Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE
@lsects.bsky.social
The Chair in Contemporary Turkish Studies at the European Institute explores Türkiye's politics, economy, and its dynamic ties with Europe.
🌍 What’s really changing in Türkiye - and what’s staying the same?
Join us for a timely conversation:
Türkiye in 2025: structural continuities beneath apparent transformation
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30pm (Online)
🎓 Hosted by Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE
Join us for a timely conversation:
Türkiye in 2025: structural continuities beneath apparent transformation
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30pm (Online)
🎓 Hosted by Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🌍 What’s really changing in Türkiye - and what’s staying the same?
Join us for a timely conversation:
Türkiye in 2025: structural continuities beneath apparent transformation
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30pm (Online)
🎓 Hosted by Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE
Join us for a timely conversation:
Türkiye in 2025: structural continuities beneath apparent transformation
📅 Thursday 11 December 2025
⏰ 6:00–7:30pm (Online)
🎓 Hosted by Contemporary Turkish Studies, LSE
Our 12 November event “Alternative forms of political participation: youth, co-production and participatory art” is now online.
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Alternative forms of political participation: youth, co-production and participatory art
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November 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Our 12 November event “Alternative forms of political participation: youth, co-production and participatory art” is now online.
🔗 youtu.be/9Xe1ngRUpJM
🔗 youtu.be/9Xe1ngRUpJM
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Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
🗓 Wednesday 12 November 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
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🎤 Speakers: Melis Cin, Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Craig Walker
💬 Discussant: Manu Lekunze
🎙 Chair: Yaprak Gürsoy
Hosted by @lsects.bsky.social
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
💬 Discussant: Manu Lekunze
🎙 Chair: Yaprak Gürsoy
Hosted by @lsects.bsky.social
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
October 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🎤 Speakers: Melis Cin, Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Craig Walker
💬 Discussant: Manu Lekunze
🎙 Chair: Yaprak Gürsoy
Hosted by @lsects.bsky.social
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
💬 Discussant: Manu Lekunze
🎙 Chair: Yaprak Gürsoy
Hosted by @lsects.bsky.social
#LSEEvents #YouthVoices #ParticipatoryArt #CoProduction #CreativePolitics #SocialJustice #ContemporaryTurkishStudies
Emel Sevinç in conversation with Elif Toker-Turnalar | a deep dive into “More than a Bundle Story,” a project exploring Turkish and Cypriot diaspora experiences in the UK textile industry.
🎧 You can either download the podcast or watch the video of this event online. www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
🎧 You can either download the podcast or watch the video of this event online. www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
June 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Emel Sevinç in conversation with Elif Toker-Turnalar | a deep dive into “More than a Bundle Story,” a project exploring Turkish and Cypriot diaspora experiences in the UK textile industry.
🎧 You can either download the podcast or watch the video of this event online. www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
🎧 You can either download the podcast or watch the video of this event online. www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
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Find out more about the exhibition on Instagram: www.instagram.com/more_than_a_...
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June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Find out more about the exhibition on Instagram: www.instagram.com/more_than_a_...
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Listen to the podcast of the interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2YtJ...
More than a Bundle Story: An Interview with Emel Sevinç
LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies · Episode
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June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Listen to the podcast of the interview here: open.spotify.com/episode/2YtJ...
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More than a Bundle Story: An Interview with Emel Sevinç
#LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
How have Turkish communities in the 60s & 70s navigated their belonging in the UK? Don't miss the display at Hackney Museum in London until 16 August.
Watch the interview here: echo360.org.uk/media/d2844d...
#LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
How have Turkish communities in the 60s & 70s navigated their belonging in the UK? Don't miss the display at Hackney Museum in London until 16 August.
Watch the interview here: echo360.org.uk/media/d2844d...
Turkish Politics And Society In Flux: Identity, Policy, And Transnational Dynamics 20250607
echo360.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 12:17 PM
More than a Bundle Story: An Interview with Emel Sevinç
#LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
How have Turkish communities in the 60s & 70s navigated their belonging in the UK? Don't miss the display at Hackney Museum in London until 16 August.
Watch the interview here: echo360.org.uk/media/d2844d...
#LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
How have Turkish communities in the 60s & 70s navigated their belonging in the UK? Don't miss the display at Hackney Museum in London until 16 August.
Watch the interview here: echo360.org.uk/media/d2844d...
Reposted by Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE
It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies.
I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public!
@ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social
@emelin777.bsky.social
I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public!
@ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social
@emelin777.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It was a pleasure to part of this daily event on Turkish politics and society organized by LSE ContemporaryTurkish Studies.
I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public!
@ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social
@emelin777.bsky.social
I had a great conversation with colleagues, friends and wider public!
@ygursoy.bsky.social @mustafakutlay.bsky.social @ozihnioglu.bsky.social
@emelin777.bsky.social
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Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.
All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.
June 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Great panels and speaker line-up for last Saturday's BATAS Symposium at #LSETürkiye @lsects.bsky.social
All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.
All-star line-up. Thank you to all the speakers and attendees for the excellent discussions and for sharing new research projects and ideas.
On 7 June, the 34th BATAS Spring Symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners.
🇹🇷 Themes ranged from foreign policy and populism to diaspora, memory, and artistic voices.
The symposium fostered bold, interdisciplinary reflections on the country’s political and cultural change.
#BATAS
🇹🇷 Themes ranged from foreign policy and populism to diaspora, memory, and artistic voices.
The symposium fostered bold, interdisciplinary reflections on the country’s political and cultural change.
#BATAS
June 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
On 7 June, the 34th BATAS Spring Symposium brought together leading scholars and practitioners.
🇹🇷 Themes ranged from foreign policy and populism to diaspora, memory, and artistic voices.
The symposium fostered bold, interdisciplinary reflections on the country’s political and cultural change.
#BATAS
🇹🇷 Themes ranged from foreign policy and populism to diaspora, memory, and artistic voices.
The symposium fostered bold, interdisciplinary reflections on the country’s political and cultural change.
#BATAS
🧠 “Inflation, Institutions, and Politics”
On 5 June, Prof. Selva Demiralp joined LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies for a sharp analysis of how political influence over central banks affects inflation.
🎧 You can watch the video or download the podcast now.
With Dr Orkun Saka and Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy.
On 5 June, Prof. Selva Demiralp joined LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies for a sharp analysis of how political influence over central banks affects inflation.
🎧 You can watch the video or download the podcast now.
With Dr Orkun Saka and Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy.
June 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🧠 “Inflation, Institutions, and Politics”
On 5 June, Prof. Selva Demiralp joined LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies for a sharp analysis of how political influence over central banks affects inflation.
🎧 You can watch the video or download the podcast now.
With Dr Orkun Saka and Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy.
On 5 June, Prof. Selva Demiralp joined LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies for a sharp analysis of how political influence over central banks affects inflation.
🎧 You can watch the video or download the podcast now.
With Dr Orkun Saka and Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy.
Reposted by Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE
Great lecture by @selvademiralp.com last Thursday, followed by excellent discussions & questions by Orkun Saka & the audience. Watch this space and @lsects.bsky.social for the recording and more #LSETürkiye
@lse-ei.bsky.social @kocuniversity.bsky.social
@lse-ei.bsky.social @kocuniversity.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Great lecture by @selvademiralp.com last Thursday, followed by excellent discussions & questions by Orkun Saka & the audience. Watch this space and @lsects.bsky.social for the recording and more #LSETürkiye
@lse-ei.bsky.social @kocuniversity.bsky.social
@lse-ei.bsky.social @kocuniversity.bsky.social
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One week from now, on June 5, @lsects.bsky.social will host @selvademiralp.com to discuss inflation in the US and Türkiye. Orkun Saka will be the discussant. Don't miss this timely event and register here: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
@lse-ei.bsky.social
@lse-ei.bsky.social
Upcoming Events
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May 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
One week from now, on June 5, @lsects.bsky.social will host @selvademiralp.com to discuss inflation in the US and Türkiye. Orkun Saka will be the discussant. Don't miss this timely event and register here: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
@lse-ei.bsky.social
@lse-ei.bsky.social
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The @civica.bsky.social Global Forum took place May 6-7 on IE University's campus in Madrid, where our Professor Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social offered an overview of recent developments in the #Turkish #highereducation sector.
🔗 Find out more: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
🔗 Find out more: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
May 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The @civica.bsky.social Global Forum took place May 6-7 on IE University's campus in Madrid, where our Professor Yaprak Gürsoy @ygursoy.bsky.social @lsects.bsky.social offered an overview of recent developments in the #Turkish #highereducation sector.
🔗 Find out more: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
🔗 Find out more: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/divisi...
Turkish Politics and Society in Flux
📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm
A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye
Hosted by LSE and BATAS
🎟 Free event
🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
#LSETürkiye
📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm
A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye
Hosted by LSE and BATAS
🎟 Free event
🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
#LSETürkiye
May 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Turkish Politics and Society in Flux
📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm
A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye
Hosted by LSE and BATAS
🎟 Free event
🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
#LSETürkiye
📍 LSE Campus | 7 June | 10am to 5pm
A full-day symposium on identity, foreign policy, diaspora and political change in Türkiye
Hosted by LSE and BATAS
🎟 Free event
🔗 More: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
#LSETürkiye
🎙️ Inflation & Institutions: Türkiye, the US & Price Stability
📍 LSE Campus | 🗓 5 June | 🕕 6pm
Prof. Selva Demiralp on politics, credibility & inflation control.
🍷 Reception after
🎟️ Free & open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
📍 LSE Campus | 🗓 5 June | 🕕 6pm
Prof. Selva Demiralp on politics, credibility & inflation control.
🍷 Reception after
🎟️ Free & open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
May 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🎙️ Inflation & Institutions: Türkiye, the US & Price Stability
📍 LSE Campus | 🗓 5 June | 🕕 6pm
Prof. Selva Demiralp on politics, credibility & inflation control.
🍷 Reception after
🎟️ Free & open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
📍 LSE Campus | 🗓 5 June | 🕕 6pm
Prof. Selva Demiralp on politics, credibility & inflation control.
🍷 Reception after
🎟️ Free & open to all: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
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HAPPENING TONIGHT! 📣 Join us for our Professor of Global Politics @denisakost.bsky.social's inaugural lecture with @lseevents.bsky.social to hear more about her award-winning research👇
I look forward to discussing my research on this special occasion next week at LSE (6.30pm, Wed 26th March)
@lse-ei.bsky.social @ho-centre.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
@lse-ei.bsky.social @ho-centre.bsky.social
www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...
War crimes talk: does it help or hinder peace?
6.30pm Weds 26 Mar | Denisa Kostovicova | Free public event at LSE
www.lse.ac.uk
March 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
HAPPENING TONIGHT! 📣 Join us for our Professor of Global Politics @denisakost.bsky.social's inaugural lecture with @lseevents.bsky.social to hear more about her award-winning research👇
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March 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Discover the LSE European Institute on Bluesky with our new Starter Pack! Help us share it!
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🎥 Recap: Media, Politics & Academia 🌍
On Nov 29, 2024, LSE's Contemporary Turkish Studies hosted a workshop diving into media freedom, AI’s role in journalism, and their ties to politics in Türkiye.
📝 Full report in our bio/Linktree!
#MediaAndPolitics #Türkiye #AIInMedia #LSEWorkshop
On Nov 29, 2024, LSE's Contemporary Turkish Studies hosted a workshop diving into media freedom, AI’s role in journalism, and their ties to politics in Türkiye.
📝 Full report in our bio/Linktree!
#MediaAndPolitics #Türkiye #AIInMedia #LSEWorkshop
January 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎥 Recap: Media, Politics & Academia 🌍
On Nov 29, 2024, LSE's Contemporary Turkish Studies hosted a workshop diving into media freedom, AI’s role in journalism, and their ties to politics in Türkiye.
📝 Full report in our bio/Linktree!
#MediaAndPolitics #Türkiye #AIInMedia #LSEWorkshop
On Nov 29, 2024, LSE's Contemporary Turkish Studies hosted a workshop diving into media freedom, AI’s role in journalism, and their ties to politics in Türkiye.
📝 Full report in our bio/Linktree!
#MediaAndPolitics #Türkiye #AIInMedia #LSEWorkshop
🎥 Watch "Youth in the Digital Age: Global Trends with a Focus on Türkiye" now!
With:
👨🏫 Prof. Selçuk R. Şirin (NYU)
🎙️ Chair: Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy (LSE)
📲 Watch here: media.rawvoice.com/lse_european...
#LSEEvents #DigitalAge #GlobalTrends #Türkiye #YouthInFocus
With:
👨🏫 Prof. Selçuk R. Şirin (NYU)
🎙️ Chair: Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy (LSE)
📲 Watch here: media.rawvoice.com/lse_european...
#LSEEvents #DigitalAge #GlobalTrends #Türkiye #YouthInFocus
December 16, 2024 at 3:13 PM
🎥 Watch "Youth in the Digital Age: Global Trends with a Focus on Türkiye" now!
With:
👨🏫 Prof. Selçuk R. Şirin (NYU)
🎙️ Chair: Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy (LSE)
📲 Watch here: media.rawvoice.com/lse_european...
#LSEEvents #DigitalAge #GlobalTrends #Türkiye #YouthInFocus
With:
👨🏫 Prof. Selçuk R. Şirin (NYU)
🎙️ Chair: Prof. Yaprak Gürsoy (LSE)
📲 Watch here: media.rawvoice.com/lse_european...
#LSEEvents #DigitalAge #GlobalTrends #Türkiye #YouthInFocus
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Event: Youth in the Digital Age: Global Trends & Türkiye 🌍📱
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
November 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Event: Youth in the Digital Age: Global Trends & Türkiye 🌍📱
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
Reposted by Contemporary Turkish Studies at LSE
Cuma günü Londra’da görüşelim!
Event: Youth in the Digital Age: Global Trends & Türkiye 🌍📱
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
🗓 Friday, 29 November 2024
🕕 6:00 - 7:00 pm
📍 Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE
Professor Selçuk Şirin (NYU) explores the impact of social media, AI, and mental health, offering insights to support youth in the digital era.
November 26, 2024 at 3:38 AM
Cuma günü Londra’da görüşelim!
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Always proud to see one of @lsects.bsky.social events featured on LSE campus screens. Hope we'll have many students attending @selcuksirin.com 's talk this Friday. It will benefit them as well as us as educators.
November 26, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Always proud to see one of @lsects.bsky.social events featured on LSE campus screens. Hope we'll have many students attending @selcuksirin.com 's talk this Friday. It will benefit them as well as us as educators.