#BOYCOTT: Anatomy of a Struggle for Rights
Introduction: The Historical and Social Roots of Boycotts On March 19, 2025, the arrest of Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu brought long-simmering societal tensions in Turkey to a boiling point. While people took to the streets in protest against what they saw as a blow to justice, they also decided to resist with their…
The Issue Is Not Ekrem Imamoglu
In the following video, I tried to explain the injustice of justice in Turkey using various sources, observations, experiences, and my knowledge. The issue is not Ekrem Imamoglu; the issue is injustice. Video Summary (AI): The video critiques Turkey’s legal and political system, focusing on the judicial actions taken against Ekrem İmamoğlu and the…
Squid Game Season 2 Review
This is something I’ve noticed recently on Netflix — a recurring phenomenon that also stands out in Season 2. Real life is metaphorically depicted. This show does the same. Those who initially plead “don’t kill us” are the same ones who, once they see the money, swear to kill the opposing team. A man…
I Gave a Conference at Afyon Kocatepe University.
I would like to thank my high school friend Fatmagül and her club, as well as the university, for their invitation.
Reflections on the Pleasure of Struggle and the Concept of the Comfort Zone
Today, we listened to an insightful lecture from Sezin Dindaroğlu, the wife of my advisor Burak Dindaroğlu, about the concepts of the comfort zone, stretch zone, and panic zone. During this lecture, which covered project and team management, the idea of struggle, and stepping out of the comfort zone, some sparks of my own…
Developments on the Village of the Future | Meetings with IYTE Rector Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran and CBU Faculty Member Ergun Metin
We met with our esteemed Rector, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran, to discuss projects aimed at advancing Izmir and Anatolia. We held discussions and planned future steps for our “Village of the Future” initiative, which will bring producers and consumers together through education, events, unlocking potential, and sales, as well as the IZTECH Social project,…
My Notes from the IZTECH XI. Education Workshop
One of the most important topics in education will be design thinking. Attention spans have shortened; how can I engage students using these tools? Every era creates its own problems and finds its own solutions. The problem of this era is that everyone has too much information, and the challenge lies in filtering it.…
If World of Warcraft Lags on MacBook Pro 2019, Try the Settings Below
Recently, I felt a strong urge to play, so I got a World of Warcraft subscription and started playing Cataclysm Classic. With the default settings, World of Warcraft was lagging on my 2019 MacBook Pro. The game was stuttering a lot, and I was experiencing FPS drops. After adjusting the settings below, the game…
Political History of Turkey Republic – My Research and Notes on Mehmet Ali Birand’s Republic History Documentaries
In order to understand the present and analyze the future better, one must first be able to read the past. The 32nd Day allowed me to read my near future. After analyzing the past, it is more likely to interpret the future. Hello, I am Emirhan. In this post, I completed the 55-episode documentary…
The Zuckerberg Story | “You Can’t Make 500 Million Friends Without Making a Few Enemies”
Let’s first talk about the “birth” of Zuckerberg and Facebook. Zuckerberg, who won numerous awards in various scientific fields during high school, was accepted into one of the most prestigious universities in the U.S., Harvard. There, he studied computer science, and during his first year, he created a site called facemash.com, where the most…
A Brief Look at the History of Programming Languages
To solve problems using a computer, it is necessary to present the problems in a format that the computer can understand. For this, programming languages are used. Programming languages provide a way to develop programs for any platform without delving too deeply into the internals of the computer or dealing much with concepts like…
