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An “uneventful” week for Erkan
Playing chess with my students. Yes, I won:) Since I came back from the service, I have been meaning to have some peace of mind but unfortunately life is... Read more
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Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (6)- Cinema related blogs, Censorship news and more…
Nominations for Turkish Blog Awards Turkish Blog Awards started. Check out an interview (in Turkish) with Hasan Yalçınkaya, a pioneer in Turkish blogger… An ambitious Football Manager online game,... Read more
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A film and An album, I recently discovered
A Prophet is a French movie I have recently watched. It is definitely worth watching. It is a story of “A young Arab man is sent to a French... Read more
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A super busy week ends with a disappointing news.
This semester I have four courses to teach. It is a relatively heavy workload but I am fine with that. I like teaching anyway. One of the courses is... Read more
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Introducing Turkish Cybersphere (5)- Tivibu and more…
Dear readers, would you let me know of new sites and blogs I haven’t mentioned yet for the next issues of this series of posting… TTNET, the major ADSL provider,... Read more
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Turkish TV series, a threat to conservative imaginations
TV serial industry is booming in Turkey. Now these are exported to Middle Eastern countries and some other countries (about exports coverage). Level of sexuality or political debates (“Hatirla... Read more
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Is Democracy possible in a country where journalists write op-eds in NYT to support the army?
Take the case of Aslı Aydıntaşbaş of Milliyet who had written an op-ed in NYT in defending Turkish military. She represents a more moderate secular breed of journalists who... Read more
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28 February Coup heritage is dead, plotters are in jail but not all
As a symbolic act, Çetin Doğan, one of the military leaders of 28 February coup was jailed just before the anniversary of the event. All civilian political leaders that... Read more
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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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Erkan on his way to Belgium
I wasn’t sure if I could make it to get my visa on time but that was resolved and tomorrow morning I fly to Brussels. I will then move... Read more
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“Ergenekon sees biggest raid today!
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It was the 40th birthday of Heavy Metal
From Metal Injection: On February 13, 1970, the Birmingham quartet known as Black Sabbath released their self titled debut LP to the world. Fourty years ago today Ozzy Osbourne, Tony... Read more
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“We Live in Public”
We live in Public is the most impressive movie/documentary I have seen recently. It is about the life of Josh Harris who happened to be one of the stars... Read more
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A fashion week in the campus
Istanbul Fashion Week happened to be at the campus I work in. Santralistanbul’s large parking lot was turned into a tent town and fashion people showed around in the... Read more
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Prof. Aydın Uğur on Turkish cultural analysis
From Aydın Uğur’s talk Culture and Politics in Turkey. 11/24/2009. Well, i am quite late to post it but it is still valid. Prof. Aydın Uğur, who is one... Read more
