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A few notes on the 24 June election night…
I did have some connections in the CHP’s electoral campaigning process and after a week passed I believe my ideas are more settled now. First of all, lack of transparency... Read more
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#TurkeyElections and Fake News. More ideas based on a recently quoted Al Jazeera article…
Quoted in an AlJazeera piece. (Will spike in fake news have an impact on elections in Turkey?) ‘Undermining journalism’ Erkan Saka, a blogger and academic at Istanbul Bilgi University,... Read more
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A Twitter message triggered a long list of heartbreaking human rights violations in the last decade…
A political Twitter phenomenon Twittered this: Olm ben bunu hiç unutmadım, hiç unutmayacağım amk… pic.twitter.com/qFHM5NwR0h — TravisandTylerDurden (@travisandtyler) May 9, 2018 Many critical citizens started to subtweet announcing what moments... Read more
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A few notes on Abdullah Gül’s [now dead] candidacy #TurkeyElections
Since I was busy in Lisbon, I missed the action. Turkey’s former president and a long time comrade of Abdullah Gül was rumored to become the presidential candidate of allied opposition.... Read more
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A few notes on the Doğan Group’s media sale
There is no Doğan Media Group (DMG) anymore. This triggered a great anxiety among the government critics. Well, nearly 90 % of all mainstream media is owned by people who... Read more
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Region by region, brief notes on academic job search
As some of my careful readers already know, I have been looking jobs abroad for a while. I would say, this is not as intense as I had started at... Read more
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“Turkey’s genealogy service prompts spike in double citizenship enquiries…
Most of the Turkish citizens do not have the luxury of learning more about family genealogies as written documents about it were not a priority for Ottomans. Many of us... Read more
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From Lviv to Eskişehir and back to Istanbul….
I had started writing this when I and my brother, Hakan was in Lviv, Ukraine on new year’s eve. Then added Eskişehir, Turkey as I went there for thesis jury membership.... Read more
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My piece at @HuffPostBlog “A Few Thoughts on the Decision to Eliminate Evolution From Turkey’s High School Curriculum
A Few Thoughts on the Decision to Eliminate Evolution From Turkey’s High School Curriculum 07/12/2017 By Prof. Erkan Saka The ruling Turkish government rarely uses explicit Islamic reasoning to intervene... Read more
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A few notes on the #GlobalFact4 summit…
A major summit on fact-checking just ended and I am glad to have attended and have witnessed many pioneers of the field. Here are a few notes. They are not... Read more
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#Referendum2017 Results are marred by substantive allegations….
I was very upset with the November 1, 2015 election results when AKP had a landslide victory. However, that’s what voters chose and in the last analysis I am fine... Read more
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Last night, some had good time while another 10 K citizens lost their jobs after the State of Emergency decree…
Some were so happy at the reception that took place at the Presidential Palace in Ankara to commemorate the 93rd anniversary of Turkish Republic. Some pro-government columnists who built their career... Read more
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On a BBC story on the success of Turkish TV shows in South America…
In a conference 3 years ago,in Skopje, Macedonia, someone from the audience stood up and yelled us, 2 academics from Turkey, claiming that Turkish TV shows are making Macedonians stupid.... Read more
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Refugee Crisis may also have a negative impact on scholars’ mobilities…
As many Turkish scholars are looking for jobs abroad, I hear a lot about that priority is given to those who have residency in the university’s host country. UK universities seem... Read more
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A fake satellite image about Rally in Yenikapı is widely used…
This image has been used by many, in Turkey but also internationally until it is debunked. In fact, despite the debunking, all pro-government media continues to use. We are going... Read more
