This is beyond absurd. A university president— appointed by an elected autocrat—who has destroyed the most prestigious university in Turkey along a political plan shames US universities.

Mind you, authoritarian leaders are watching what is happening in the US and European universities and taking notes. Next time anyone from the west criticizes attacks on academic freedom and student movements in these countries, they will point to police violence against students

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Başıma bir şey gelmeyecekse, Türkiye’deki insanların kendilerini “beyaz” sandıklarını görüyorum ve üzülerek saç ve göz renginizden azade “beyaz” olmadığımızı ya da öyle algılanmadığımızı belirtmek isterim. Irk, inşa edilmiş bir kavram sonuçta.

Turkish-Germans discovered the 1st COVID vaccine in the world; some were movie directors who won awards on behalf of Germany, numerous writers, musicians, intellectuals from Turkey call Germany home.
Of all these, the 🇩🇪 president chose the kebab maker to accompany him to 🇹🇷

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Uluslararası ekonomi bürokratı “yerel halk” der, ama o yerel halkın bakanı demez. Çünkü o yerel halkın içinden çıktığı ve o yerel halkın çıkarlarını o masada temsil ettiği varsayılır. Burada bir bakanın bu terimi kullanması kendisini konumlandırdığı yeri gösterir.

End-of-paragraph citations: I keep seeing students dumping citations to the end of the paragraph in their final papers. I always warn them that this is a form of plagiarism but it doesn’t stick. #headdesk

Turkey’s Finance Ministry announces World Bank loan for 'vulnerable groups' has 'nothing to do with LGBT'
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“delve into” has become a very popular verb in student final papers all of a sudden 😂 #AI

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4) that scholars from academically peripheral countries cite more, more diversely and more generously than scholars from academically strong countries.

Post-conference work is real. I have to do some thinking, some writing, and some emailing. Happy Eid to all who celebrate 🎊

My latest article, titled 'The Politics of Believing and Belonging: Increasing Diversity Among Muslim Immigrants in Germany”, is now online at the
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Institutional silencing makes you feel outnumbered and alone. I thought a handful of us would stand up, isolated in a hostile crowd. But the whole room stood in solidarity with Palestine and to demand ISA endorse BDS. A truly beautiful and important moment. #ISA2024 ISA

This is a small revolution. I remember conference organizers telling me to pump in the restroom. This makes such a difference