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2 Mar, 4 tweets, 3 min read
I am excited and honored to give this lecture in support of the faculty and students at #bogaziciuniversity who are fighting the authoritarian encroachment of the Erdogan regime. 🇹🇷 ✊
FYI @ezgielci35 @ihsanylmz @Elif_Safak @UOzkirimli @HadsizinBaskani
Obviously, people who use this tweet to defend Erdogan's authoritarian regime will be blocked.
Don't know what's happening at #bogaziciuniversity ? This is a good Tweet to get up to speed (rector is appointed by state, not chosen by faculty).

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For years Austrian PM Kurz has been one of Orbán's most important mainstream defenders in Europe, but now his party has called for "suspension" of Fidesz in EPP.

Incidentally, I thought Fidesz was already suspended in EPP. 🤔
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Biggest parties in @pollofpolls_EU in EU+

far right (8): 🇧🇪🇫🇮🇫🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇵🇱🇸🇮🇨🇭

far right coopters* (9): 🇦🇹🇧🇬🇭🇷🇨🇿🇩🇰🇬🇷🇳🇱🇳🇴🇸🇰🇬🇧

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- I mixed up parties in Estonia ☺️
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