Kültürkampf is a blog on political culture (the name is an amalgamation of the German Kulturkampf and the Turkish cognate kültür).
Most of the essays are on Turkey or Turkey-adjacent topics. I usually use some kind of source material to write them: a poem, a clip of stand up comedy, a popular TV show, or some personal experience. I’ll translate if necessary, then discuss.
I also write plenty about elections, foreign policy, and all that stuff.
The essays are mostly free, and for paid subscribers there’s a weekly “Notebook” post, wherein I write about the things I’ve been reading and watching.
On the podcast,
and I talk about politics (paid) and sometimes we have guests on (free).About me
I’m an analyst at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). I have written on Turkish politics for publications such as the New York Times, War on the Rocks, and The Atlantic, and have a book that’s due to come out in early 2025.
I am also a scholar of political ideas, currently doing a PhD on Nietzsche.
You can can follow me on twitter @SelimKoru if you want to, but I’m almost never there. If you want to contact me, subscribe to the newsletter and just respond to any email you get.
