Last week, I lost three people I loved. Smoking is at the root of all of them. Furthermore, the health of many people I love, especially my mother, has been damaged by smoking. Yet, they can’t quit that damn cigarette because of their addiction. The Italian expression Fumare come un

Felix Baumgartner, who made history with his 2012 balloon jump from an altitude of 39 km into space, died of a heart attack while paragliding in Italy last month. I wrote about Baumgartner, whose courage I found inspiring, in a 2012 blog post. Yesterday, my father’s dearest friend, Hulusi Çil,

Last week, I wrote an article about the seemingly unstoppable forest fires. This week, I’ll address why the fossil fuel industry is the primary cause of the climate crisis, which fuels forest fires, and the annual rise in temperatures. I’ll also address the false narratives they use to prevent, or

Yesterday, a total of 55 forest fires broke out in Çanakkale, Manisa, Aydın, Bolu, Bingöl, Edirne, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Mersin, and Muğla. These fires have been increasing since the beginning of summer. Every summer, we experience ‘forest fire season.’ We can’t explain these events solely with climate change. Forest fires are

Last year, I saw Kenan Doğulu perform for the first time in quite a long while at Galatasaray’s championship celebration. I went to that mini concert with great excitement but left feeling disappointed. Kenan Doğulu was there in appearance, but his voice sounded like someone else’s, and he struggled noticeably—even

Last week, I wrote an article about crimes in the fintech industry. This week, I’ll be focusing on something much broader within the financial world: crimes involving money laundering, fraud, deception, and scams. Specifically, we’ll be looking at criminals and criminal organizations that have infiltrated securities and stock market operations.

I dedicated years of hard work to the fintech sector, striving to build an honest and sustainable business. In this article, I’ll draw on my experience in the fintech space. As one of the sector’s early pioneers, I founded Moka in 2014 and sold it to İşbank in 2021. I’d

Galatasaray has generally been a lucky team when it comes to goalkeepers. Simović, Taffarel, Mondragón, and Muslera — each of them made major contributions to the success of Galatasaray’s soccer team. Among this magnificent quartet, it was the last one, Muslera, who made the biggest impact, breaking nearly every record

In my previous article, I discussed the topic of “Sustainability in the Seas.” This week, I felt compelled to write about the relationship between humans and water. This past June, Croatian freediver Vitomir Maricic set a new Guinness World Record by holding his breath underwater for an astounding 29 minutes