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My latest for New Lines Magazine: The outcome of three months of investigation, featuring 12 interviews and multiple data points, this story dissects how #Iran's state-sanctioned culture of bereavement has interfered with the nation's emotional temperature newlinesmag.com/argument/irans…

Turkey’s ancient wine industry was neglected in the 20th century. Now, a small group of winemakers and researchers are building something new by rediscovering the old, writes Murat Oztaskin for New Lines Magazine. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/turk…

There's been a lot of regime targeting of Kurdish identity and culture in Turkey recently, which doesn't get much attention. 🧵

A New Era for Ottoman Studies!

It seems that Ottoman elites didn't typically sweeten their coffee with sugar but instead blended it with various ingredients, including extravagant ones like ambergris. This use of ambergris was also common among European elites in their consumption of chocolate. ☕️🍫

I’m utterly disgusted by the analysts & researchers who have built entire careers on Lebanon & the Middle East & who’ve enjoyed the warmth & hospitality of our countries, and yet today can’t seem to see Lebanese & Palestinians & Arabs as equal human beings deserving of respect.

The way pro-Erdogan Turkish media is covering the killing of #Nasrallah exposes the decades-old division among Turkey's Islamists. One camp, including founder of Turkish Islamism Necmettin Erbakan, always prioritized axis of resistance over sectarian identity. When Syrian Ihvan

🧵1) Israel's killing of Hassan Nasrallah is hugely consequential for the Middle East. Hezbollah is the crown jewel of the Islamic Republic of Iran-the one effective enterprise Iran’s revolutionaries have built since 1979-and Nasrallah has been crucial to Iran’s power expansion.

Typical Western liberal orientalist frame. The authors of these types of pieces are mostly orientalist liberal "Turkey experts" or "Middle East experts" who have to report from Turkey because they cannot live in others. They are naturally drawn to the Islam/secularism divide.+

İstanbul vapur keyfi ⛴️

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Nobody takes such claims seriously. Turkey is a NATO member and helps supply Israel’s war effort by allowing Azerbaijan to export oil to Israel via Turkish ports meeting almost half of its needs.

Turkish authorities seized 32 million drugs in Istanbul in the last 9 months. The uptick in seizures is alarming and it is one of the most important but undercovered aspect of the long-term implications of Syrian war for Turkey. Turkey has become a key hub for Captagon trade.

Merhaba arkadaşlar, yeni bir projeye başlıyorum. Özellikle Melbourne şehrinde yaşayan birinci ve ikincı nesil Türklerle mülakat yapmak istiyorum. Görüşmemiz genelde bir saat sürecek ve kişisel bilgileriniz gizli tutulacak. Katılımınız için $50 hediye kartı vereceğim.

I want to briefly talk about what’s happening to women in Turkey. Femicides, male violence, and growing misogyny are on the rise—and this isn’t happening in isolation. It’s a result of conscious state policies. A short thread:

One of the largest Roman mosaic floors ever discovered was unearthed during the construction of a hotel in Antakya, Turkey. This massive mosaic, dating back to the Roman period, features intricate designs and colorful patterns. What’s most striking about the find is the unusual

Do the editors at the Atlantic agree that there is nothing at all racist about Turkish or German nationalism? Historian of Turkish nationalism here, waiting by the phone…

Turkey evidently still doing a ton of business with Israel, in contrast to the official narrative.