Stray dogs in Turkey are being silenced —violently.
When compassion is framed as chaos, and dogs become threats to "order," something deeper is at work.
I explored the political logic behind it in my latest piece:
belizyuksel.medium.com/stray-animal...

#medium #animalrights #massacrelaw #turkey

Apparently, controlling women's bodies is still trending. Wrote an essay about it, featuring #TheHandmaidsTale and reality.

Reproductive Dystopias: Parallel Lives, Divided Voices, and The Handmaid’s Tale

belizyuksel.medium.com/reproductive...

#feminist #dystopia #analysis #patriarchy

‘It reminds me of the now-famous saying jointly attributed to Fredric Jameson and Mark Fisher, “It’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.’

A World at the Edge of Decay and Other Artistic Imaginings hyperallergic.com/1002515/aaro... @hyperallergic.com

Kaymakları bozukmuş arkadaşlar. Gitmeyin. Para kazandırmayın. #boykot

"Sevgili @theguardian.com, durumu şöyle düzeltelim:
Demokrasinin değil, otokrasinin sonu. Direnişi bir clickbait'e alet ettikten sonra direnişten değil, demokrasinin çöküşünden* bahsetmek sizi tatmin ediyorsa hatırlatayım: Bu bir film değil gerçek"
ig AtilaGündüz
www.instagram.com/p/DIIv-H4ouf...

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

When even #Pikachu becomes an enemy of the state, you know something is deeply wrong. The Turkish Pikachu reveals more than viral absurdity—it exposes a violent system at work.
Read my latest piece:
belizyuksel.medium.com/the-electric...

#TurkeyWatch #TurkeyProtests #Carnivalesque
#blogpost

A single photograph of a dervish hit by #police pepper spray captures #Istanbul ’s rising tensions. Whose body is it? Power marks it with pain; resistance moves through it. The body itself is a battleground.
Read more:
belizyuksel.medium.com/the-body-as-...
#Turkey #Protest #politics #media

"The survival of #democracy in #Turkey is crucial not just for its people but also for the future of democracy worldwide. The age of the unchecked strongmen demands that those who believe in democracy be just as vocal, forceful and unrelenting as their opponents.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/o...

I feel angry, sad, and as though my hands are tied. In #Turkey, students are fighting for their future, saying "STOP" to injustice and the usurpation of their rights.

Sharing this #blog post, thinking and hoping I can create more awareness on the situation.

belizyuksel.medium.com/fear-and-fur...

Oppression doesn't just exist—it's curated. From neoclassical architecture to Al-generated utopias, power has always known how to disguise itself. My latest piece on the aestheticization of evil:

belizyuksel.medium.com/making-evil-...

#AI #medium #blogpost

Hello #Bluesky! I just took a leap out of my comfort zone— let’s see what’s going on here!

#firstpost