art
East of Eden
A literary analysis of John Steinbeck's novel 'East of Eden,' exploring its themes of family, jealousy, good versus evil, and the human capacity for choice.
Opinion
Liberty’s Divide: Individual Freedom, Social Order, and Self-Deceit
An exploration of the conflict between individual freedom and social order, examining morality, universal laws, and the human tendency toward self-deceit.
Radiohead: A Band That Created Its Own Universe
A personal reflection on the author's experience with the music of Radiohead, exploring its unique melancholy and its impact on their perception of art.
My Stomach
A personal reflection on living with a chronic childhood illness, metaphorically described as having lost a stomach before birth.
From Attainable Luxury to Super-Luxury: Jaguar's Sinister Bet
An analysis of Jaguar's controversial rebranding strategy, its history of identity crises, and its new bet on a super-luxury electric vehicle market.
science
Your Brain During Adolescence
An overview of the major changes in the adolescent brain, focusing on the prefrontal cortex and limbic system and their impact on teenage behavior and emotions.
news
The $300 Trillion Question: Understanding Global Debt
An exploration of global debt, its function in the modern economy, its history since the gold standard, and the associated risks.
science
Chasing the High of Youth: The Neuroscience Behind Your Nostalgia
Is the past really as golden as you remember? Science suggests that your brain is hardwired to make childhood feel like the ultimate peak experience. Here is the biology behind the magic.
misc
Remembering Atatürk’s Global Legacy
A compilation of quotes from world leaders and publications highlighting the global legacy and historical significance of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
science
Crime Chemistry
An overview of criminology and forensic chemistry, detailing the methods and tools used to analyze physical evidence from crime scenes for legal proceedings.
art
The Best Poses Belong to the Lonely
A review of Zeki Demirkubuz's solo photography exhibition exploring themes of silence, solitude, and stillness in his work.
opinion
The Invisible Brush of Choice
A philosophical reflection on life, choice, and existence, using the metaphor of an artist painting their own reality.
misc
Bricks and Mortar
A soldier reflects on loss and duty during the Gallipoli campaign, his final thoughts recorded in a journal passed on to the next generation.
opinion
Reflection on Republic Day
A young person reflects on the meaning of Republic Day in modern Türkiye, inspired by the nation's founding vision to dream big and shape the future.
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Dear Atatürk, Letter to Atatürk
A letter of gratitude to Atatürk, celebrating the legacy of freedom and the declaration of the Turkish Republic.
Now It Is Your Turn
A young person reflects on the meaning of Republic Day after discovering an old notebook with a message from the past, realizing their own role in the nation's future.
The Brightest Crescent
A young girl reflects on her prescribed future and an arranged marriage while finding hope in the news of a coming republic.
Young Minds, Old Dreams
An exploration of Atatürk's revolutionary ideas and enduring legacy, inspiring today's youth in Türkiye to see themselves as leaders of their own stories.
DeepSeek-OCR Teaches AI to See, Not Just Read
DeepSeek-OCR is a novel artificial intelligence model that processes text visually, compressing entire pages into dense tokens to improve efficiency and enable new forms of AI memory.
OpenAI's Atlas Browser Faces Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities
OpenAI's new Atlas browser highlights the persistent security challenge of prompt injection, a vulnerability affecting many AI-driven tools that is difficult to fully prevent.
Flame of Freedom
An acrostic poem celebrating freedom, history, and the Republic, spelling out 'Republic Day'.
C-M-H-R
An etymological exploration of the word 'cumhuriyet' (republic), tracing its Arabic and Latin roots related to the concepts of people and public.
October 29: A Story of the Republic
A historical account of the proclamation of the Turkish Republic on October 29, 1923, detailing the political crisis that led to it and the immediate aftermath.
The Republic: A Legacy of Light
A student reflects on the meaning of the Turkish Republic, founded by Atatürk, as a promise of freedom, education, and hope for the future.