Archive - Kültürkampf

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 •

,

, and

54:00

The mood at the end of liberalism

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

May 15 •

Live with Turkey recap

A recording from Selim Koru and Turkey recap's live video

May 12 •

and

1:04:32

Watching American decline

Impressions after a quick US trip

May 10 •

and

48:56

April 2025

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