Archive - Kültürkampf

On Cultural Muslims

How Muslim identity in the West is becoming more like Judaism

13 hrs ago •

European defense; gambling in Turkey; how Turkey's EU accession might end soon; House of Dynamite; Erdoğan's rhetoric on Israel; other links

Dec 7 •

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A Fictional Character Died 15 Years Ago. Millions Still Mourn Her

Forbidden Love remains Turkey's best TV show—and it's not even close

Dec 5 •

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Müjge Küçükkeleş

November 2025

The CHP's choice; the regime perspective; the state of journalism; a talk at Boğaziçi University; other links

Nov 28 •

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The Demographic Argument Erdoğan Won't Make

On demographic decline, Muslim Zion, and the dangers of policy by stealth

Nov 26 •

The CHP's shallowness; broken Turkey; the split in MAGA; thoughts of a British spymaster; the sound of Ottoman patriotism

Nov 21 •

What we talk about when we talk about Turkey

How English-language commentary shifted from 'Is Erdoğan democratic?' to 'Is Erdoğan necessary?'

Nov 18 •

Erdoğan's succession; the economy; internal opposition; a note on young people; Turkey without terror; other links

Nov 13 •

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On the recent elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

We discuss the island's past and its future

Nov 11 •

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Building the Post-Erdoğan Generation

I analyze a section in Erdoğan's latest parliamentary address

Nov 8 •

Campus clashes; Mamdani's reverberations; a note on the 'peace process'; Erdoğan's airplanes; the state of Turkish education

Nov 5 •

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From Istanbul to New York: How Erdoğan Defeated His 'Mamdani'

Nobody cares if you're mayor in the first city

Nov 3 •

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