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1. Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:24:11 JST Aral Balkan

   Well fuck, that’s likely me not returning to Turkey this lifetime then.

   https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/may/28/turkey-election-live-recep-tayyip-erdogan-kemal-kilicdaroglu-turkish-president-runoff

   #turkey #elections #türkiye #seçim

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:31:39 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Jono Ferguson

     @jonoabroad 💕

   • Jono Ferguson (jonoabroad@mastodon.nz)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:31:40 JST Jono Ferguson

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     @aral big hugs, I should have visited when I left home, it was my original reason for leaving NZ was to visit a few places.

   • Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:33:39 JST Glyn Moody

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     @aral commiserations, I was hoping for a different result too, but not quite so engaged as you, obviously...

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:33:39 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Glyn Moody

     @glynmoody Thanks, Glyn. Here’s hoping we can catch up soon; it’s been too long :) 💕

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:35:44 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Blaze Ward

     @blazeward7 Thank you, Blaze 💕

   • Blaze Ward (blazeward7@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:35:45 JST Blaze Ward

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     @aral

     hugs. I got trees you can use if you need to turn into a bog witch at some point. :)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:43:42 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Sara Joy :happy_pepper:

     @sarajw That’s Turkey in a nutshell, sadly. Either Islamist or ultra nationalist. Take your pick. It sucks. But it’s nothing new. Those have been the only two options for as long as I’ve been alive (after the neoliberals fucked everything up, of course… sound familiar?)

   • Sara Joy :happy_pepper: (sarajw@front-end.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:43:43 JST Sara Joy :happy_pepper:

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     @aral it kind of sucked that the guy in opposition started courting the far right after the first round. Not cool. If I was there and voting I would have felt such whiplash, no wonder his turnout dropped.

   • Stevens R Miller (stevensrmiller@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:44:43 JST Stevens R Miller

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     @aral

     Sorry, buddy. After the war is over, maybe we can at least meet up in Kyiv for some tea.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:44:43 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Stevens R Miller

     @stevensrmiller It’s a date :)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:45:43 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Catarina :mastodon_oops:

     @catarinac One can hope.

   • Catarina :mastodon_oops: (catarinac@masto.pt)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:45:44 JST Catarina :mastodon_oops:

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     @aral that's not good, but keeping my fingers crossed that it could still change

   • Glyn Moody (glynmoody@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:47:57 JST Glyn Moody

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     @aral indeed; meanwhile, have as good a summer as is possible in the circumstances...

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 03:47:57 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Glyn Moody

     @glynmoody Thanks, Glyn, you too. Let me know if you’re ever on the Emerald Isle :)

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 04:44:01 JST Aral Balkan

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     • Amandine B (She/Her)

     @eco_amandine Thank you, Amandine; here’s hoping :) 💕

   • Amandine B (She/Her) (eco_amandine@mastodon.cr)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 04:44:02 JST Amandine B (She/Her)

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     @aral I'm so sorry. I hope this will change in the near future. Sending a hug in the meantime.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 07:05:24 JST Aral Balkan

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     • irrelefant

     @irrelefant Yep :(

   • irrelefant (irrelefant@octodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 07:05:25 JST irrelefant

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     @aral 😞 Do you still have family there?

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 15:45:25 JST Aral Balkan

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     • irrelefant

     @irrelefant 💕

   • irrelefant (irrelefant@octodon.social)'s status on Monday, 29-May-2023 15:45:26 JST irrelefant

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     @aral Shucks. I wish I knew what to say. 🤗 Colleague from work can also never go back because he would immediately get arrested but still has family there. I feel you.