Digdem Soyaltin Colella

@digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social

Politics @Uniofaberdeen.bsky.social Global Strategy Reference Group @anticorruption.bsky.social I work on politics of corruption and anti-corruption, authoritarian regime survival and illiberal bureaucracies

I had a few weeks holiday in Italy and Turkey-I experienced several power outrages in big cities (Rome/Siena/Cagliari/Istanbul/Izmir) &small towns (Rosignano/Baunei/Datça/Urla) The heatwaves driving surges in demand for electricity result in increased GHG emissions/more heatwaves

As a CEU (Budapest) alum, I feel hopeful after the opposition victory ending 16 year Orban regime in Hungary.🇭🇺 The authoritarian reforms had drastically changed the structure of the courts, the electoral system, and the economy.But undoing the illiberal damage is possible.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded defeat on Sunday after what he called a ″painful″ election result. The results end 16 years of Orbán's rule at the top of Hungarian politics. ➡️ [SHORTLINK]

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🇭🇺 Hungarian elections Orbán’s 16-year reign has come to an end. In his brief speech, he pledged to take on an opposition role and said, “We will never give up!”

Imamoglu, the former mayor of Istanbul who stands accused of corruption alongside more than 400 other defendants, in an indictment that runs nearly 4,000 page appeared in the court today. The prospects of a fair trial are quite slim to due politicization of the judiciary.

🏆️ İlker Çatak’ın “Yellow Letters”ı Berlinale’de Altın Ayı’yı kazandı 👉 “Kurtuluş” filmiyle Gümüş Ayı Jüri Büyük Ödülü’nü kazanan Emin Alper: “Filistin halkı, İran halkı, Kürdistan halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Ve benim halkım, siz de yalnız değilsiniz.” bianet.org/haber/ilker-...

İlker Çatak’ın “Yellow Letters”ı Berlinale’de Altın Ayı’yı kazandı

“Kurtuluş” filmiyle Gümüş Ayı Jüri Büyük Ödülü’nü kazanan Emin Alper: “Filistin halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Tiranlık altında acı çeken İran halkı, yalnız değilsiniz. Kürdistan halkı, yalnız değilsiniz.…

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Google, the world’s largest search engine operating three in four smartphones, has played Brussels like a fiddle – shaping laws, silencing rivals, and calling it "innovation". The chart shows how Big Tech bankrolls Brussels’ top think tanks. Read our latest story here: www.ftm.eu/articles/goo...

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🚨Turkish Politics Online Workshop returns with a compelling new series exploring the intersections of digitalisation, labour law & social inequality. The programme brings together scholars for 3 in-depth discussions on the evolving dynamics of political, economic & social transformation in Turkey. ⬇️

Digdem Soyaltin Colella@digdemsoyaltin.bsky.social · 10mo ago

As the convenors @aykutozturk.bsky.social we are happy to share the Autumn 2025 program for the PSA Turkish Politics Online Workshops (TPOWs) @psaturkish.bsky.social The registration information for the TPOWs will be here soon. psaturkishpolitics.uk