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Filiz Aydoğan hocanın editörlüğünde Türkçe literatüre katkı: “Yeni Medya Kuramları”

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Burada alabilirsiniz: KitapYurdu ‘Bu kitap, Emek, kapitalizm, yaratıcılık, postmodernite, demokrasi, kamusal alan, kültür, politika, medya teknolojisi, tüketim ve dijital medya bağlamındaki alternatiflere odaklanan, on bir yazıdan oluşuyor…Dijital medyayı kuramsallaştırırken, kültürel çalışmalar, demokratik kuram, Frankfurt Okulu, Marksist kuram, politik ekonomi kuramı, postmodern teori, kamusal alan teorisi, yazılım kuramı vb. gibi pek çok teorik yaklaşımın var olduğunu … Read more

A report: “Turkey’s Internet Policy after the Coup Attempt: The Emergence of a Distributed Network of Online Suppression and Surveillance

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RSF Report: Journalism in death throes after six months of emergency in Turkey

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In this release, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) examines the persecution of Turkey’s journalists and media under the state of emergency proclaimed exactly six months ago today, and urges Turkey’s national assembly to repeal all the decree-laws that are incompatible with its constitution and its international obligations. In the increasingly arbitrary clampdown on media freedom during … Read more

Human Rights Watch 2017 report unsurprisingly criticizes Turkish authorities…

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World Report 2017: Turkey Human Rights Watch – Jan 12, 6:35 AM On July 15, 2016, elements of the military attempted to carry out a coup d’état against President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government. The attempted coup left at least 241 citizens and government Human Rights Watch criticizes Turkish authorities … Read more

New @TESEV2015 report: “Sustainable Cities e-Participation for a Politics of Local Commons”

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by Ulaş Bayraktar   The idea of sustainable development has been transformed into a concrete program under 17 headings within the United Nations Global Goals. According to the Sustainable Development Goals Index (SDG) prepared within this framework, Turkey ranks 48th among 149 countries with a score of 66.1. In the fulfillment of sustainable development goals, … Read more

A crude neo-Ottoman imaginary:

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Shared by a pro-gov’t columnist, Ömer Turan. An Aleppo-like Landscape in a Kurdish Redoubt of Turkey NYT > Turkey by By ROD NORDLAND   In Diyarbakir city, the informal Kurdish capital, a legacy of intense fighting between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish military.   Turkey will never allow a new state in northern Syria: Erdoğan Hurriyet Daily … Read more

As Post-Truth is the 2016 Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year, other “Top Trending Words and Phrases of 2016

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Post-Truth is the 2016 Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year Writerswrite.com’s Writer’s Blog Post-Truth is the 2016 Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year Top Trending Words and Phrases of 2016, Thus Far: Bigly, Brexit & Non-binary  The Global Language Monitor Top Trending Words and Phrases of 2016, Thus Far: Bigly, Brexit & Non-binary AUSTIN, Texas July 15-17, … Read more

Middle East Forum report: 2015-16 Islamist Money List

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Hillary Clinton Tops 2015-16 Islamist Money List Philadelphia – October 20, 2016 – The Middle East Forum’s “Islamist Money in Politics” (IMIP) project is releasing the top-ten recipients of 2015-16 campaign contributions from individuals who subscribe to the same Islamic supremacism as Khomeini, Bin Laden, and ISIS. Hillary Clinton tops the list, raking in $41,165 … Read more

A Tribute to John Urry: Read the Theory, Culture & Society and Body & Society John Urry e-Special Issue for free…

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Read the Theory, Culture & Society and Body & Society John Urry e-Special Issue for free until September 30, 2016.   E-Special Issue: John Urry Edited by Mimi Sheller This e-special issue of Theory, Culture & Society presents key works published by the late British sociologist John Urry (1946-2016) in the journals Theory, Culture & … Read more

210 Photos from the 6-7 September 1955 Istanbul Pogram

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210 Photos from the 6-7 September 1955 Istanbul Pogram More about the pogrom here Photos can be found in this blog entry  

A report: “Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Istanbul”

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At the link below you will find a very recent study made by Support to Life Association (Hayata Destek Derneği) under the supervison of Prof. Dr. Ayhan Kaya, Director of the European Institute of Istanbul Bilgi University. The study is an extensive one conducted with Syrian refugees residing in Istanbul and the local communities in six … Read more

Report: European Communication Monitor 2016 – Results and video available online

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Key insights Big data: 72% of communicators believe this will change their profession, but only 21% of all organisations have implemented activities by now Automation: few use the power of algorithms for adapting content Strategic issues: longitudinal data over a decade (2007-2016)  indicate dramatic changes for communication management Communication channels: face-to-face is more important than … Read more

A report by Center for American Progress: “Turkey’s Digital Divides” by Max Hoffman

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  “Turkey is emblematic of the promise of the digital revolution that is now sweeping through similarly emerging middle-income democracies around the world. Yet its approach to expanding internet penetration is shaped by its own set of political and social conditions. Wider internet access and use could contribute to a more dynamic Turkish economy that … Read more

Document: European Parliament resolution on the 2015 report on Turkey

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source European Parliament resolution on the 2015 report on Turkey (2015/2898(RSP)) B8‑0442/2016 The European Parliament, –  having regard to the 2015 Commission report on Turkey (SWD(2015)0216), –  having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 December 2015 on the enlargement and stabilisation and association process and to previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions, –  having regard to the … Read more

A late tribute to Umberto Eco (and also to Harper Lee)…

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Archival Interview: Umberto Eco on Truth, Fiction, and the Holy Grail “It was a beautiful story. Too bad no one will find out about it.” “You surely don’t believe that you’re the only writer of stories in this world. Sooner or later, someone — a greater liar than Baudolino — will tell it.” — Umberto Eco, Baudolino In Memoriam | Umberto Eco: … Read more