I have revised my syllabus and replaced some readings with more recent ones. I like to update my readings frequently so I can stay current with the latest research. I may have missed some topics, but I am satisfied with what I have. There has been a rising- and unsurprising- interest in AI in recent … Read more
All of us received the news through an official gazette announcement. Istanbul Bilgi University’s operating license was revoked by a midnight presidential decree published in the Official Gazette. Just like that, more than 900 academics, 600 personnel, and around 20,000 students are left upset. After 22 years at Bilgi, I do not know what the … Read more
I have revised my syllabus and replaced some readings with more recent ones. I like to frequently update my readings so that I can stay current with the latest research. I might have missed some topics, but I am satisfied with what I have come up with. There has been a rising- and unsurprising- interest … Read more
Turkey has lost a great person, historian, and intellectual. I did not have the chance to meet him much, except for greetings on campus. Rest in peace, Prof. Tunçay. Prof. Dr. Mete Tunçay: An Intellectual Biography A Pioneer of Political Thought History in Turkey (1936-2025) Professor Mete Tunçay, who passed away on August 18, 2025, … Read more
Celil Öker, one of the masters of Turkish crime fiction who passed away in 2019, told stories of the loneliness of cities and the new middle class, extending beyond murder, in his novels. We have discussed at SosyalKafa a newly defended PhD thesis: Elif Otluoğlu Kısa’s YENİK VE YALNIZ (Defeated and Alone): AN ANALYSIS OF … Read more
Last week we had many thesis defenses in our PhD program in Communication Sciences and MA program in Media and Communication Systems. Some of my students whom I was the adviser, successfully defended their theses. Sedef Erdoğan Giovanelli is special for me because she was my very first PhD student and she successfully defended her … Read more
Shoppers in the Fatih distict of Istanbul, Turkey. Fatih is known as one of the most conservative districts in the city. Not your mother’s Islam: the stylish women of Istanbul British Journal of Photography At a fashion shoot for ALA Magazine, the first magazine in Turkey for conservative women. The shoot is at Bretz Home … Read more
Two Freedom of Expression Violation Verdicts by ECHR Bianet :: English The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that charges pressed against Günlük Evrensel newspaper writers Ahmet Sami Belek and Savaş Velioğlu, and Müdür Duman from HADEP are violation of freedom of expression and condemned Turkey to indemnity. ECHR fines Turkey over conviction of journalists … Read more
Etkinlik İngilizce ama simültane çeviri olacak. Tarih: 9 Ekim 2015 Saat: 14.00-16.00 Yer: santralistanbul Kampüsü, ÇSM 404 İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, The Economist Dergisi ve The Baltimore Sun Gazetesi’nin siyasi karikatüristi Kevin (Kal) Kallaugher’i ağırlayacak. İletişim Fakültesi’nin davetiyle “Mürekkep ve Pixel: Kevin (Kal) Kallaugher ile 21. Yüzyılda Siyasi Karikatürist Olmak” başlıklı söyleşide konuşma yapacak Kallaugher’in … Read more
Media freedom at stake as Turkey fights rebels GlobalPost “This is not the first and will not be the last,” said Asli Tunc, professor at Istanbul’s Bilgi University. “This is unfortunately a cleansing operation — a result of a government agreement with media bosses ahead of the election.” At least 140 .. Turkey targets news ‘terror … Read more
Spain to suspend ‘Alliance of Civilizations’ activity: Report Spain will reportedly suspend its activities in the ‘Alliance of Civilizations,’ jointly launched by Turkey and Spain in 2005 Spanish ambassador refutes reports that Spain suspended ‘Alliance of Civilizations’ activities Spain’s ambassador to Turkey has refuted media reports suggesting that his country has suspended its activities in the “Alliance … Read more
Turkey falls behind in global corruption index Turkey slumps alarmingly in Transparency International’s annual Corruption Perceptions Index Turkey’s Growing Corruption Problem Is Getting Harder to Hide Global Voices Online by Ece Basay Money in a shoebox. Viral image. In the last twelve months, the Turkish state has appeared significantly more corrupt. That is the underlying message of … Read more
İstanbul’da 40 Yıllık Hatıraya Patlayacak Türk Kahvesi için 11 Adres ListeList by Çağla Gillis Mandabatmaz Being an Armenian today in Istanbul Hurriyet Daily News I had an Armenian intern at that time and I mentioned casually to the bunch I was eating with that it must be hard to be an Armenian in Istanbul during … Read more
Bu etkinlik organizasyonu tamamen Bilgi Halkla İlişkiler son sınıf öğrencileri tarafından gerçekleştiriliyor. Etkinlik ücretsiz ama katılım için Konferans websitesinden kayıt yaptırmak gerekiyor: http://egitimdedijital.com/ Konferans takibi için #EğitimdeDijital etiketi Twitter ve Instagram’da kullanılacak. Konferansta konuşacak isimlere gelince… Bizim talebeler İsmail Hocayı profesörlüğe layık görmüşler ki gönlümüzde öyle zaten, onun dışında ünvanlarda bir yanlışlık yok sanırım;)
Judicial bill aims at silencing social media, daily says Today’s Zaman Erkan Saka, a professor of communications at Bilgi University, believes the package may well lead to the violation of democratic rights. “The package clearly favors law and order at the expense of freedoms,” he told Today’s Zaman. The draft bill, while Turkish journalist briefly detained … Read more