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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Nov 17

While serving as the Chargé d'Affaires at the 🇹🇷Turkish Embassy in Dhaka, I was unlawfully removed from my post on the morning of July 26, 2016 by the authoritarian Erdogan Regime

Five years later, on July 26, 2021, I began my new role at an international organization located near the White House 🇺🇸

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Nov 17

“Geçici Maslahatgüzar” olarak Dakka Büyükelçiliği'nde ülkeme hizmet etmekteyken 26 Temmuz 2016 sabahı hukuksuzca görevimden alıkondum.

Tam 5 yıl sonra, yine bir 26 Temmuz gününde Beyaz Saray'ın karşısındaki uluslararası bir kurumda yeni görevime başladım.

Ülkem adına üzgünüm.

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Jul 10

Erdogan Regime in Turkey has detained 500 of Erdogan's opponents - jailing more than 200 of them, including 14 mayors - in unprecedented pursuit of "octopus" of corruption.

www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Turkey detains hundreds of Erdogan opponents in pursuit of 'octopus' of corruption

Tayyip Erdogan's main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days.

www.reuters.com

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Jun 12

Turkish President Erdogan’s increasingly authoritarian government has continued targeting opposition party figures from the CHP @herkesicinchp.bsky.social , detaining several #Istanbul mayors even after the party’s victory in the 2023 municipal elections. #ErdoganRegime

06jank.bsky.social @06jank.bsky.social · Jun 12

Created a quick graphic to show how the CHP have been put under pressure in Istanbul since their district council victories last year

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · May 4

The newspaper accuses Turkish President Erdoğan for exploiting the island, displacing locals, militarizing society, erasing cultural identity, and fueling corruption.

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · May 4

In a bold front-page statement,
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus based Avrupa newspaper rejects Turkish President Erdogan’s visit:

“You are not welcome here”

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 23

This is the third #earthquake to hit Turkey in just one week.

#Deprem

ahmedgurbuz.github.io/earthquakes/...

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Reposted by Ahmed Gurbuz

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Apr 23

BREAKING: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul, Turkey’s emergency management agency says. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Earthquake in the Sea of Marmara shakes Istanbul but no immediate reports of injuries

Turkey’s emergency management agency says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul.

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 9

Hayırlı olsun, Ahu Hanım!

Türkiye’deki demokrasi mücadelesiyle ilgili konuların yanısıra insan hakları ihlalleriyle ilgili haberleri de gündeme getirmeniz dileğiyle..

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 9

İnsanlara sadece sayı gözüyle bakan ve oran-orantı yapabilecek kadar da utanmayan hastalıklı bir zihniyet..

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 7

Buse Gül Y., who chanted “terrorist, thief Erdoğan” against #PresidentErdogan and shared the footage on her social media account, was arrested and reportedly stated in her testimony that she “accepted all the accusations and had no regrets.”

#ErdoganRegime
#AutocracyInTurkey

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 5

Inspectors reviewing the accounts of the #Turkish #RedCrescent ‘s #Kızılay Istanbul Provincial Center Branch found that funds donated for humanitarian aid to countries like #Gaza and #Syria were not transferred to the organization’s headquarters. (via @birgun.net )

#ErdoganRegime
#Corruption

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 5

Özellikle 15 Temmuz sonrası bu uygulama sıradanlaştırıldı. Kesinlikle hangi mahalleden birisine uygulanırsa uygulansın kesinlikle normalleştirilmemeli ve her kesimden güçlü bir toplumsal tepki gösterilmeli..

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 5

Hoşgeldiniz Ahmet Bey.. 🙏

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Apr 4

Türkçe twitter ın @bsky.app a taşınması güzel olur..

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 26

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 24

Unfortunately, throughout his campaign, @ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social failed to acknowledge the plight of KHK victims.

KHK victims lost their jobs, dignity, and voice.And still, in every rally, @herkesicinchp.bsky.social @eczozgurozel.bsky.social chose not to see them

@gergerliogluof.bsky.social

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 24

One of the hundreds of thousands of people purged by government decrees (KHK), @fatmaayparcasi.bsky.social , wrote on her ballot today:

‘I refuse to let others go through the same injustice. My demand for justice and the rule of law applies to everyone.’

@ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 24

A whirling dervish joined the protests in #Saraçhane,Istanbul wearing a gas mask in front of the police barricade.
(Sunday, March 23, 2025)

#YaHepBeraberYaHiçBirimiz
#ErdoganRegime
#AutocracyInTurkey

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 23

Tens of thousands gather for the 5th night (Sunday, March 23, 2025) in Istanbul to protest the arrest of Erdogan’s main rival @ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social.

#ErdoganRegime
#YaHepBeraberYaHiçBirimiz

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 22

Tens of thousands gather for the 4th night in Istanbul to protest the detention of Erdogan’s main rival Ekrem Imamoglu, calling the arrest political and against the rule of law. He is in court today, and a verdict is expected later. Tense night in Turkey

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 20

Istanbul Mayor @ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social’s detention yesterday has sparked student movements across Turkey today.

Will they succeed like Gen-Z in Bangladesh?

#AllTogetherOrNoneOfUs #YaHepBeraberYaHiçbirimiz
#EkremImamoglu #ErdoganRegime
#AutocracyInTurkey

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 19

Ekrem İmamoğlu has become the latest among nearly 2 million people investigated for terrorism since July 15, 2016. The rule of law in Turkey has completely collapsed since that date. #Turkey #Democracy #Ekremİmamoğlu @ekrem-imamoglu.bsky.social

Reuters @reuters.com · Mar 19

Outside Istanbul’s main police headquarters, where Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s biggest political rival, was taken after his detention on the early hours of March 19 youtube.com/live/_3aXW-u...

LIVE: Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu detained at Istanbul police headquarters

YouTube video by Reuters

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Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Mar 19

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Feb 1

This is how it starts!
I am one of those purged bureaucrats.

Ahmed Gurbuz @ahmedgurbuz.com · Jan 30

Bildiğim kadarıyla 8 yıldır olağanüstü hal yaşanıyor ülkede. Rejimin kurulduğu 15 Temmuz’dan bu yana pek birşey değiştiğini düşünmüyorum ama muhalefetin ya da muhaliflerin bunu algılaması zaman almış olabilir.