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In Erdogan’s Turkey, It’s Not Only Politicians in the Crosshairs

The crackdown on the main opposition party is expanding to comedians, musicians, social media influencers and business executives.

Comedian Tuba Ulu’s stand-up routine had a bit about dating. In it, she said that some people simply married their casual-sex partners nowadays. After all, she quipped, that was good enough for 16th-century Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. He… [433 chars]

Source: Bloomberg | Published: 2026-06-16T04:00:17Z

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