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
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
The System Failure That Triggered Multiple Disasters: Dictatorship
As the first-term spokesperson for the Disaster Platform, disasters are always on my agenda. Disasters can be broadly divided into two categories: natural disasters and man-made disasters. Perhaps even more dangerous than natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, storms, and pandemics are man-made disasters like war, forced migration, and climate change.
2021: A Year of Health, Wellness, and Reconciliation
Last year, I titled my last post “2020 will be different.” Rereading it, I self-critically said, “I should be careful with the titles of my year-end posts.” It truly has been a different year. Now, in this post, where I will write about my wishes for the coming year, I
Raising awareness among Kastamonu youth about climate change
I do my best to raise awareness among young people wherever I am. I’m particularly motivated by issues that concern the future of humanity, such as climate change, renewable energy, sustainability, and civil society. In this article, I’ll be sharing with you the presentation I made on climate change at
The water problem that makes one say, “These are our better days”
These days, you can read in the visual and print media that Istanbul is facing a water shortage due to the dry month of November, and that authorities are issuing warnings about this. As we begin to experience the effects of climate change, I fear these are our better days.
When people’s hypocrisy reflects on soccer
We recently witnessed two significant events in soccer. A soccer player who lost a colleague to illness commemorated him with his jersey was a beautiful gesture that brought me back to a similar experience I had experienced in the past. The reaction to the fourth official’s racist remarks in the
My 43rd Birthday Analysis: The Light That Dispels the Darkness
As we approach the end of a year filled with disasters, pain, and hardship—both globally, nationally, and personally—it’s encouraging to see positive and constructive developments alongside all these sad events on my 43rd birthday. On one side is darkness, on the other, the approaching light. Here’s a brief overview of
The Disaster Platform and Our Actions in the Izmir Earthquake
The Disaster Platform, which we established as civil society organizations that went to the Elazığ earthquake to ensure continuous coordination during joint relief efforts, was now on duty in Izmir. As our experience grows, we will continue to do our utmost to minimize loss of life and property during disasters,
There’s no way a second wave will be a wave!
As some health experts whose personal observations and assessments I’ve benefited from have worriedly emphasized, the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in our country as we enter winter is unfortunately far from encouraging. While it’s being said that current cases have multiplied the first lockdown period many times over and
What would happen if the couple who discovered the vaccine worked in Turkey?
Last week, we received some great news. News of a vaccine that would finally end the COVID-19 pandemic, which was everyone’s nightmare in 2020, hit the media. Interestingly, BioNTech, a company originating in Germany and whose engineering and technology everyone trusts, was founded by Özlem Türeci and Uğur Şahin, whose