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Seckin Sertdemir

@seckinsertdemir.bsky.social

Author of Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey: Mass Surveillance and the Authoritarian State, Cambridge University Press (January 2025) https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/civic-death-in-contemporary-turkey/898D9A2EFDC70B683667087DD11B8AEE#fndtn-metrics

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James Ryan@jdryan08.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This from @makrevis.bsky.social on the long AKP campaign to sculpt higher ed in its own image is essential reading in light of the closing of Bilgi University this week.

Middle East Research and Information Project@merip.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you want to understand the wider context of this week’s abrupt closure of Istanbul Bilgi University, read Ayça Alemdaroğlu’s recent essay on how the AKP has turned universities into a tool of power in Turkey. www.merip.org/2026/04/the-...

Seckin Sertdemir@seckinsertdemir.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Call for Contributions! 🚨 The ‪Political Studies Association‬’s Turkish Politics Specialists Group is organising a special issue workshop. 📝 Deadline for abstracts: 8 September 2025 ‪@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social‬ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/07/16/c... #AcademicWorkshop #SpecialIssue #CallForPapers

Call for Papers: Turkish Politics in Transition – New Perspectives on State, Society, and Foreign Policy

The Political Studies Association’s Turkish Politics Specialist Group invites contributions for an upcoming online workshop and a prospective special issue on the evolving landscape of Turkish poli…

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LSE Middle East Centre@lsemiddleeast.bsky.social · last yr.

With great sadness we announce the passing of our colleague, Professor Fulya Atacan, following her extended illness. Fulya was internationally recognised for her scholarship on Middle Eastern politics and Islamic movements, and will be dearly missed. blogs.lse.ac.uk/condolences/...

In memory of Professor Fulya Atacan (1962- 2025) - Condolences

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear colleague, Professor Fulya Atacan, following an extended period of illness. In January 2023, Professor Atacan was appointed as an LSE ...

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Jenny White@whitejenny.bsky.social · last yr.

Clear-eyed look at food devastation in Turkish life, including lack of access to nutritious food, including not only meat, but also fruits and vegetables, and pesticide contamination. Particularly damming, given Turkey’s great agricultural potential.

Nick Ashdown@nickashdown.bsky.social · last yr.

Extraordinary figures for a G20 economy. "87.3 percent [of children] are unable to eat meat, chicken, or fish every day...39.5 percent of the Turkish population below 18 years of age are at risk of poverty."

Ylenia Gostoli@yleniagostoli.bsky.social · last yr.

#Turkey is accelerating its use of facial recognition to detain and prosecute protesters - often with little or no evidence. I’ve been investigating how #AI is contributing to the erosion of the rule of law & supercharging authoritarianism 🧵 newlinesmag.com/spotlight/tu... @newlinesmag.bsky.social

Turkey’s AI-Powered Protest Crackdown

Documents show that Ankara is expanding facial recognition policing while circumventing legal safeguards, charging demonstrators with little to no proof of wrongdoing

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Seckin Sertdemir@seckinsertdemir.bsky.social · last yr.

Very much looking forward to my virtual book launch tomorrow! Here is the registration link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Dr. Seckin Sertdemir’s Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Dr. Seckin Sertdemir’s Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group@psaturkish.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us on 4 June for the launch of Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey by @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social with discussants Banu Bargu & Elise Massicard. 🔗 The event will take place on Zoom. ⏰ 9AM PT / 5PM BST / 6PM CEST | For details & registration ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/05/03/v...

zeynep tufekci@zey.bsky.social · last yr.

Why did Grok suddenly start talking about “white genocide in South Africa” even if asked about baseball or cute dogs? Because someone at Musk’s xAi deliberately did this, and we only found out because they were clumsy. My piece on the real dangers of AI. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/o...

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zeynep tufekci@zey.bsky.social · last yr.

Drama over at X/xAI. Whatever you ask Grok, it pivots to “white genocide” in South Africa. The last panel is what Grok claims was a “verbatim” system prompt that caused the behavior. Jury out. It’s now fixed but they haven’t yet bothered explaining. This, not those AGI fantastical scenarios.

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · last yr.

Lecturer Chris Hogg of @royalholloway.bsky.social found the question of using #AI to create #art troubled his students so deeply, they walked out of the class. Here’s how the moment led to deeper understanding: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/what-... #GenAI #artificialintelligence

‘What I learned when students walked out of my AI class’

Chris Hogg found the question of using AI to create art troubled his students deeply. Here’s how the moment led to deeper understanding for both student and educator

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Seckin Sertdemir@seckinsertdemir.bsky.social · last yr.

I am thrilled to launch my new book and hear feedback from Banu Bargu and Elise Massicard, two outstanding scholars! #BookLaunch #Polisky #AcademicSky @cambridgeup.bsky.social @lse-ei.bsky.social Details are here👇

PSA Turkish Politics Specialist Group@psaturkish.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us on 4 June for the launch of Civic Death in Contemporary Turkey by @seckinsertdemir.bsky.social with discussants Banu Bargu & Elise Massicard. 🔗 The event will take place on Zoom. ⏰ 9AM PT / 5PM BST / 6PM CEST | For details & registration ⬇️ psaturkishpolitics.uk/2025/05/03/v...

Matthew Segal@segalmr.bsky.social · last yr.

Wild stuff. The memo purports to authorize "a line officer, or any other available officer" to decide who is an "Alien Enemy," subject only to supervisor review. It does not require court approval for anything.

Kathleen Bush-Joseph@kathleenbush.bsky.social · last yr.

The Justice Dept. has authorized law enforcement officers to GO INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES WITHOUT SEARCH WARRANTS if they suspect that someone is an "alien enemy" I talked to @usatoday.com about Attorney General Bondi's "Guidance for Implementing the Alien Enemies Act," links below

Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · last yr.

Plans to break with a 40-year tradition and allow dual-use and defence-related projects to be funded under Horizon Europe have been branded “unacceptable” by leading research universities #AcademicSky #HorizonEurope

Alarm over EU plan to use Horizon funding for defence

Concerns framework programme’s budget could be redirected to back projects with military uses ‘threatens to undermine its core purpose,’ say leading research universities

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Kate McKean@katemckean.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm doing a webinar with @lportwoodstacer.bsky.social on May 7th about How to Publish a Trade or Crossover Book. If you're an academic looking to break into trade publishing, this is for you! Sign up here! courses.manuscriptworks.com/courses/trad...

Webinar: How to Publish a Trade or Crossover Book

Learn what scholarly writers need to know when trying to publish for broader readerships and markets. Webinar hosted by Laura Portwood-Stacer with guest Kate McKean, literary agent and author of Write...

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Seckin Sertdemir@seckinsertdemir.bsky.social · last yr.

@evreki.bsky.social'dan Turkiye'nin siyasal gecmisi ve gelecegine dair harika bir yazi: "Türkiye’nin geleceği, bugünün geçmişten farkına ... değil, yüzleşilmiş bir hafızadan doğan, çoğul ve demokratik bir tahayyüle yaslanmalı" t24.com.tr/yazarlar/evr...

Eski Türkiye, yeni Türkiye

Son dönemde giderek daha sık karşıma çıkan “eski Türkiye” nostaljisinin, bizi bulunduğumuz yerde sabitleme ve siyasal tahayyülümüzü sınırlama riski taşıdığını düşünüyorum. Bugün ana meselemiz kimliğim...

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Gülay Türkmen@gulayturkmen.bsky.social · last yr.

*Uzun zincir uyarisi*-> Siyaset bilimciler defaatle yazdilar ama hatirlatma olsun: Turkiye'de Venezuela, Rusya, Belarus, vb tipte bir rejim kurulabilmesi, sandiktan toptan vazgecilebilmesi cok zor. Bunun yapisal sebepleri oldugu kadar tarihsel ve kulturel sebepleri mevcut. Yapisal sebepler belli:+