AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMedia Crackdown: Authorities raided opposition broadcaster Halk TV, halted live broadcasts and appointed a trustee to run it; 11 people were arrested, prompting renewed press-freedom concerns. Istanbul Floods: Torrential rain killed two people, triggered more than 8,800 emergency calls and forced 2,727 residents to evacuate. Officials called it the city’s heaviest rainfall in 84 years. Regional Diplomacy: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan joined representatives from Iran, Kuwait, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority in walking out during Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s speech at a Baku summit. Fidan also urged Türkiye and Azerbaijan to resolve disagreements directly, amid a dispute over Azerbaijan’s school headscarf restrictions. Rights and Trade: The European Court of Human Rights found Türkiye violated the rights of 26 people held in pretrial detention over alleged Gülen links. Ankara also pressed the EU to include Türkiye in its “Made in Europe” industrial plan. Archaeology: Divers found a shipwreck off Türkiye’s coast believed to be about 4,700 years old, potentially among the world’s oldest.
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