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Rediscovering a galaxy through music!

Last year, I had the same experience with a symphony orchestra during The Lord of the Rings, and last month I had another one, this time during Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, one of the best installments in the Star Wars franchise. In this post, I’ll share my Star

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Rediscovering a galaxy through music!

Last year, I had the same experience with a symphony orchestra during The Lord of the Rings, and last month I had another one, this time during Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, one of the best installments in the Star Wars franchise. In this post, I’ll share my Star

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The “Turkey is Europe’s garbage dump” mentality

“I send vitamins to Europe from here, they send me garbage from there,” says a citrus grower from Adana. The garbage sent from the UK to Adana is a fraction of the millions of tons of garbage sent from Europe to Turkey annually. As someone who values ​​his country and

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The Judas Tree Heralds Spring

As you descend Bebek Hill and approach the shore, if you see the magnificent judas tree in bloom in the garden of one of Istanbul’s historic mansions, know that spring has arrived. This historic white mansion, where I spent my childhood and adolescence, and the judas tree in its garden,

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Will Smith’s Oscar Slap

Recently, a historic incident took place at the 94th Academy Awards, one that would have overshadowed the ceremony. Before accepting the award, Will Smith, who won Best Actor, slapped comedian Chris Rock, the host, heavily for a joke he made about his wife. This incident caused much controversy and continues

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Ugly propaganda used to legitimize war

As the war in Ukraine reaches its first month, the communications war rages on. On one side, we witness the vile propaganda used to legitimize the war, and on the other, we hear voices proclaiming the truth. In a world filled with so much disinformation, how can we distinguish truth

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After last week’s Galatasaray-Barcelona game, I’d like to share with you a natural consequence we’ve been discussing for a long time, but never really talked about: The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul Hotel brings good luck to soccer teams. I’ll share how it happened in this article. We started discussing this topic back

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Full support, not just on Women’s Day, but always!

This year, International Women’s Day has begun to be celebrated in advance. It’s safe to say that women and children are the biggest victims of disasters like pandemics and wars that cause mass casualties these days. Emphasizing the importance of women before and during Women’s Day is important, but it’s

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No to war!

When I sat down to write my weekly column, I couldn’t bring myself to write about anything else. Everyone in Turkey is thinking about our beloved neighbor, Ukraine, just an hour’s flight from Istanbul. In this article, I’ll share my thoughts about this senseless war being waged in our neighborhood.

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