Gestern Taksim, Heute Neukölln

Altı yıl önce Gezi Direnişi'ne katılmış olan pek çok kişi artık Türkiye'de yaşamıyor. Bu insanların bir kısmı bugün Almanya'da, çoğunlukla da Berlin'de yaşıyor. taz.gazete, Gezi'nin altıncı yılında Berlin'de yaşayan ve Gezi'ye katılmış olan insanlarla konuştu. Vor sechs Jahren entwickelte sich aus einem Protest für den Erhalt des Gezi-Parks in Istanbul ein landesweiter Aufstand gegen die … Continue reading Gestern Taksim, Heute Neukölln

Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: «Neue» und «alte» Diaspora aus der Türkei

I was a guest speaker at the panel about the differences between the existing and new  Diaspora from Turkey in Germany. The panel organized by Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Germany which was part of the discussion series called: Resistance in Exile. You can watch the interview done with me by the Foundation after the panel. … Continue reading Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung: «Neue» und «alte» Diaspora aus der Türkei

Germany: New Generation Diaspora

  One of the things that those who manage to go from Turkey hear most is the sentence “You’ve left and saved yourself, good for you.” Do the departers truly live in a euphoria of victory with a fundamental sense of salvation? The fact that the common ground of the individuals we interviewed eventually came … Continue reading Germany: New Generation Diaspora