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Ersin Çelik

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Born in Kocaeli in 1982 and originally hailing from Erzurum, Ersin Çelik completed his secondary education at İmam Hatip schools in Izmit and Istanbul. He graduated from Bartın University’s Faculty of Sociology. He began his journalism career writing for the journal Gerçek Hayat in 2005. He served as an editor for Haber7.com for five years. Çelik has served as Internet Editor-in-Chief at Yeni Şafak since 2012. He is married to journalist Nuriye Çakmak Çelik.

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Restricting access to X in Türkiye is only a matter of time

Apr 15 2024, Monday

After being acquired by Elon Musk and renamed, but still referred to as Twitter by users, access to X in Türkiye is on the verge of being restricted. From what I've learned, bandwidth throttling is imminent for X. But before diving into the details, I'll provide a bit of personal insight. "I hope not to return." I closed my X account a week ago. It's something I've been contemplating for a while and mentioned to those close to me from time to time. Some didn't think it was possible, naturally saying,

Eid agenda: The blatant jet fuel lie

Apr 11 2024, Thursday

This holiday, naturally, the main topic of conversation among family, friends, relatives, and social circles was the recent local elections. Most of my relatives and social circle are AK Party supporters. Their astonishment, sadness, anger, and disappointment were evident. We had plenty of discussions, and I heard many reasonable, logical comments. One of my uncles said, "Write this down: Before the evening prayers, we talked for a long time. I realized that most of our peers didn't go to vote.

The deadlock in the Istanbul mayoral elections...

Mar 27 2024, Wednesday

With just one week left until the elections, Ekrem İmamoğlu has changed his tactics and rhetoric. He has sidelined both his party, the CHP, and Istanbul. He also seemed to panic a bit. In recent appearances, he portrayed a figure of a president who either couldn't remember his promises or didn't know why he made them in the first place. Naturally, his lack of awareness about Istanbul reflected negatively in the polls. İmamoğlu began soliciting votes not to serve Istanbul but to further his own political

The boycott of Abu Jahl, Gaza, and our helplessness!

Mar 12 2024, Tuesday

The blessed month of Ramadan has arrived. The familiar excitement that starts with the first Tarawih prayer, the first pre-dawn meal, and the fast we observe today have brought us back to the month of mercy after 11 months. We want to decorate everywhere with lanterns, talk at length about the joy of Ramadan, experience the happiness of attending Tarawih prayers with our families, and answer the question "what should I cook for iftar" with pleasure. We want the warmth of freshly baked bread from

The future of cities: noise politics or not?

Mar 04 2024, Monday

Ahead of us is Ramadan, and in the midst of it, the elections. There are only a few days left, but there's not much of an election atmosphere. The fact that the presidential and parliamentary elections were held just 9 months ago is the biggest factor. Before and after, Türkiye experienced its busiest, highest-paced, and most contested elections from May 14th to 28th. Politicians are exhausted. They're worn out. Naturally, the public is tired too. As we approach local elections, there's no leader

To act like a Chinese?

Mar 04 2024, Monday

Will thought production come to an end? Or, to put it more precisely, will we stop thinking? The launch of the internet in 1993 was not just a communication revolution; it marked the beginning of a profound change for humanity in many aspects. Centuries-old established orders were disrupted, paving the way for a world where people live centered around the internet, and their thoughts become digitized. In the last few months, we have witnessed and experienced the growing interest in artificial intelligence

The fight against disinformation...

Feb 14 2024, Wednesday

In the past few years, there's been a concept that's become increasingly prevalent in our discourse, especially through social media: "Disinformation." Originating from French, it briefly means "distorting information." You know how in an argument, one side might accuse the other of "distortion"? Well, it's not just that. It's much more than a momentary reaction; it involves deliberate distortion with intent and structure. The concept of disinformation, as expanded upon using sources from Wikipedia

Israel could turn into an open-air prison!

Jan 15 2024, Monday

As expected, the killer Netanyahu announced that they would not recognize the verdict of the genocide case heard at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. This is not a challenge. Netanyahu actually declared, "The Hague cannot stop us," stating the obvious. We can see that Israel has embarked on a path from which it cannot turn back from the brutality it has been committing in Gaza for a hundred days. The Zionist mindset, which has been poisoned by power to the extent of confronting all

As the global order collapses...

Jan 14 2024, Sunday

The world is experiencing a great chaos with Israel at the center. There is no longer a boundary to be strained or an authority to be overcome. The genocide in Gaza has surpassed its 100th day. Israel, the terror state backed by the United States and the United Kingdom, has not taken a single step back from its atrocities. Israel and the Western powers supporting it find themselves outside the existing world order they have built. The United Nations has lost its judgment, influence, and power. No

The unleashed storm, puppets, and puppeteer

Jan 10 2024, Wednesday

Kopartılan fırtına, kuklalar ve kuklacı To understand where the historical march in Galata received a response and what kind of message the 'civil line' formed at the entrance of the Bosphorus on the morning of January 1st conveyed, we should look at the storm that was trying to be unleashed. It's been three months since the genocide in Gaza, and we are now within the 100th day. Even forming a sentence about it is a great disgrace for humanity. We don't know how long the madness that enslaves the

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