Archive - Kültürkampf

The hostile takeover of the Turkish opposition; the economy and the rule of law; the LGBTQ+ movement in Turkey; a documentary

Jun 29 •

On my time in Gaziantep; Trump's misadventures; the latest Turkish journalist to be arrested; NYC's Democratic Primary

Jun 24 •

Debating War and Peace

The debate in the United States today echoes Turkey in 2003

Jun 20 •

The shock of the Israel-Iran war

Initial reactions from Turkey

Jun 19 •

48:56

On Turkey's reaction to the Israel-Iran war; the origins of Islam; the Musk-Trump relationship; bad 2000s historical fiction

Jun 15 •

Turkish boys can't play backgammon any more

Is cognitive & emotional decline worse in places like Turkey?

Jun 12 •

The language of New Turkey vol. 4

Words of resistance

Jun 5 •

On Kılıçdaroğlu’s possible comeback, and economic loosening

Jun 1 •

May 2025

The enduring power of Turkey's ballot box

A look at Turkish domestic politics since March

May 31 •

and

Hüseyin Raşit Yılmaz

Remembering Sırrı Süreyya; comments on my book; Sam Bankman-Fried and crypto in Turkey; the crackdown on İstanbul; Turkish TV psychology

May 25 •

The PKK's dissolves itself

We talk to Amberin Zaman, who first broke the story of the most recent peace process

May 19 •

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54:00

The mood at the end of liberalism

On the dissolution of the PKK and Trump's Middle East policy

May 15 •

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