We have been keeping a tab on Turkiye’s elections for years. The whole project is here. It needs a design overhaul, but the content is still valuable. It depends on students’ willingness to contribute, so the data we can collect differs in every election. Still I try to supervise and hopefully it will be more … Read more
As usual, we don’t have much details. Canadian ambassador denied it but the mining was operated by a company based in Canada. A mining accident occurred in Erzincan, Turkey, where a pipe carrying cyanide solution burst at the Copler Gold Mine, causing 20 cubic meters of toxic solution to spill into the Karasu River, which … Read more
I could never like either Şafak or Kırıkkanat. Şafak is beloved by Western audiences. Kırıkkanat is as Western as Şafak, but she has this strong secular nationalism that is very hostile to Islam and some other local values or practices. Kırıkkanat is the symbol of Turkey’s old secular and Kemalist elites who lost power in … Read more
My already busy schedule has gotten even busier in the last weeks, and I could not blog some of the news on time. One is the Israeli players in Turkey. Mr. Jehezkel was deported even before he could realize what was happening. As far as I know, one more Israeli player has lost his job. … Read more
Some immediately pointed out that some Turkish originated persons already in the Soviet era: No. 3rd human who reached to the space was Turkic. He passed away by holding Chuvash Republic citizenship. During his life, he was proud of his Turkic heritage. https://t.co/ELIWkJvS0I pic.twitter.com/gquVUNk2zN — Gökhan Cindemir (@gcindemir) January 17, 2024 Turkey’s first astronaut … Read more
The third episode could not be broadcast due to a case order. “Kizil Goncalar” is a popular Turkish television series that has been the subject of controversy and calls for a ban. The show, which highlights the division between religious and secular segments of society, has faced backlash since its first aired on December 18, … Read more
Why Fatih Terim moved to Panathinaikos? I know it is late. He already won his first game. I could never like this well-connected macho guy. He evaded the latest allegations in a fraud case and abruptly moved to Greece. Some messy stuff we will never know about? Fatih Terim is in Panathinaikos as the team’s … Read more
Toxicity in Turkish football finally lead to a next level of crisis: Attack on a referee The attack was started by a club president. Let’s see what happens to him since he is well connected to ruling party circles. Halil Umut Meler, a Turkish football referee, was the victim of a shocking act of violence … Read more
Unlike the European countries, I do not observe any genuine popular rallies about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The Islamists appropriated the Palestine case so powerfully that no others would like to be involved in any rallies. That does not mean that citizens are insensitive, but it is quite difficult to frame the case without aligning with … Read more
Recently, there has been a disagreement between Turkey’s top appeals court, the Court of Cassation, and the Constitutional Court over the case of imprisoned parliamentarian Can Atalay[1][2][5][6]. The Constitutional Court ordered the release of Atalay last month, ruling that his imprisonment violated his rights to security, liberty, and the right to be elected[1][5]. However, the … Read more
Yiğit Konur on Twitter said: Unfortunately, there was no comprehensive archive containing all photographs of Atatürk. So I scanned all local & international archives. I eliminated the similar ones in a total of 10K+ photos with AI and reduced the number to 1100. I increased the resolution to 4K + colourised. Now in one archive … Read more
100 years of the Republic of Turkey – in pictures Celebrations on the 100th anniversary of the Republic Kıraç – 100.Yıl Özgürlük Marşı ABDURRAHMAN KESKİNER GÜZEL SANATLAR LİSESİ 100. YIL MARŞI 100th Anniversary Anthem TÜRKİYE 100 – TURAN MANAFZADE Norm Ender – Parla (Official Video)
The new minister of Internal Affairs, Ali Yerlikaya, delivers daily news of police raids and clampdowns on gangs and mafia entities that flourished during the previous minister’s reign. Based on the recent news and TikTok self-representations, I created a map of connections between the various gangs. It is not a definite map and relies on current … Read more
In collaboration with the Minister of Culture, this project presents a Turkey digital tour to celebrate the Republic’s 100th anniversary. Enjoy: https://artsandculture.google.com/project/treasures-of-turkiye
PACE adopts decision for immediate release of Osman Kavala – Bianet … GEZİ PARK TRIAL. Turkey’s top appeals court upholds Osman Kavala’s life sentence. 28 September 2023. /haber/turkeys-top-appeals-court-upholds-osman Türkiye: Convictions of Osman Kavala & four others needs urgent international response Amnesty International … Gezi Park protests against a government urban development project. Four co-defendants – Çiğdem Mater, Can Atalay, … Read more