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The Private Life of Tahir Sami Bey (Book)

The Private Life of Tahir Sami Bey (Book)

(408 words)
December 3, 2025

The Private Life of Tahir Sami Bey is a poignant and moving narrative by Mustafa Kutlu that offers a profound exploration of individual loneliness, disillusionment, and society’s indifference to intellectual endeavor. Subject The Private Life of Tahir Sami Bey is a novel centered on the life of Tahir Sami Bey, a reclusive and solitary man, portraying the invisibility of the individual within society, the weight of unfulfilled dreams, and the tragic fate of intellectual aspiration. The story focu

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Mehmet Denizhan

Mehmet Denizhan

Who Wrote History? The Western-Centered Narrative and the Invisibility of the Ottoman Empire

Who Wrote History? The Western-Centered Narrative and the Invisibility of the Ottoman Empire

(910 words)
July 14, 2026

History is often thought of as a neutral account of the past. Yet which knowledge is deemed “scientific” and which narrative is accepted as “universal” is closely tied not only to what happened in the past but also to the mentalities and cultural frameworks through which that past is interpreted. Studies in Türkiye on Western-centric historiography demonstrate that historical narrative does not merely record events; it also shapes knowledge, cultural memory, and identity. Jack Goody’s concept of

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Rahşan Kızıltepe

Rahşan Kızıltepe

Bosphorus Yalıs (Book)

Bosphorus Yalıs (Book)

(455 words)
December 2, 2025

This work presents the physical beauty and profound meaning of the mansions lining Istanbul’s Bosphorus, alongside Hisar’s personal memories, as a time-space document. Beginning with the mansions of his childhood, it records the former inhabitants, structures, and way of life along the strait. This structure encompasses both his own memory and the small details of Istanbul’s large-scale historical transformation. While Hisar constructs a nostalgic narrative of the past, he simultaneously revives

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Yahya B. Keskin

Yahya B. Keskin

Aborigines

Aborigines

(2193 words)
July 14, 2026

Aboriginal peoples are communities representing the Indigenous inhabitants of the Australian mainland, embodying a continuous historical and cultural presence spanning thousands of years across the continent. Under this umbrella, hundreds of distinct communities are included, each with unique geographic regions, languages, and self-identifications. In Australia, Indigenous peoples are generally categorized into two main groups: Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aboriginal pe

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Yusuf İslam Tuğla

Yusuf İslam Tuğla