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Selim Koru

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Scholar of political ideas, Nietzsche, Turkey.
Affiliations:
@NottsPolitics, @TEPAV, @FPRI
Tweets in English & Turkish.
Words: @nytimes, @WarOnTheRocks, etc.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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Hey Piero, wasn't on here for a while. Glad you liked the piece!

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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Yes, most people are making the latter argument. It could be. I almost hope somebody is making backroom deals with the palace. They should get something for all this.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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The smart thing would have been to run separate candidates in the presidential election (use the runoff!) and unity candidates in the municipal elections.

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The UnPopulist's avatar The UnPopulist @theunpopulist.net
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“To me, or more accurately, to the politics I was channeling, this wasn’t a humanitarian crisis, or racism, nor even a nation on its knees. It was a civilizational crisis. That meant that it wasn’t just about the Palestinians, but ‘our’ collective defeat as the Muslim world.”

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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I think there's a North American type that's very much like this.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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yeah, I just don't see how it could add up any other way. Memleket is now joining some races too. All that is bound to suck up some energy from CHP candidates.

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legitimate reason to stay at home as far as I'm concerned.

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Lisel Hintz's avatar Lisel Hintz @liselhintz.bsky.social
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We just finished our first week of post-earthquake Zoom writing sessions in 2024, our 43rd week overall. I’m excited to see Turkey and Syria scholars of many levels joining from both sides of the Atlantic to get writing done. If you are interested or know of students who may be, please reach out!

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Sam Ratner's avatar Sam Ratner @samratner.bsky.social
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What he’s signing are (I think) 155mm artillery shells, indiscriminate weapons that the Biden admin has rushed to the IDF in violation of its own arms transfer policy.

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Howard Eissenstat's avatar Howard Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social
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I'm pretty sure that particular train left the station, and subsequently, crashed, burned, and slid into the depths of the ocean in 2004. I don't see how it is getting resurrected now.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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I might have to pick your brain on this at some point. Looking for a dog that would enjoy daily runs with me.

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Alexander Christie-Miller's avatar Alexander Christie-Miller @achristiemiller.bsky.social
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I know they are *literally* trying to sell the book but I am still thrilled with Waterstones’ description of #ToTheCity. Out in the UK on February 15th!

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Nick Ashdown's avatar Nick Ashdown @nickashdown.bsky.social
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Some glum but reasonable predictions: "Turkey’s new regime cannot remain a treaty ally of the United States for very long, and it can’t be an accession country to the EU."

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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thanks Piero, hope you're having a good holiday season!

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Nick Sousanis's avatar Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social
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My 9yo’s epic get well comic cheering on my immune system for its fight with covid! First time we’ve had it - I wasn’t patient 0 in the house, but first positive & worst symptoms so far. The cleverness of the comic definitely helps :) Stay safe all.

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Musa Okwonga 's avatar Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social
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One day this kind of thing will all explode and people will gawp and say they weren’t warned. No-one has yet explained to me why activities by groups like this are even legal. www.theguardian.com/world/2023/d...

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Kenan Behzat Sharpe's avatar Kenan Behzat Sharpe @kenansharpe.bsky.social
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Every December for 5 years now I have made a massive end-of-the-year playlist and accompanying Twitter thread of the best songs to come out of Turkey. I think it's important to highlight the incredible creativity coming out of the country.

You can read it here: en.velvele.net/2023/12/11/b...

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Sardonicus 's avatar Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu
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Ara Güler Turkey, 1969-70

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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Ah, yes, there are those people. Another biblical analogy comes to mind :)

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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to everything there is a season

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Nick Ashdown's avatar Nick Ashdown @nickashdown.bsky.social
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Thoughtful insights from a stay in Palestine in Selim's younger years. On how Muslims vs. non-Muslim Westerners perceive the Occupation, civilizational confrontation (and defeat) vs. violation of international law.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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It probably also has something to do with American preferences, no?

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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If all this won't kill Xitter, I don't know what will.

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Christy Quirk's avatar Christy Quirk @cequirk.bsky.social
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Been thinking a lot lately about how people want Russians to be different than they are. There's plenty of data to suggest that most Russians aren't afraid to give their opinions to pollsters because they *support* the war. Some portion are unhappy b/c not enough Ukrainians are being killed.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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Yeah, I was looking at Russian bombings in Syria the other day, and the numbers don't compare.

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Piero Castellano's avatar Piero Castellano @pierocastellano.com
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Today is Teachers' Day in Turkey, and it's a good day to read this post and to watch this film. Also, if you plan to send flowers to a teacher in Turkey, as per tradition, try to send them cauliflowers, this year. It might help better. Öğretmenler günü kutlu olsun!

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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Ah, web 1.0. I remember reading actual blogs. It was a magical time. I think we're gradually moving past 2.0 though, and that's exciting.

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Selim Koru's avatar Selim Koru @selimkoru.bsky.social
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I still think they might quietly roll this back if/when Altun is replaced.

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