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    When the American white middle class is mentioned, what I picture is a family from the 50s. Particularly because the 50s were the years the middle class boomed economically and marketing really became a thing. Essentially, the middle class is, the face of semi-modern family structure (with variations) and purchasing power. With the increasing purchasing Read more

  • Who Is Voting For Them?

    In Turkey, before every election, people I know go into a frenzy claiming this time the ruling party AKP will lose and the opposition will win. This reached its peak right after the Gezi Parkı demonstrations in 2013, but after each election, these people got disappointed and angry because AKP won.  When AKP first came Read more

  • We Tell The Story

    There is a famous quote by American poet and political activist Muriel Rukeyser, it goes like this “The universe consists of Stories, not of Atoms”. At first, you think it’s cringe, and it is an attempt by a writer trying to make her work seem more valuable than it actually is. However, when you think Read more

  • Darkness /

    We are lucky Dostoevsky chose to write. Perhaps we should thank his gambling habit. If it wasn’t for his debts, he might have never written such great masterpieces. Funny how struggling and stress are framed in our modern world. They are thought to be the enemy of creativity of success and productivity. Some people suggest Read more

  • Saint Or A Sinner?

    Over the last two years, I’ve been called a TERF, a racist, a Nazi, and a misogynist. I was also called a right-wing libertarian. Well, the latter is true. There used to be good arguments and bad arguments, and anyone who held any political identity could have those. Nowadays, the arguments and the reasoning don’t Read more

  • The Baltic Trilogy : Estonia

    Along the coast of the Baltic Sea lies the beautiful city of Tallinn.  I didn’t go there with the intentions of writing about it but the city inspired me to do a three-part series on the Baltic capitals. Apart from the beautiful sights, filled with history, Baltics now have the opportunity to become one of Read more