Another cultural artifact that annoys the conservative government. “Cranberry Sorbet” banned.

Enemy of life. The conservatives never miss a media artifact that gets popular. Kızılcık şerbeti (Cranberry Sorbet) is a popular Turkish beverage made from the juice of the kızılcık fruit (Cornus mas). This fruit, also known as the cornelian cherry, is a small, sour berry that grows in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. To … Read more

The king is naked! As the football fans declare. #TurkeyEarthquake

After Fenerbahçe, thousands of Beşiktaş fans also called for the government to resign. Of course, the government sees it as a provocation. Any critic is provocative. Turkish Football Fans Shower Field with Toys for Quake-Hit Kids – Bloomberg.com Bloomberg.com Fans of the Turkish football club Besiktas showered the team’s Istanbul pitch with thousands of toys to benefit … Read more

Tea culture and telling jokes by satirist Nasreddin Hodja are two newmultinational values on UNESCO ’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage

I have become a coffee person in the last decade but no day passes without a glass of tea. I assume some very obscene jokes attributed to Hodja are not imagined to be on the list. The list here: UNESCO ’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Türkiye announces inclusion of ‘tea culture’ on UNESCO list … Read more

Logical fallacies: Turkish authorities blame Retailers for the high inflation

The government managed to transfer the blame to retail companies such as BİM. BİM, the most high-profile one, was seen as a scapegoat as it had been one of the most successful companies in the sector. By blaming BİM for the crisis, the government could deflect attention away from its own policies and decision–making. Pro-government dailies … Read more

Netflix produced a Fatih Terim promotional video and called it a documentary…

Netflix added another miserable Turkey-based production to its repertoire. Terim ignores any controversial topics about Fatih Terim. A tweet and its replies sum it all up: Terim belgeselinde Mehmet Ağar’la mafyatik ilişkileri, Emre Belözoğlu’na oyundan çıkarken attığı tokat, turu geçemeyince oyuncuları İsviçreli futbolculara saldırtması, gazetecilere çektiği hareket, rant kavgası yüzünden bastığı kebapçı gibi şeyler de … Read more

[updated] Tarkan concert becomes a massive open-air concert and a people’s declaration

As usual what is declared is ambiguous but although the official reason for celebrations is İzmir’s independence from the Greek invasion, most participants enjoyed the concert and gave a finger to festival banners and life haters- you know who they are.  The concert was mistakenly listed as one of the biggest open-air festivals, but it … Read more

A special Reuters report angers some: “Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms”

Special Report: Insiders reveal how Erdogan tamed Turkey’s newsrooms | Reuters Reuters ISTANBUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) – When President Tayyip Erdogan’s son-in-law suddenly quit as finance minister in late 2020, four staff in Turkey’s leading newsrooms said they received a clear direction from their managers: don’t report this until the government says so. The resignation … Read more

Losing the culture wars, Islamists begin to ban festivals, imprison pop stars…

Turkish pop star jailed over joke about religious schools https://t.co/UYQ0a14MgW pic.twitter.com/2dJ3Zq5gHJ — The Associated Press (@AP) August 26, 2022 U.S. concerned about judicial harassment after Turkish pop star’s arrest | Reuters Reuters WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL, Aug 27 (Reuters) – The United States said it remained concerned about Turkey’s censorship of free speech, and women’s groups . Another music festival … Read more

This is called intervention to lifestyles: “One of longest-running rock festivals of Türkiye banned ‘#zeytinlirockfestivali

Islamofascists at work. One of longest-running rock festivals of Türkiye banned ‘to protect public safety’ Bianet :: English / The Zeytinli Rock Festival has become the latest example of the increasing bans on concerts and festivals over the past couple of years.

No 1 in Turkey Youtube: “Mabel Matiz – Karakol”

After being targeted by Islamist-fascist circles for its LGBT-friendly tone, Mabel Matiz‘s new music video reaches the top of Turkey trends.

Someone stole toys in the palace President Erdoğan hands out the children…

A thief in the palace… President Erdoğan’s Toys Stolen from His Palace in Ankara Turkish News Tuhaf – I’m Not Making This.. türkçe  links to original Turkish article (Cumhuriyet Newspaper, 1 May 2022) A theft has been reported from President Erdoğan’s Beştepe Palace in Ankara.  Six workers at the palace stole radio-commanded car toys and dolls … Read more

Our class project: a Subreddit on Turkish TV Serials

Since Turkish TV shows have become a global phenomenon, it was time… Our undergraduate students are slowly sharing content. You are welcome to join the party:) Here is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/TurkishTVSerials/

Tarkan is back with a very political but musically unsatistactory song and the hell breaks loose #geccek

  Pop stars can't even do feelgood songs about bad things not lasting forever during a global pandemic without causing a national debate about whether there's a hidden anti-government message https://t.co/GjYVyJtHUR — Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) February 18, 2022  

This Yeni Rakı ad cannot be televised in Turkey

Yeni Rakı yurtdışı reklamı, yorum yapamıyorum🤦🏿‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/cOCXPdnbvx — Cagdas Arman Bulut (@bulutcagdas) January 31, 2022 Who doesn’t know the Turkish rakı? We heard yesterday that Turkey’s one of the biggest Rakı brands circulated an ad internationally. It could be watched in the above tweet. In other developments: #helloTürkiye — Turkey’s latest attempt to rebrand itself Global … Read more

Sezen Aksu responds to the bigoted attacks with a song, which is translated to tens of languages in one day

AKP leadership and Islamists are so desperate that they are attacking a well-known and well-loved singer for a song she was written five years ago. After a few days of silence, Sezen Aksu responded to the attacks with a song. The song lyrics can be found in English in other languages can be found here … Read more