What's New?
Rubber Boom
This my second game available worldwide. First planned as a simple game, later turned out to be kind of a PhD project spanning into two years of hard work.
FEATURED
Wine In Turkey
Being one of the most ancient lands that produced wine, Turkey has still lots of flavors for wine lovers.
A Winter Day's Bike
A bicycle tour on the coastal Anatolian part of Istanbul, where I spent some years of my childhood.
Cyprus Divided Forever
I have lived my first 25 year believing the official point of view. Cyprus problem is one of the most complicated conflicts of the world (I think in top five, with Israel-Palestine, Kashmir). I don't have any idea how this conflict would be resolved, and after this visit it seems more improbable to me.
Percy Fawcett - The Last of the Great Explorers
It was the times that the world still has some regions waiting to be explored, and still there was a chance that one single man could achieve incredible things. But it's obvious that Fawcett was the last man trying it. And he died (most probably) trying it.
Melek Kobra
How it feels to die when you're only 25? To be buried with passions to be fulfilled, things to be done, a life to be lived. Melek Kobra lived in 1930s' Istanbul. In a country transforming itself and integrating to modern world. She was also an important figure of this transformation.
Other Articles
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Rembetika
Songs of Unspoken Sorrow -
My Village
The Village of my Father and Grandfathers -
Volcano Island
A little bit of sea breeze and lots of fun
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Bagdat Caddesi
Where the Heart of Modern Istanbul Beats -
For Hrant Dink
Our best hopes faded with you
Legacy Articles
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Cesaria Evora
Touches Deep in Your Heart -
Journey to Gruyéres
More than Cheese -
Dark Matter
Real or Imaginary? -
Crumpler - Wee Bee
Quest for ideal notebook bag / Review -
Quit Watch
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Portuguese and Turks
From a Turk's point of view -
Biking Lake Leman
A leisure bike trip around the lake -
Once Upon a Time There was a USSR
My memories of the years of cold war -
eptaxia
An open source implementation of Knight's Tour
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As a Man Thinketh
The influential book of James Allen
My PhD Journal
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My PhD Journey
The unfinishedsymphonystuff... -
Age Estimation
Some background information
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My Own Work
Though insignificant yet -
Hollywood Database
A courageous attempt