A few remarks on the disinformation bill
Many friends, colleagues, and journalists have already criticized the new law. Without much repetition, I
Erkan's mumbles
Unable to punish Turkey’s autocrats, Western countries are punishing Turkish citizens through the Visa processes
Visa issues are a mess. The rejection rates increased. There are, of course, abusers, but
Over-ambitious İmamoğlu prefers to invite establishment columnists to his presidential campaigning
This image from his campaign bus triggered understandable reactions in the opposition. Some of the
Some moves in the Turkish opposition
Worker’s Party of Labor organized a meeting in which delegates from all over Turkey attended.
About a heated debate on nepotism and corruption in Turkish (exiled) academic community
David Selim Sayers has recently penned a very long and detailed piece entitled as The
Biden’s big failure in Afghanistan
The US has failed its allies once again. The ways it chooses its allies are
My quote in the al-Monitor piece and more on this (let’s not ignore Google’s complicity): “Twitter, Pinterest face ad ban in Turkey under new social media law
Twitter, Pinterest face ad ban in Turkey under new social media law Al-Monitor Twitter, Pinterest face
If you cannot have it for real, let it rot. A strange but not surprising rector appointment for Boğaziçi University
It is sad to watch the news. I graduated from Boğaziçi University (Sociology BA and
Facebook decided to defy new Turkish social media law but I hear @googlepubpolicy may actually cave in!
Facebook surprised many of us by deciding not to appoint a representative in Turkey. It
Good news turns out to be not as good as expected. However…
For three days, Turkish leadership promised the news of a miracle. But the news was
Google News Initiative (@GoogleNewsInit) funded a project by a media moghul that is actually an enemy of journalism in Turkey
I saw this at Engin Önder’s tweet. Google News Initiative funded a project proposal from
Politics of mothers
If you search “HDP and mothers” in Google News you will reach a bunch of
Erdoğan’s visit to the alleged troll den
While we were “brotripping,” (more about this in a later post), I have missed posting
Fake news in its worst form. Hard days for Syrian refugees in Turkey.
For a long time, the Turkish government mismanaged the fast flow of refugees. Instead of
Ali Babacan stayed with his leader until he was humiliatingly kicked out. He and his ilk cannot be saviours
I have been keeping an eye on Ali Babacan for a while. I never thought