Welcome to the Tr Reader, your regular review of what the Turkish press is saying about major events by Daniel Thorpe.
In this episode, we examine the massive investment fund scandal affecting over 450,000 people, tracing how pro-government papers covered President Erdoğan’s initial anger before pivoting to his parliamentary opening speech, where he warned the opposition against exploiting the crisis and signaled plans for a new constitution.
We also cover the protest by the opposition Yeni Party, whose MPs staged a walkout during the parliamentary address in response to the jailing of their candidate and what they described as a political coup.
Finally, we look at the culture pages and the legal troubles of pop star Mabel Matiz, who faces up to three years in prison on “obscenity” charges over the dancing in his latest music video.
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