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.
Turkish popular culture
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
Turkish lira hits new record low as bread lines grow longer due to rising inflation…
Turkish lira hits new record low despite Central Bank interventions Bianet :: English The lira plunged to as low as 14.61 to the US dollar and 16.47 to the Euro in the first half of the day. In Turkey, bread lines grow longer as inflation soars AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Growing bread lines in Istanbul bear … Read more
I am also quoted: “Why TikTok is a hit with Turkey’s working class…
Why TikTok is a hit with Turkey’s working class Inside Turkey by Emel Altay Last year, 36-year-old construction worker Müjdat Uğur posted a Tik Tok video of him and his co-workers staging a catwalk show on a building site in the central Anatolian province of Yozgat. The post went viral with seven million views. Uğur, who … Read more
Follow @metcihan for TÜGVA Papers Scandal
Dear Metin Cihan is the best representative of citizen journalism at the moment in Turkey. He is releasing leaked documents from the Turkish Youth Foundation, TÜGVA, an Istanbul-based youth and student foundation. Bilal Erdoğan, son of President of the Republic of Turkey leads the foundation. Mr. Cihan was careful to take care of private personal … Read more
How unsurprising: Freedom House report says Turkey is AGAIN not free on the net
Freedom House report: Turkey is not free on the net Bianet :: English Turkey is the country with the fastest decline in internet freedom, according to Gürkan Özturan, the rapporteur for Turkey. The report here Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Release Demirtaş and Kavala Bianet :: English The Committee of Ministers of the Council of … Read more
Declaring Twitter a national security problem when not verified (!)
Yes, in prime time, a group of pro-AKP journalists discussed why one of them was not verified by Twitter. via
No comment: “President Erdoğan’s job approval at lowest level in six years
President Erdoğan’s job approval at lowest level in six years, poll shows Bianet :: English The president’s job approval rating dropped by nine percent in a month, according to the Metropoll survey.
Turkey’s Women’s volleyball team advance in European Championship and this probably makes some mad
Strong women are hard to take for Turkey’s Islamists and this team is making the headlines on a daily basis… Women’s volleyball team advance in European Championship Hurriyet Daily News Turkey on Aug. 31 defeated Poland 3-0 to advance to the semifinals of the 2021 CEV Women’s European Volleyball Championship. 3-0! Dörtlü finaldeyiz. İyi ki varsınız, … Read more
#İstanbul has a taxi problem, it is under scrutiny now but hard to be fixed soon…
The taxi lobby maybe powerful than any other political lobbies (!) in İstanbul. They managed to restrict Uber’s operations, and the municipality’s move to increase the number of taxis was prevented and now Istanbulians have to live with the current taxi drivers. There are of course exceptions but most of them are not kind people … Read more
An ongoing debate: Turkish Pop or Poop Art?
Some got angry on social media with the artist’s interpretation and called them “poop art”. Prominent artist describes controversial sculptures as ‘Turkish pop art’ Hurriyet Daily News A prominent Turkish artist has defended the much-debated sculptures and statues that mostly stand at the entrances of various provinces depicting things those provinces are known for, saying that … Read more