Erkan's Field Diary

Blog URL:http://erkansaka.net/
Blog Tags:turkey, european union, cyberculture, politics, news
Country:Turkey
Location:Istanbul

“Erkan’s Field Diary” evolved from a dissertation project on Turkish journalism and the European Union (EU). In addition to the original topic, the blog monitors socio-cultural happenings and cybercultural emergences in Turkey. E



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The April 2024 Israel–Hamas war protests on university campuses are a series of demonstrations and protests that began at Columbia University in New York City on April 17, 2024. The protests began in response to a pro-Palestinian campus occu...

  This week has been overwhelmingly busy. A few days ago, we met in Istanbul for the Istanbul session for our GRADE COST project. My colleague Ivo Furman did a fantastic job of organizing the event in a lovely place in Istanbul (check out the pl...

Recent issues on American campuses related to pro-Palestinian causes include (The list was created with the help of Perplexity):   Suppression of pro-Palestinian voices: There has been a surge in reports of pro-Palestinian activists being fired...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who arrived in Istanbul, cut doner doner and served it to the guests at the summer residence of the German Embassy in Tarabya 🍴 İstanbul'a gelen Almanya Cumhurbaşkanı Frank Walter Steinmeier, Alman...

Summarized by Merlinapp: 00:02 YouTube and other free services are increasing the number of ads and taking away user control. 01:45 The tech industry’s obsession with freemium and why it may be coming to an end. 03:41 Users are indirectly payin...

Prof. Fraser‘s case was really disappointing… Cologne University has canceled philosopher Nancy Fraser’s planned professorship after learning she signed a pro-Palestine letter. In her first interview after the cancellation, Fraser says...

Sumamrized by Merlin app. 00:02 LinkedIn is the most powerful social media platform in the world. 01:48 Microsoft got more value from LinkedIn than Facebook did from WhatsApp 03:36 LinkedIn’s steady growth and unique demographics set it apart i...