Staging a show in the Mediterranean
The Bosphorus flows between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. And this post is about what happened today aboard the boat called “Mavi Marmara” (Blue Marmara). Social media […]
Author Archives: eerdemakcay
Did “Banality of Evil” strike Siirt or is it something else?
This morning I read the appalling news about the sexual abuse of 7 underage girls by numerous boys and men in Siirt (news in Turkish and in English). I felt […]
Is Turkey in a transition to a presidential system?
Question: What political system does Turkey have? Presidential, parliamentary or semi-presidential? Of course it depends on how you define the characteristics of each category, but if you take the two […]
When the Big Brother is too lazy to watch you…
I recently had the misfortune of finding out about the nonsense details of the Turkish population registration laws. I am a citizen of Turkey but I have been residing in […]
Homophobia vs. Defending Freedoms (sincerely)
If what you are is not heterosexual, you can have lots of difficulties living in Turkey. For lesbians, gays and bisexuals, making sexual preference obvious may cause all kinds of […]
Erdogan’s Bravado and Diplomacy
If you’ve followed my other blog (in Turkish) or if you follow this long enough, one thing will be clear to you. I am not a fan of the current […]
Turkish state regulates, oh, baby!
This morning I was checking who said what through my online social networks and I saw a focal point of outcry. According to the reactions, a new regulation (on fertility […]
Ebru Erdem Akcay 