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Istanbul

2023

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A brief English overview of the dizi Alev Alev which truly was very good and focused on empowering women. I still want to make a supercut at some point of all of Ömer and Ozan’s interactions.

2022

Gibi: Comedy under Pressure

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I just watched and finished season 1 of Gibi which seems to have been enough of a success for them to quickly put out a second season. It’s a Turkish dark comedy show that you can watch online on Exxen. I already wrote it’s a bit like Seinfeld but with a very dark undercurrent.

2020

·25 words
A lovely interview about the magic bus and the hippie period in Istanbul revolving around the Lale Pudding Shop which is still in business.

2019

·28 words
Reality captured in photos by Istanbul cab driver Sevket Sahintas. There’s an equivalent series here in Berlin that is not being captured as far as I know.

2018

2017

2014

Turkey's stolen elections

·391 words
I have followed the Turkish elections on the night from Sunday to Monday which turned into a gripping account of prime minister Erdogan trying to steal the elections while most of the people were sleeping. Orchestrated blackouts had drawn out the count. The twitter block didn’t prevent activism from spreading but did reduce the reach of its effects. Those that knew and cared about it were at the counting locations trying to safeguard the ballots and the tallies.

2007

Terugvlucht ook verplaatst

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Waar ik al bang voor was is gebeurd, mijn terugvlucht met Corendon is ook verplaatst van 05:35 ’s ochtends naar 14:30 ’s middags diezelfde dag. Het toeval wil dat een meisje van een Turks stel die ik ontmoette in Palmyra diezelfde vlucht heeft.

2005

2004

Weg

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Niet verder vertellen (het is nog niet zeker). Maar misschien, heel misschien ga ik een weekje weg naar Istanbul.