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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı

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Critical futurist, writer, technologist, generalist, philosopher of Weird and Deadly Interesting. Also runs @tuhaf.studio Posts in ENG and TUR ahmetasabanci.com https://ahmetasabanci.com/now/ tuhafgelecek.com newslabturkey.org

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · Apr 3

I'm taking the work I started 10 years ago with Tuhaf Gelecek to the next level. Say hello to @tuhaf.studio, my independent futures and foresight studio.

ahmetasabanci.com/tuhaf-studio...

Tuhaf Studio is Here

I’m taking a major step in my career and starting Tuhaf Studio, my independent futures studio.

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Jay Springett @thejaymo.net · 2h

Incredible Thread.

Bevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 4h

You know what, let's do the Annual Mister Global National Costume thread tonight after all. Usual rules apply - this is all in fun, this isn't about the contestants looks or making fun of them, it's about the costumes and appreciating them (or, you know, making fun of them...)

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 8h

I’m still waiting for the day when Mortal Kombat releases a new game called “Mortal Kombat Ultra” and cause a huge chaos on the internet.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 1d

I feel you. I was hoping to have at least five more years before it started.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 1d

When did I get old enough to someone gave me their seat in the public transport and call me “uncle”, and why didn’t anyone warn me about that?

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Canan Coşkun @canancoskun.bsky.social · 2d

Bu yazı dizisi, “kuyu tipi” olarak adlandırılan yeni cezaevi modelinin izini sürüyor.

Yarınki ilk bölümde, AKP yöneticilerinden spor kulübü başkanlarına, Mehmet Ali Ağca’nın hücre arkadaşına kadar uzanan ihale zinciri var.

Kısa Dalga @kisadalgamedya.bsky.social · 2d

Kısa Dalga yeni dosyayı açıyor...

👉 Kuyu’daki Türkiye: Kuyu tipi cezaevleri gerçeği

Canan Coşkun (@canancoskun.bsky.social) kuyu tipi cezaevlerinin izini sürdü.

Yazı dizisi ilk bölümüyle yarın başlıyor!

kisadalga.net/haber/ozel-h...

Kuyu’daki Türkiye: Kuyu tipi cezaevleri gerçeği

Türkiye’de cezaevi kavramı yeniden tanımlanıyor. Artık mesele sadece mahpus sayısındaki artış değil, onların hangi tip yapıların içinde tutuldukları. Son birkaç yıldır inşa edilen yeni tip cezaevleri ...

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 3d

📢 16 Ekimde İstanbul’da gazeteciler ve sivil toplum için yarım günlük bir üretken yapay zeka atölyesi vereceğim.

Detaylar ve başvuru formu: www.article19.org/tr/resour…

Benim fotoğrafımla birlikte atölye duyuru metnini içeren bir görsel. Metin şu şekilde: OpenAI'ın ChatGPT uygulamasını Kasım 2022'de yayınlamasıyla başlayan süreç üretken yapay zeka adını verdiğimiz teknolojinin bütün avantajları ve sorunlarıyla birlikte hayatımıza girmesini sağladı. Bu kadar hızlı bir şekilde gelişmesi ve yaygınlaşması çoğu insan için anlaşılması ve öğrenmesi zor bir teknoloji olduğu izlenimi yarattı. Bu atölyede hem bu teknolojiyi daha yakından tanıma hem de en faydalı ve güvenli şekilde kullanmak için neler yapabileceğinizi uygulamayı olarak öğrenme fırsatınız olacak.

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ae @aelkus.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting Obsidian theme roundup:

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 5d

Since I don’t have time to run my own POSSE setup and Wordpress social notes still have some rough edges, I’m giving micro.blog a spin to see how it’ll work for me.

(Image is just for test, not related to the post.)

An edited image humorously combines pixel art of a face with ice cream, a text overlay I HAVE A MOUTH AND ICE CREAM, and a comment referencing Harlan.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 5d

Last week didn't start because of health problems so this week starts with a long backlog and some questions about productivity systems in a messy world.

Productivity in Real Life | Weekstarter 41-2025

Last week didn't start because of health problems so this week starts with a long backlog and some questions about productivity systems in a messy world.

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newslabturkey @newslabturkey.bsky.social · 5d

📬 Yeni Bülten Yayında!

Bu hafta @ahmetasabanci.com, sosyal medyanın televizyonlaşma evresine girişini ve internette sosyalleşmenin kendine nasıl yeni alanlar aradığını ele alıyor. 🎬💭

www.newslabturkey.org/2025/10/06/s...

Sosyal Medya Televizyonlaşıyor

Bu haftanın anahtar kelimeleri: Sora, yapay zekâ, dergi kapakları, Google.

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 7d

“They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 7d

I’m always looking out for an excuse to talk about HST but I wasn't prepared for this headline. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...

Hunter S Thompson’s death to be reviewed more than 20 years later

Journalist and author’s wife requested ‘fresh look’ from Colorado bureau of investigation, after his death was ruled a suicide in 2005

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 8d

Pro-tips from someone who lives in a country with stupid tariffs and taxes:

- Always keep a “buy when you’re abroad” list
- Make sure you travel with extra luggage space
- Coordinate with your friends who travels abroad regularly

Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 8d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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Sedat Kapanoğlu @ssg.dev · 9d

bakın bu bir dramdır

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 9d

5.0 earthquake happened in Marmara region of Turkey about 30 minutes ago and there are zero posts about it on my Mastodon and Bluesky feeds. I think it definitely says something about how the “future of social internet” is going.

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Grace @gracekind.net · 10d

The same prompt with a state-of-the-art image model in 2021

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 12d

📬 “Haberden kaçınma” konusu üzerine konuşulurken herkes insanların neden daha az haber tükettiği kısmına odaklanıyor ve sorunu haber tüketicisi tarafında çözmeye çalışıyor. Bu hafta n okuyoruz| bültende bunun neden yanlış bir yaklaşım olduğunu ve sorunun kaynağını nerede aramamız gerektiğini yazdım.

🗞 Haberden Kaçınanlar Haksız mı?

Bu haftanın anahtar kelimeleri: haberden kaçınma, Zetland, Highsnobiety, özel okullar.

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Laurie Penny @pennyred.bsky.social · 13d

This is not the first time the far right has declared war on autism.
I will be joining, on the side of autism, and you should too.

open.substack.com/pub/lauriepe...

We Will Never Be Normal.

Autistic people don't need a cure, because neurodivergence is not a disease. Eat all the Tylenol you want.

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David Gunkel @davidgunkel.bsky.social · 14d

Think Different
Analytic philosophy stumbles on and fails to grasp the significance of #LLM #AI. Continental philosophy and poststructuralism, by contrast, provide a more agile and philosophically responsive framework for making sense of these innovations. t.co/HFok8XgNk2

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 17d

Two people got jailed pending trial because one of them made a MILF joke based on a proverb which practically no one in Turkey knows that it was believed to be said by Muhammed, and the other one laughed at the joke.

bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 17d

Talk show host, guest jailed after 'hadith' joke on YouTube program bianet.org/haber/talk-s...

Talk show host, guest jailed after 'hadith' joke on YouTube program

The two men are facing charges of “inciting the public into hatred and enmity.”

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newslabturkey @newslabturkey.bsky.social · 17d

📬 n okuyoruz| bültenimiz yayında!
📲 Bu haftanın odağında kısa video formatının yükselişi ve medya kuruluşlarının bu alanda benimsediği iki farklı yaklaşım var.
✍️ @ahmetasabanci.com hazırladı.
🔗 www.newslabturkey.org/2025/09/22/m...

Medyanın Sosyal Video Yaklaşımları

Bu haftanın anahtar kelimeleri: TikTok, YouTube, Jimmy Kimmel, Techmeme.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 18d

This the CIA they’re talking about, right? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cul...

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 18d

Antifa is the CIA because of Bellingcat, or something.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 19d

This week starts with the usual updates, a Snarky Puppy song and why you need to be aware of where you're standing if you a serious about understanding the world and its futures.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/know-where-youre-standing-weekstarter-39-2025/

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 20d

📉 The number of journalism students is on the decline across the Western Balkans and Turkey.

More #OurMedia trends👉 futureofmedia.seenpm.org/wp-content/u...

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Quinn Norton @quinn.yoyodyne-it.eu · 21d

I think people are really missing what a memelord this kid is. It doesn't mean much of anything, and that's the point. Y'all need to be getting your heads around how nihilism works on the net.

Allan Smith @allansmith.bsky.social · 21d

New: The federal probe of Charlie Kirk’s killing has yet to find a link between Tyler Robinson & LW groups, per 3 sources familiar

“Every indication so far is that this was one guy who did one really bad thing because he found Kirk’s ideology personally offensive”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say

Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.

www.nbcnews.com

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