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Today I was arrested (and then released…)
at 7.30 after check-in, I went through the passport control and the policeman told me that there was an arrest warrant about me. He did not know what the... Read more
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every male soul tastes the military service (in Turkey) (!)
Recently, Hürriyet posted service photos of popular actors, footballers etc… Kadir İnanır and Mazhar Alanson Barış... Read more
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Freedom in Less than 48 Hours!
A Celtic symbol for Freedom... Read more
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As Erkan finishes his military service in 5 days…
Erkan as a soldier is best at reading. 152 days, 27 books Thanks to one of my favorite Facebook application, Book Tracker, you can see what I have read while... Read more
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An anectode from the Victory Day celebration while 12 Days left…
It is unbelievable but I have only 12 days left here. I do not have any night duties any more and thus I can sleep more and there is... Read more
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Last 24 days. Doable.
I don’t like Nil Karaibrahimgil’s too girlish attitude much but I like this song as it bangs on my head in the internet cafe. Her summer hit. There are 24... Read more
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the last 1,5 months
1,5 months left. Another bi-weekly break ends in a hurry. No time left of after replying mails and playing with Facebook. It just goes smoothly. One day I am... Read more
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Another relatively uneventful two weeks…
Watch duty at the Tosya Prison. I finally find a task I can achieve successfully: I asked our lieutenant if I am allowed to buy newspapers every day for... Read more
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Uneventful two weeks.
Oh boy, I could not find time to update my blog. Time passes so quickly when I am in the civilian life. Answering most of emails and facebook comments... Read more
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Roj xelat* – Erkan is all right now. No more worries.
*Dawn is born (In Kurdish) I see this wall writing on the cabin where I do my watch near a small prison. Most of the soldiers are Kurdish origined and I guess... Read more
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Beşiktaş Champion and I am still living the nightmare…
It was a very upsetting night. Beşiktaş became the champion and I could not feel happy because of the conditions I was in. I find myself in the best... Read more
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This is a nightmare and but I will survive…
I have been teaching for six years, I know something about pedagogy and I know military life is different but still there is something pedagogically wrong here and I... Read more
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The second and the last stage begins…
Dear Friends, 28 days of beginner’s training ended yesterday and we were relocated to stations where we will stay for the rest of our military service. Hopefully until September... Read more
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Erkan has an unexpected half a day break
From 10 am to 4 pm we are let to breath freedom again. I had a good breakfast in the town center and then I rushed back to an... Read more
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Going offline again…
My weekend leave comes to an end in a few hours. We were given a leave after the Oath ceremony and I have been a civilian again from Friday... Read more
