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Oh dear @RiceUniversity I am proud of you: “Rice University eliminates tuition for all but wealthiest students, makes housing free for poorest
The university I got my Ph.D. degree, as you all know, all the story of Erkan’s Field Diary started there… Rice University eliminates tuition for all but wealthiest students, makes housing free for... Read more
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Erkan talks to Changing Turkey blog
Interview with Dr. Erkan SAKA on Media and Politics February 1, 2010 by Changing Turkey 1. Could you tell us a bit about your recent/forthcoming publications? I had produced three articles/essays... Read more
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Rest and peace in Houston
After all, what I do need is some rest and this is what I do after my first post-defense days. Now it sinks in well, that I finished up... Read more
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Erkan's thesis is accepted…
…with some revision requests. I will work on these while I am in Houston as I had already planned…. Now I just want to have a peaceful sleep…. Photo... Read more
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Today is the day.
So here comes the day. The very raison d’etat of this blog. The defense ritual will start at 14:30 (at 22:30 in... Read more
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Stress, recovery, stress, recovery…
Ebru and I had managed to stress ourselves to the end last Friday night. I don’t know how it started. We had studied in Ebru’s temporary office all day, in... Read more
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Day 3 and 4
Defense will take place in this room… Anthropology Reading Room as it is known. Oh boy, I was stressing about driving. As if I have not mastered driving... Read more
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Early hours of the third day…
This is the third day. I haven’t made it to the campus yet but it is still noon. It is Christmas time and Ayhan, who hosts me, is extremely busy.... Read more
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Erkan is in Houston
My dear readers, please accept my apologies. I have had some hectic days and I stopped blogging completely. I have arrived Houston last afternoon and slept in until a few hours... Read more
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Revised draft sent, Erkan will soon be in Houston…
Now that draft sent, Erkan can enjoy Saturday night derby between Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe. It is an away game for Beşitaş. Photo, from Beşiktaş-Eskişehir game, credit goes to Milliyet... Read more
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Just one more chapter to go…
From the Beşiktaş-Eskişehir game last Sunday. Yes, I could not keep my promise, I am back to the games. A week later, Erkan feels fine. I had gone through three... Read more
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the Battle of Chapter 009
So now with hope and more confidence I am working on the draft. I can now think there is more or less coherence in most of the chapters and with... Read more
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Galip and Erkan
Since Tuesday, Galip hoca took me under his wings, and so I am not all lost. I woke up to start a better day and I am now working on... Read more
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Just a little better….
I am trying to work on the text according to my adviser’s comments. This is a traumatic pre-defense period. I knew it was coming, I observed in many of friends’... Read more
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Erkan just received a feedback mail…
…from his adviser. Not a positive one. No changes in the defense day but I will have to sweat more, it seems. I have had nothing easily in my life... Read more
