Gülay Türkmen
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Sociologist, researcher, writer, editor, teacher, academic nomad https://www.gulayturkmen.com/
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Moving my pinned post here:
I wrote this one for all the migrants who feel uncomfortable in the categories they’re squeezed into. It’s also a plea to put an end to the conflation of ethnicity, religion, & nationality, and highlight intra-migrant class differences www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Categorical astigmatism: on ethnicity, religion, nationality, and class in the study of migrants in Europe
The study of migrant minorities in Europe has long been characterized by a turn to identity politics. This turn has had two shortcomings: First, it often conflates religion, ethnicity, and national...
www.tandfonline.com
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#bianetArşiv | #10Ekim2015'te Ankara'da hayatını kaybedenlerin hikayeleri

📌 Ankara'da 10 Ekim 2015'te düzenlenmek istenen Barış, Demokrasi ve Emek mitingi öncesi iki intihar bombacısı saldırı düzenledi. Hayatını kaybeden 103 insanın hikayelerini paylaşıyoruz.

bianet.org/haber/10-eki...
Fotoğrafta on bir kişiden oluşan bir kolaj görülüyor. Görsellerde kadınlar ve erkekler, çoğunlukla portre biçiminde, bazıları gündelik, bazıları özel anlarda (örneğin bir düğünde) çekilmiş şekilde yer alıyor. Arka planlar farklı; kimisi dış mekânda, kimisi iç mekânda çekilmiş. Genel olarak, farklı yaşlardan insanların yüzlerini ve ifadelerini gösteren bir anma veya toplu portre düzeni izlenimi veriyor.
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aylushka.bsky.social
Very tense in Istanbul tonight: police tried to prevent CHP lawmakers and citizens from entering the CHP (via Halk TV). Incredibly worrying that police and ordinary citizens brought against each other like this.
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bianet @bianet.org · Sep 7
🔴 CHP İstanbul İl Başkanlığı binası CHP’lilere kapatıldı

👉🏼 CHP İstanbul İl binası önüne gelen yurttaşlar "Direne direne kazanacağız" sloganı atıyor.

Video: Evrim Kepenek
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arifekose.bsky.social
Members of the main opposition party in Turkey, whose presidential candidate and dozens of mayors are in prison, cannot enter their own party building in Istanbul because tomorrow (Monday) the Istanbul branch of the party'll be taken over by a trustee appointed by the regime. Oligarchy in action!
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jenhattam.bsky.social
Riot police have been deployed to the Istanbul headquarters of Turkey's main opposition and roads around the building blocked as party members rally there against a court's suspension of its local leadership in what they see as the 'judiciary being used as a political weapon'.
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Meanwhile in Turkey, competitive authoritarianism is slowly but surely shedding its "competitive" aspect and moving toward full "authoritarianism."
cplaisant.bsky.social
This morning, opposition circles in Turkey are discussing the possibility of the Turkish courts preventively removing the CHP leadership before the hearing on 15 September (allegations of fraud on the 38th Congress), in order to avoid counter-measures by the party.
yetkinreport.com/2025/09/05/a...
Ankara’da tehlikeli senaryolar: Mahkeme 15 Eylül’ü beklemeyebilir - Yetkin Report
Mahkeme 15 Eylül'ü de beklemeden CHP yönetimini görevden uzaklaştırabilir mi? Ankara'da konuşulan en tehlikeli senaryo bu.
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gulayturkmen.bsky.social
To their credit, their suggestions are really thoughtful and helpful (but still...)
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Reviewer 1: "This manuscript presents a compelling & original contribution to the literature, the central question is timely & significant, the conceptual lens is especially innovative, it is well-written & engaging, its language flows smoothly."
Also Reviewer 1: Here r 5 pages of suggestions! :)
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Ha, and do you find it useful? Somehow I am pretty prejudiced against Linkedin but would happily use it if you (and other academics) think it's helpful for academic purposes?
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Eline, aklina saglik Sinemcim!
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
I didn’t know about the Paperskygest at all, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I do follow discipline-specific feeds but i feel like Bluesky lacks the diversity old Twitter had. Still, many thanks for the reply.
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Dear academic friends, what social media outlets do you use to keep up with new academic research, workshop/conference/fellowship announcements? I was using old Twitter for that purpose, sadly it's of no use now:(
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
Thanks for your interest. I’ll send you a copy soon.
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I know the world is on fire but here’s a piece i wrote on the potential long term impact of the end of birthright citizenship, in which i invite the US to look at Germany to see why the implementation of restrictive citizenship policies is not a good idea: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/19/o...
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It’s behind the paywall so lemme know if you want a copy.
gulayturkmen.bsky.social
I know the world is on fire but here’s a piece i wrote on the potential long term impact of the end of birthright citizenship, in which i invite the US to look at Germany to see why the implementation of restrictive citizenship policies is not a good idea: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/06/19/o...
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pengzell.bsky.social
Sociology is the science of saying “it’s more complicated than that” in a way that gets past peer review.
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sinemadar.bsky.social
1) The PKK leadership has announced the organisation’s disarmament&dissolution. A couple of points stand out from the statement:

i) Criticism of the Lausanne Treaty that marks the foundation of the Republic of Turkey&the 1924 Constitution as the landmarks of denying Kurdish existence as a people