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Jul 15, 2020

Opposition parties, report your location, over!

On March 10, 2019, when Turkey was on the verge of local elections, I finalized the below piece as “ There’s a fairly large elephant in the room for upcoming local elections, called “Kurdish votes,” whoever asks for success must raise the stakes.” …

Turkey

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Opposition parties, report your location, over!
Opposition parties, report your location, over!

Mar 26, 2020

Sound of Silence

“The Sound of Silence”, a hit by Simon & Garfunkel in the 60s conveys a strong message about the dangers of ignorance which still feels inconvenient today. The well-known song’s lyrics go very well with the days we’re going through, in which we have been under the siege of a…

Turkey

3 min read

Sound of Silence
Sound of Silence

Mar 23, 2020

Motherhood In Corona Days

First thing first: I’m not going to tell you the amazing feeling of motherhood or how precious and special it is; because, I don’t really think it is. To me, it is simply a decision that I made 11 years ago. However, I have had the experience of adjusting my…

Turkey

7 min read

Motherhood In Corona Days
Motherhood In Corona Days

Mar 16, 2020

Babacan Raises the Stakes for Political Pandemic

“Cause the house always wins. Play long enough, you never change the stakes. The house takes you. Unless, when that perfect hand comes along. You bet and you bet big, then you take the house.” George Clooney played Danny Ocean in Ocean’s Eleven, who was ready to reclaim his losses…

Turkey

6 min read

Babacan Raises the Stakes for Political Pandemic
Babacan Raises the Stakes for Political Pandemic

Aug 5, 2019

Big Brother is Watching You

“Don’t you see that the whole aim of Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thought-crime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it. Every concept that can ever be needed will be expressed by exactly one word…

Turkey

7 min read

Big Brother is Watching You
Big Brother is Watching You

Jul 22, 2019

Whoever Touches It Gets Burned

A dark room appears on the screen with an enormous screen hanging on the wall, and in a fierce tone and rage a man with a wrinkled face yells: “ What we need right now is a clear message to the people of this country. This message must be read…

Turkey

6 min read

Whoever Touches It Gets Burned
Whoever Touches It Gets Burned

Jul 15, 2019

Back to The Future

It was the fall of 1989; the children were glued to the screen for Dr. Emmett Brown’s amazing time traveling car. “Marty! I need you to go back with me!” he said in great haste. Marty McFly asked where to, and Doc replied “Back to the future!” …

Turkey

6 min read

Back to The Future
Back to The Future

Jul 8, 2019

Wind of Change

“The world is closing in Did you ever think That we could be so close, like brothers The future’s in the air I can feel it everywhere Blowing with the wind of change” Contrary to common belief, as frequently as rock, few genres delve into political problems; and their listeners…

Turkey

5 min read

Wind of Change
Wind of Change

Jul 8, 2019

Istanbul Reloaded

“This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill — the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill — you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep…

Turkey

6 min read

Istanbul Reloaded
Istanbul Reloaded

Jul 8, 2019

A Tale of a City

“I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss. I see the lives for which I lay down my life, peaceful, useful, prosperous and happy. I see that I hold a sanctuary in their hearts, and in the hearts of their descendants, generations hence,” Charles Dickens…

Turkey

6 min read

A Tale of a City
A Tale of a City
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