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Turkish Cypriots protest against creeping Islamification from Ankara

A decision earlier this year by authorities in the occupied northern part of Cyprus to allow headscarves in schools has led to mass protests against what many see as President Erdogan’s increasing authoritarianism and a creeping Islamification from Ankara. The protests also touch on broader issues, with Turkish Cypriots expressing concerns about money laundering, crime, and a wider Russian and Iranian presence. Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition and Politico's Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to break down this protest movement and look at what it says about where Turkish Cypriots stand vis-a-vis Erdogan.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Turkish Cypriots resist creeping Islamification

Erdogan says US CAATSA sanctions on Turkey defense sector easing under Trump

Greece takes legal action over drone show advertising Adidas near Acropolis

Outrage in Greece after Adidas advert shows drone shoe ‘kicking’ Acropolis

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