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The Cruelty of Hope; Turkish Alt-Right Memes; the “Peace” Process; other reading
Notebook #60
Sep 8
•
Selim Koru
12
1
2
August 2026
Who Liberates, Decides
Syria is renaming its schools. The question is who gets to be Syrian
Aug 31
•
Omar Kadkoy
20
3
The end of the PKK; one sceanrio for Turkish politics; the new party's economic program; a fictional Cicero; a fictional Odysseus; an…
Notebook #59
Aug 11
•
Selim Koru
and
Ata Armağan
10
July 2026
Can You Explain Istanbul?
Suzy Hansen and Alexander Christie-Miller on the decisions behind their books
Jul 30
•
Selim Koru
and
Nick Danforth
7
5
1:04:17
A profound loss; the New Party; industrial melting; the last ten years; Among the Mosques; a letter from prison
Notebook #58
Jul 27
•
Selim Koru
and
Ata Armağan
13
The Palace Communist
How Mehmet Uçum carried a 1980s left heresy into Erdoğan's presidency.
Jul 19
•
Selim Koru
11
5
1
NATO Comes to My Hometown
The alliance's leaders gathered in Ankara. I watched with relief, and dread.
Jul 9
•
Selim Koru
16
3
American history books; Turkey's NATO summit; a comedian in high-security prison; the AI industry; a Turkish song with yiddish/english roots
Notebook #57
Jul 5
•
Selim Koru
14
2
3
Where Are the Ex-Muslims?
Why mainstream culture celebrates everyone who leaves a high-control religion — except Muslims.
Jul 2
•
Selim Koru
124
3
17
June 2026
Standup vs. Erdoğan; American imams; Kurdish peace; LLMs vs Universities; Turkey-EU defense industry cooperation; Turkey-Syria relations
Notebook #56
Jun 27
•
Selim Koru
14
6
1
The Myth of National Rebirth, Falsified in Ninety Minutes
Revivalist regimes need the scoreboard to prove the nation reborn. Turkey's just returned a verdict.
Jun 23
•
Selim Koru
42
3
9
Football nationalism; emigration from Turkey
A live chat
Jun 20
•
Selim Koru
and
Nick Danforth
6
47:52
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