Turkey – Virtually Islamic Blog

May 30, 2023
Politics, Turkey

Erdogan Victory Analysed

Nicholas Danforth, Byline Times, A Fetih Accompli: How Erdogan Married Religion and Nationalism, 28 May 2023. “Erdogan has a particular flair for mixing and matching political symbols. He has...

May 29, 2023
LGBTQ+, Turkey, Turkey Internet

Independent, Erdogan rants against ‘LGBT forces’ as Biden congratulates him on Turkey election win, 29 May 2023 “Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan celebrated his presidential run-off victory on Monday after an...

May 28, 2023
Music, Turkey

Mutlu Kaya

Gemma Peplow, Sky News, The bullet in my brain: Singer Mutlu Kaya was shot in the head, but survived. Now, she has found a new voice on TikTok, 28...

May 26, 2023
Music, Syria, Turkey

Aleppo Electro

Al Jazeera, The Aleppo electronic artists using music to heal in Gaziantep, 26 May 2023 “Electronic music artists who fled the war in Syria recreate Aleppo’s nightlife as a...

May 16, 2023
Disinformation, Politics, Turkey, Turkey Internet

Turkey: ‘Disinformation’ Campaigns & Social Media

A couple of interesting articles on Turkey’s politics and social media: Sophia Khatsenkova, AFP/Euronews, Turkey’s disinformation election: Fake videos and wildly misleading claims, 16 May 2023 `So far, the...

May 14, 2023
Turkey, Turkey Internet

Turkey Election

Plenty of social media coverage on this, for example: BBC News, Turkey decides on future with or without Erdogan. “Polls have closed in the most pivotal elections in Turkey’s...

May 3, 2023
Turkey, Turkey Internet

Turkish Pop Star Sentenced

Reuters, Turkish pop star sentenced to 10 months in prison over religious schools remark, Anadolu reports, 3 May 2023 “The singer-songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was briefly...

March 31, 2023
Turkey, Turkey Internet

Turkey Tech Response to Quake

Fast Company, Here’s how the Turkish startup Jotform used its web form tools to help in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake “Beyond the minimal strain on servers, Cifikli...

February 6, 2023
Syria, Türkiye

Türkiye & Syria Earthquake

Hundreds dead after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey and northwest Syria. 🔴 Follow our LIVE blog for the latest: https://t.co/FLDmeb37UD pic.twitter.com/2wvkZaKMPd— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) February 6,...

February 1, 2023
Photography, Qur'an, Turkey

Turkey Photo Essay

Eren Orbey, A Turkish Photographer’s Tribute to the Girls of Quranic Schools“In the book “Hafiz,” Sabiha Çimen depicts young Muslims forming their own “playground of the imagination.”” Recommended photo-essay