his latest song, which has been labeled “obscenity” because it sings of homosexual love: a further crackdown on the LGBT community in the “Year of the Family” decreed by the AKP
30/10/2025, Kenan Behzat Sharpe - Istanbul
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MediaTo advance in their European integration path, Western Balkan candidate countries must ensure media freedom and pluralism. For Montenegro and North Macedonia, this means moving beyond formal commitments and demonstrating through concrete actions that democratic reforms are more than words on paper
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- Intolerance
Nothing came as a surprise, the violence against Turkish citizens in Montenegro had been prepared for weeks in the media, on social media, and by certain politicians spreading false claims that more than one hundred thousand Turks are living in Montenegro and are “ready for anything.”
06/11/2025, Predrag Nikolić -
- Reportage
Erdoğan’s recent public promise to consider reopening the legendary Halki Seminary has revived the historic concerns and aspirations of Istanbul’s Rum community and, in some cases, its support forTurkey’s longest-serving president
05/11/2025, Mary Drosopoulos - Istanbul
- Politics
Miša Bačulov is a Thai boxing champion, philanthropist, activist and, since 2024, a councilor in the Novi Sad City Assembly. Today, he is one of the most prominent figures of the opposition against Vučić. We met with Bačulov shortly before his arrest
03/11/2025, Giovanni Vale -
MigrationsFrom an illegal migrant to a legitimate business owner: the story of Vahe, an ethnic Armenian, reflects the real struggles of thousands of migrants after ten years of working under the table in Europe, dealing with papers, and living under constant fear
31/10/2025, Armine Avetisyan -
- LGBT
Mabel Matiz, one of Turkey’s most famous pop singers, risks prison for his latest song, which has been labeled “obscenity” because it sings of homosexual love: a further crackdown on the LGBT community in the “Year of the Family” decreed by the AKP
30/10/2025, Kenan Behzat Sharpe - Istanbul
