Just started reading: “The Daughters of Kobani
Kobani resistance is such a powerful symbol that extremists and their (hidden) supporters are keen
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Once in April 2004, Paul Rabinow stopped by Rice Anthropology for a brown bag meeting. Here are my photos
It is said to see anthropology lost two of its major voices. I remembered the
In internet censorship, what is Turkey’s model? Russia or China?
I have recently read The Red Web. It is a sad story of how Putin
Dear Claude, I will always remember and miss you.
In the summer of 2009, a military police post in Kastamonu received a box of
Anyone interested in joining us? “CFP “Rethinking Expertise under COVID-19: a New Look at Digitization and Decentralization” (4S Annual Meeting, 6-9 October, Toronto and worldwide)
Dear colleagues, We invite you to consider submitting an abstract to “Rethinking Expertise under COVID-19:
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
A requiem for the coffeehouses
One of the major victims of the pandemic is the coffeehouses. I always found them
My own take on the #Covid-19 days in İstanbul
8 days ago we have lost our grandmother to Covid-19. As far as I know,
My live-tweeting for #Election2020 #ElectionDay
I would do a night-long SosyalKafa show but since the results may not be certain
[includes my piece, too] New “International Encyclopedia of Gender, Media and Communication” published
I had previously posted about my piece and now it is officially out. Our editor,
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
My short piece published at Anthropology News: #Cryptocurrency Usage in Turkey Anthropology News
Here is the link to the piece. You can download as PDF here. It has
What do I do with my life? A brief summary
I haven’t announced it widely but my Linkedin connections may have realized that a month
Just published! “Big Data and Gender‐Biased Algorithms”
I have circulated a pre-publication version but I hear today my short piece is now