Şişli mayor for 15 years. Istanbul mayoral hopeful. Party founder. CHP returnee. Now with Yeni Party. 🧭 Through every turn, one question has followed Mustafa Sarıgül: money. Portrait of the Week: turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Ministers 7 to 3. Parliament 70 to 30. Army 60 to 40. A veto on each side. Cyprus’s 1960 Republic was a partnership of two communities. By 1964 one partner was out. @shehbender on why #COP31 invitations to both sides reopen that story. ⚖️ turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

The energy is there: Gezi, then March 2025. What’s missing is the structure to outlast the crisis. 🔋 @barcinyinanc asks @Canselcuki why Turkish student protests get absorbed into the government–opposition fight instead of building their own. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Missed last week’s columns? Three questions to start your Monday: 🔎 🇹🇷 Why do Turkish student protests fade? @barcinyinanc 🌍 Who speaks for Cyprus at #COP31? @shehbender 🌼 How is Mustafa Sarıgül still free while his family is detained? turkeyindepth.com

How does a politician survive decades of talk about money, land and a foundation in his own name, with no outcome in court? 📁 Portrait of the Week: Mustafa Sarıgül, now facing laundering accusations, shielded only by immunity. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

A summit meant to keep the planet from overheating has inherited an older, more stubborn problem: who speaks for Cyprus. 🏛️ Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders, one roof in Antalya, each invited on different terms. @shehbender reads the #COP31 guest list. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

🇷🇸 Serbia votes today, and students are on the ballot with their own list of 250 candidates. 🇹🇷 In Turkey, student protests flare up and fade. Why? @barcinyinanc writes from Belgrade, with stops in India and France along the way. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Here are your Sunday reads ☕ 🇷🇸 Serbia’s youth runs in today’s elections, while Turkey’s student movements fade. @barcinyinanc asks why. 🌍 @shehbender on #COP31 inviting both Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders. 🌼 And in our Portrait: Mustafa Sarıgül, protected by immunity while his former wife and sons are in pretrial detention. Read the columns our subscribers got first: turkeyindepth.com

His former wife and two sons are in pretrial detention. He is not, because he is still an MP. 🔑 Portrait of the Week: Mustafa Sarıgül, the money-laundering accusations against his family, and the immunity file now waiting in parliament. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Of all the documents COP31 produces, the guest list may prove the most accurate. 📜 @shehbender on Ankara’s two invitations to Cyprus, and the 62-year-old question behind them. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…

Pikachu became the face of Turkey’s 2025 protests. A driver in Belgrade still remembers him. ⚡ So why do Turkish student movements run out of steam while Serbia’s built a party list? @barcinyinanc asks. turkeyindepth.com/article/13…