The fastest goal ever scored in a World Cup Match was eleven seconds. Hasan Şükür was the man who pulled that off in a match against South Korea. While that name might not mean that much to those in the West, anybody here in Turkey would immediately know who I was talking about. Şükür was one of... Continue Reading →
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While the people celebrate democracy on the streets...
What happened to Turkey?
First of all I want to say thank you. As the world's attention last night was riveted on my back yard, an overwhelming number of you contacted me through the River Walk, facebook, messenger, whatsap, hangouts, and the like to let me know your thoughts and prayers are with me and with my beloved home,... Continue Reading →
I Am Not Going Anywhere
In 2014 thirty-two thousand six hundred seventy-five people were killed in America in fatal car accidents. That same year, thirty-eight people were killed in terrorist attacks in Turkey. I am safer walking the streets in Istanbul than I am driving a car in America. Not only that, I feel safer. I have lived in the Bronx and... Continue Reading →
Academics For Peace Initiative
It began as a little spat between Noam Chomsky and Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Correction, it began as a organized series of acts of criminal injustice by Erdoğan on which Chomsky refused to be silent. Many other foreign academics joined with Chomsky in signing an open letter to the Turkish government calling for peace in Southeast... Continue Reading →
Today, I weep for Turkey
Today, I weep for Turkey. Yesterday, November 1, 2015, in a stunning victory in which they "somehow" outperformed virtually everybody's polls, the AKP managed to steal back the ruling majority they had lost in June's far more legitimate elections. What can be seen as a win for the AKP is a loss fof Turkey. It... Continue Reading →
Kingdoms Collide 