

Turkey Under Siege
To better understand the political crisis that Turkey has fallen into today, one must go back to 2015. In June 2015, the AKP (Justice and...
Arda Tunca
Mar 305 min read


19th-Century Orientalism and Goethe: Exoticism vs. Dialogue
The Orientalist trend in the late 19th century was driven by a combination of imperial expansion, technological advancements, artistic...
Arda Tunca
Mar 295 min read


Inflation and political strife test Turkey’s stability
https://www.agbi.com/opinion/economy/2025/03/inflation-and-political-strife-test-turkeys-stability/
Arda Tunca
Mar 291 min read


Turkish economy under pressure from anti-government protests (BBC World Business Report)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5zzj
Arda Tunca
Mar 241 min read


Political and financial turmoil set to dominate Turkey, risking economic stabilization plans
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/political-and-financial-turmoil-set-to-dominate-turkey-risking-economic-stabilization-plans.html
Arda Tunca
Mar 241 min read


Political free fall: Turkey faces protests, investor flight after opposition leader’s arrest
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/20/turkey-faces-protests-investor-flight-after-opposition-leaders-arrest.html
Arda Tunca
Mar 241 min read


Goethe’s Weltliteratur vs. Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk
If we compare Wagner’s Gesamtkunstwerk (Total Artwork) to Goethe’s Weltliteratur (World Literature) , we find two artistic visions that...
Arda Tunca
Mar 185 min read


A Danish Musician Who Deeply Influenced Bach: Buxtehude
Denmark has produced several noteworthy classical music composers, spanning different eras. However, Dieterich Buxtehude’s place in the...
Arda Tunca
Mar 153 min read


History, Economics, and the Unlearned Lessons of the 1930s
Recent global developments have led many to draw parallels between our current era and the 1930s. The rise of nationalism, economic...
Arda Tunca
Mar 94 min read