Catherine Yiğit
@cyigit.bsky.social
Writer, translator, editor.
From Dublin, Ireland living near Troy in NW Türkiye.
She/her
www.catherineyigit.com
From Dublin, Ireland living near Troy in NW Türkiye.
She/her
www.catherineyigit.com
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So apart from being very talented my brother David is very brave. While his film Eternity was being wrapped up he had a very serious diagnosis and he has written about it here time.com/7339094/eter...
Me, My Film, and My Massive Brain Tumor
David Freyne directed and co-wrote a film about death. Then, he learned he had a brain tumor the size of an apple.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
So apart from being very talented my brother David is very brave. While his film Eternity was being wrapped up he had a very serious diagnosis and he has written about it here time.com/7339094/eter...
Thread about the last few days in Turkey
Reflections on the events of the last two days in Turkey:
1) The arrest of Imamoglu (alongside 105 others) has created a societal backlash across TR, including in Anatolian cities. At the forefront are university students. Not surprising given the ever-disappearing perspective for the future.
1) The arrest of Imamoglu (alongside 105 others) has created a societal backlash across TR, including in Anatolian cities. At the forefront are university students. Not surprising given the ever-disappearing perspective for the future.
Growing Public Discontent in Turkey: A Breaking Point for Autocracy?
While the AKP leadership's narrative of strength and grandeur may resonate with some, it fails to reflect the experiences of a significant portion of the population.
www.iemed.org
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thread about the last few days in Turkey
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Fresh Gist: Paul Duane's new short story, My Christmas Memories
@paulduane.bsky.social's nameless narrator chatters brightly through some breezy reminisces of 90s Irish kids TV before things go off the rails. A ghost story, haunted by memories of childhood.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-pau...
@paulduane.bsky.social's nameless narrator chatters brightly through some breezy reminisces of 90s Irish kids TV before things go off the rails. A ghost story, haunted by memories of childhood.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-pau...
The Gist: Paul Duane's "My Christmas Memories"
Horror film director, Paul Duane, gives us a Christmas ghost story haunted by the stuff of childhood memory. This is the Guest Gist.
www.thegist.ie
January 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fresh Gist: Paul Duane's new short story, My Christmas Memories
@paulduane.bsky.social's nameless narrator chatters brightly through some breezy reminisces of 90s Irish kids TV before things go off the rails. A ghost story, haunted by memories of childhood.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-pau...
@paulduane.bsky.social's nameless narrator chatters brightly through some breezy reminisces of 90s Irish kids TV before things go off the rails. A ghost story, haunted by memories of childhood.
www.thegist.ie/the-gist-pau...
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People who can’t tell the difference between entomology and etymology bug me in ways I can’t put into words.
🙃
🙃
December 6, 2024 at 3:46 PM
People who can’t tell the difference between entomology and etymology bug me in ways I can’t put into words.
🙃
🙃
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I started rebuilding my relationship with my dad nearly 25 years ago, soon after he had his first grandchild, my niece. I was living in London at the time. We were all going to spend Christmas together, which was often a stressful time with arguments etc. I dreaded it. So I bought him a Santa suit.
December 22, 2024 at 10:25 AM
I started rebuilding my relationship with my dad nearly 25 years ago, soon after he had his first grandchild, my niece. I was living in London at the time. We were all going to spend Christmas together, which was often a stressful time with arguments etc. I dreaded it. So I bought him a Santa suit.
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For @theguardian.com I wrote about how Gaza has split the academic field of genocide studies.
As one scholar put it, “Where can the field stand if scholars from within and around it are unwilling to call the behaviour out?”
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
As one scholar put it, “Where can the field stand if scholars from within and around it are unwilling to call the behaviour out?”
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Defining genocide: how a rift over Gaza sparked a crisis among scholars
New reports by human rights groups use the term to describe Israel’s offensive. The debate has fueled a brutal division among those who study mass violence
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
For @theguardian.com I wrote about how Gaza has split the academic field of genocide studies.
As one scholar put it, “Where can the field stand if scholars from within and around it are unwilling to call the behaviour out?”
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
As one scholar put it, “Where can the field stand if scholars from within and around it are unwilling to call the behaviour out?”
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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Yes! I wish more people realised how much #geology influences wildlife. That's why I always get excited when wildlife documentaries mention geology!
I was one class short of a Geology minor in undergrad, filled up most of my non-biology science requirements with rock classes
And I still stand by that— understanding local geology is key when studying local ecosystems (hence why this book on Ohio birds in the early 2000s starts with Ohio geology)
And I still stand by that— understanding local geology is key when studying local ecosystems (hence why this book on Ohio birds in the early 2000s starts with Ohio geology)
December 20, 2024 at 7:01 AM
Yes! I wish more people realised how much #geology influences wildlife. That's why I always get excited when wildlife documentaries mention geology!
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Had read that #Izmir’s Şadırvanlı Cami’s şadırvan in bazaar had been destroyed but pleased to find it still standing, even if frescoed dome looked a bit battered.
December 20, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Had read that #Izmir’s Şadırvanlı Cami’s şadırvan in bazaar had been destroyed but pleased to find it still standing, even if frescoed dome looked a bit battered.
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Nice story this.
8 kids from Gaza with complex medical needs arrived in Ireland last night for treatment.
A total of 30 are expected to arrive for medical care in Ireland on the scheme organised by the Depts of Health and Foreign Affairs and the Irish Red Cross
www.instagram.com/p/DDzL-BnMIX...
8 kids from Gaza with complex medical needs arrived in Ireland last night for treatment.
A total of 30 are expected to arrive for medical care in Ireland on the scheme organised by the Depts of Health and Foreign Affairs and the Irish Red Cross
www.instagram.com/p/DDzL-BnMIX...
December 20, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Nice story this.
8 kids from Gaza with complex medical needs arrived in Ireland last night for treatment.
A total of 30 are expected to arrive for medical care in Ireland on the scheme organised by the Depts of Health and Foreign Affairs and the Irish Red Cross
www.instagram.com/p/DDzL-BnMIX...
8 kids from Gaza with complex medical needs arrived in Ireland last night for treatment.
A total of 30 are expected to arrive for medical care in Ireland on the scheme organised by the Depts of Health and Foreign Affairs and the Irish Red Cross
www.instagram.com/p/DDzL-BnMIX...
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Congratulations to my pal Rory Hearne elected in my constituency of Dublin North West. Delighted for you. Now get to work.
December 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Congratulations to my pal Rory Hearne elected in my constituency of Dublin North West. Delighted for you. Now get to work.
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To my nearly 30 new followers in Ireland, I have to let you know that, while I'm honored, I truly believe you have followed me by mistake. I'm just some random, unimportant guy in Florida, USA. Sorry to disappoint
December 1, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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It's funny, the little differences between Hiberno-English and English. For example, in Ireland, to "get a land" means to be shocked, whereas in England it's a plan to colonise a country
November 22, 2024 at 11:01 AM
It's funny, the little differences between Hiberno-English and English. For example, in Ireland, to "get a land" means to be shocked, whereas in England it's a plan to colonise a country
New piece by @jenhattam.bsky.social on art and repression
Following a government ban on a trans rights exhibition and anti-LGBTQ+ protests, Turkish artists and curators are now navigating an art world shaped by increasing political repression.
Turkey’s Queer Art Community Walks a Thin Line
Amid the country’s ongoing crackdown on LGBTQ+ people, queer artists and curators are caught between creative resistance and self-censorship.
hyperallergic.com
November 19, 2024 at 4:25 PM
New piece by @jenhattam.bsky.social on art and repression
Got my Christmas mincemeat and puddings mixed, leaving them sit now before jarring and the steaming marathon.
Would I still be doing it if I could nip to the shops and buy readymade? Probably...
Would I still be doing it if I could nip to the shops and buy readymade? Probably...
November 17, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Got my Christmas mincemeat and puddings mixed, leaving them sit now before jarring and the steaming marathon.
Would I still be doing it if I could nip to the shops and buy readymade? Probably...
Would I still be doing it if I could nip to the shops and buy readymade? Probably...
A mystery to be solved...
Good morning Bluesky.
Here's a helpful starter pack for divorced men named Geoff but one has been murdered. Please help us find the killer.
go.bsky.app/KDY26rh
Here's a helpful starter pack for divorced men named Geoff but one has been murdered. Please help us find the killer.
go.bsky.app/KDY26rh
November 16, 2024 at 2:06 PM
A mystery to be solved...
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Ireland's solidarity with Palestine isn't down to some belief that we know just what they're going through. It's from knowing we can barely imagine it.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
Séamas O'Reilly: Ireland's solidarity with Palestine is rooted in history — and common cause
"Ireland has, in fact, been in Lebanon long enough that some of the local staff who’ve worked closely with them have developed strongly-accented English, as displayed in an old RTÉ news segment that w...
www.irishexaminer.com
October 12, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Ireland's solidarity with Palestine isn't down to some belief that we know just what they're going through. It's from knowing we can barely imagine it.
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle-co...
A wild ride! I had no idea this was based on reality when I saw it on 9-1-1 Lone Star...
Because people keep asking, the Story of The Lizard In That Dude's Leg. Some caveats:
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
1. This happened more than twenty years ago. There are no pictures. There was a small article in a local paper with, again, no pictures (I'm assuming that's what the producers of 9-1-1: LONE STAR found).
September 30, 2024 at 5:37 PM
A wild ride! I had no idea this was based on reality when I saw it on 9-1-1 Lone Star...
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IT IS TIME
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
August 16, 2024 at 8:26 PM
IT IS TIME
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
The man looked up from his beach chair.
"Really?" He said. "I've only just retired."
Death held up a timer. A single grain was about to fall. And then... It didn't.
CURIOUS
Vetinari shrugged.
"I've only just discovered drinks with little umbrellas. I'll let it fall in a bit" 1/17
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April 29, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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I wrote about the impossible mathematics of illness theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/on-the-big...
On the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry's memoir, and the impossible math of mental illness
theswordandthesandwich.substack.com
November 28, 2023 at 5:39 PM
I wrote about the impossible mathematics of illness theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/on-the-big...
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I watched Die Hard for the first time ever last night and first of all anyone who says this isn't a Christmas movie is out of their minds
November 29, 2023 at 4:00 PM
I watched Die Hard for the first time ever last night and first of all anyone who says this isn't a Christmas movie is out of their minds
This lurker's heart is gladdened by finding the place where @chuckwendig.bsky.social @karidru.bsky.social @neolithicsheep.bsky.social @tkingfisher.bsky.social @courtneymilan.bsky.social are hanging out. Lovely to see you all in my feed...
November 29, 2023 at 3:44 PM
This lurker's heart is gladdened by finding the place where @chuckwendig.bsky.social @karidru.bsky.social @neolithicsheep.bsky.social @tkingfisher.bsky.social @courtneymilan.bsky.social are hanging out. Lovely to see you all in my feed...
I've just arrived, did I miss anything?
November 29, 2023 at 10:14 AM
I've just arrived, did I miss anything?