Vedat Yeler
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Rojnamevan | Journalist 📩 vedatyeler@proton.me / Migration, borders, politics, and human rights with the focus on Kurds, Turkey, Greece, and the Middle East
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Turkish LGBTQ+ activist arrested as crackdown intensifies
One of Turkey’s most well-known LGBTQ+ activists and journalists, Yıldız Tar, was arrested for alleged links to a banned armed organization on June 23. No evidence has been made public regarding the…
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“LGBTQ+ people have long served as a sort of ‘testing ground’ for the government’s political violence.” — Yıldız Tar latest piece with @moiralavelle.bsky.social for @theamargi.bsky.social 👇🏾 www.theamargi.com/posts/turkis...
Prosfygika Claims Victory: Hunger Strike Suspended Amid Ongoing Struggle Over Development A victory has been declared in Athens after two activists suspended their hunger strike following a resolution to halt the plans to evict portions of the long-standing squatted community of Prosfygika.
NEW 🚨 Prosfygika Claims Victory: Hunger Strike Suspended After Eviction Plans Put on Hold Read full story and see a short film on the self-managed squat in Athens, Greece: unicornriot.ninja/2026/prosfyg...
NEW: Prosfygika Claims Victory: Hunger Strike Suspended Amid Ongoing Struggle Over Development Activists declare victory in Athens and suspend their hunger strike following a resolution to halt the plans to evict the squatted community of Prosfygika.
Prosfygika Claims Victory: Hunger Strike Suspended Amid Ongoing Struggle Over Development - UNICORN RIOT
A victory has been declared in Athens after two activists suspended their hunger strike following a resolution to halt the plans to evict the long-standing squatted community of Prosfygika.
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Kurdish trans activist Bella Demhat is detained in Sweden and facing deportation to Turkey. Her lawyers say Swedish authorities have ignored the combined risks she faces as Kurdish, trans, and politically visible. ✍️ Vedat Yeler
Sweden detains Kurdish trans activist, orders her deportation to Turkey
“Europe’s rights work for their own people.” Inside the fight to stop Sweden from deporting Kurdish LGBTQ+ activist Bella Demhat back to Turkey.
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“When you are a refugee, a hierarchy is created. Their rights only apply to their people, that is the unspoken rule.” My latest piece for The Amargi theamargi.com/posts/sweden...
Sweden detains Kurdish trans activist, orders her deportation to Turkey
“Europe’s rights work for their own people.” Inside the fight to stop Sweden from deporting Kurdish LGBTQ+ activist Bella Demhat back to Turkey.
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“The defeats and victories of past struggles have shaped us as societies and as movements, whether positively or negatively. They teach us” My last piece with Beja Protner www.theamargi.com/posts/prosfy...
Prosfygika: defending an alternative world
Two residents go on a hunger strike to death as Athens’ historic Prosfygika squat—Europe’s largest self-organized community—fights a state eviction plan.
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3 yıllık emeğin sonunda, belgeselimiz "TRANSIT EDEN – THE STRUGGLE of EXILE" yolculuğuna başlarken, Şerif Çiçek ile verdiğimiz ilk röportaj birartibir..org’da yayımlandı. 🎬 Pazar okuması niyetine... birartibir.org/bir-tarihin-...
Bir tarihin, özgün bir modelin yok edilişi
Kuruluşu 1947’ye uzanan Lavrion mülteci kampı 2023’te vahşice yok edildi. Bu tarihi modelin öyküsünü anlatan 2026 yapımı “Transit Eden – The Struggle of Exile” adlı belgeselin müellifleri Vedat Yeler…
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The official accounts tell one story. Survivors tell another. Our investigation into the deadly collision off Chios looks at the inconsistencies surrounding the deaths of 15 people. with @moiralavelle.bsky.social & Giorgos Christides wearesolomon.com/mag/format/i...
#Greece | #Athens stands in solidarity with the people of #Venezuela. Thousands took to the streets in Athens, where a U.S. flag was burned outside the embassy during the protest. 03-01-2026
Εθεάθη τελευταία φορά στην Ορεστιάδα πριν από δύο μήνες. Η οικογένειά του τον αναζητά από τότε. Οι ελληνικές αρχές δηλώνουν ότι δεν υπάρχει κανένα στοιχείο για τον 23χρονο σε ολόκληρη τη χώρα. Ωστόσο, η οικογένειά του διαθέτει αποδεικτικά βίντεο ● Η υπόθεση έφτασε και στο τουρκικό Κοινοβούλιο
Ποιοι εξαφάνισαν τον Τούρκο Τανέρ Μπαλάτ στον Εβρο;
Ο Τανέρ Μπαλάτ εθεάθη τελευταία φορά στην Ορεστιάδα πριν από δύο μήνες. Οι ελληνικές αρχές δηλώνουν ότι δεν υπάρχει κανένα στοιχείο για τον 23χρονο σε ολόκληρη τη χώρα. Ωστόσο, η οικογένειά του διαθέτ...
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Taner Balat was last seen in Orestiada 2 months ago, and his family has been searching for him since. Greek officials state there is no record of the 23-year old Turkish citizen anywhere in the country. But the family has video evidence. W/ @vedatyeler.com
EFSYN@efsyntakton.bsky.social · 8mo agoΕθεάθη τελευταία φορά στην Ορεστιάδα πριν από δύο μήνες. Η οικογένειά του τον αναζητά από τότε. Οι ελληνικές αρχές δηλώνουν ότι δεν υπάρχει κανένα στοιχείο για τον 23χρονο σε ολόκληρη τη χώρα. Ωστόσο, η οικογένειά του διαθέτει αποδεικτικά βίντεο ● Η υπόθεση έφτασε και στο τουρκικό Κοινοβούλιο
Thousands take to the streets of #Athens as #Greece halts trains, ferries, and taxis for a one-day strike. Workers and students also show solidarity with #Palestine while protesting extended working hours. 01-10-2025 #Απεργια_1Οκτωβρη #απεργια_πεινας #απεργία
"The Greek ban on people arriving from North Africa from claiming #asylum is a policy as illegal and failed as its 2020 iteration for refugees arriving from Turkey." Minos Mouzourakis, lawyer at RSA @jacobinmag.bsky.social ✍️@moiralavelle.bsky.social @vedatyeler.com jacobin.com/2025/07/gree...
Greece Is Shutting the Door to Refugees
Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union is hardening its borders, even if it means trampling on its own laws.
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“We didn’t come here for fun; we had no choice,” Mahmud from Syria “When I see young people arriving now, I understand them,” said Theodor, who fled 🇬🇷’s junta in the 70s Odyseas: “No one is here to take your land or your money” New piece w/ @moiralavelle.bsky.social jacobin.com/2025/07/gree...
Greece has announced it will suspend asylum for the next three months for people arriving form North Africa. It is another revelation that its government aims to reduce the protected right to asylum to smithereens. Reporting with @vedatyeler.com jacobin.com/2025/07/gree...
Greece Is Shutting the Door to Refugees
Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union is hardening its borders, even if it means trampling on its own laws.
jacobin.com
#Greece | A tribute concert for the 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis’ birth. 25-6-2025 #MikisTheodorakis #Athens #Concert #Kallimarmaro #nazimhikmet
#Greece | 🎶 “Κοντά σας όλη μου η ζωή– All my life close to you” A tribute concert for the 100th anniversary of Mikis Theodorakis’ birth. Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro) #MikisTheodorakis #Athens #Concert #Kallimarmaro
#Greece | A magical June night at Cape Sounion. 🎥 Full moon over the Temple of Poseidon 11-6-2025 #fullmoon #templeofposeidon #sounion #greecetravel #moonlovers #capesounion #ancientgreece #fullmoonvibes
