The Rings of Power: a not-so-long-awaited journeyWe are one week after the premiere of the last episode of Amazon’s grandiose overtaking, aka The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and…Oct 21, 2022Oct 21, 2022
Justice to the tomahawkBut what will the US’s military strike — a barrage of at least 59 (offensively named) Tomahawk cruise missiles aimed at a lone airfield —…Apr 7, 2017Apr 7, 2017
The idea to rule it allIt seems like I found it. The One Ring to rule it all — the one idea above all. I’ve been Gollum without a Ring, a man without a purpose…Sep 10, 2016Sep 10, 2016
Religious apologists — Reality: 1:0Events like the Orlando shooting trigger an incredible amount of people to articulate their reaction. Idiocy and ignorance are — naturally…Jun 17, 2016Jun 17, 2016
20 years ago……a Harvard University professor wrote a book about the clash of civilizations. I do not want to bore anyone with the details (even though…Apr 21, 2016Apr 21, 2016
Are you offended?Imagine that you are a Turkish citizen and someone tells you the following: „You are a goatf****r and you kick the Kurds around”. Would you…Apr 15, 2016Apr 15, 2016
Hypocrisy, Act II.The last time I wrote about hypocrisy and Turkey, I felt it was enough. I felt I made my case clear enough. It also seemed the people who…Apr 1, 2016Apr 1, 2016
‘Islamophobia’ should not be a thing.I know this sentence would anger some. And as I am writing these lines, I cannot and should not forget that I live in a country where at…Mar 19, 2016Mar 19, 2016
The problem with James Taylor’s Ankara postI’m sure most of you who followed the recents events and coverage on the Ankara bombings have encountered an English guy’s Facebook post…Mar 15, 2016Mar 15, 2016
Hypocrisy.This was my first thought. I heard the news right after I had finished work. I knew the bomb exploded next to underpass I use. The…Mar 14, 2016Mar 14, 2016