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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı

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Critical futurist, writer, technologist, generalist, philosopher of Weird and Deadly Interesting. Also runs @tuhaf.studio Posts in ENG and TUR ahmetasabanci.com https://ahmetasabanci.com/now/ tuhafgelecek.com newslabturkey.org

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · Apr 3

I'm taking the work I started 10 years ago with Tuhaf Gelecek to the next level. Say hello to @tuhaf.studio, my independent futures and foresight studio.

ahmetasabanci.com/tuhaf-studio...

Tuhaf Studio is Here

I’m taking a major step in my career and starting Tuhaf Studio, my independent futures studio.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 3h

Hiç fena fikir değil aslında :)

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 3h

I don’t know how to feel about this.

Duolingo pop-up promoting the new update which allows you to show your language scores on LinkedIn.

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Jay Owens @jayowens.bsky.social · 23h

‘Most scammers have themselves been scammed. The tens of thousands of Chinese, Ethiopians, Ugandans, Filipinos, Pakistanis and others who carry out the grunt work have been tricked, kidnapped and enslaved.’

@alexclapp.bsky.social on the vast cybercrime economy.

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Alexander Clapp · Pig Butchering: Scam Gangs

If it were a national economy, cybercrime would be the third largest in the world, behind only the United States and...

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 3d

“The gap between the eager-beaver simpering of the pitches and the spiky prose of his newsletter is laughable. There’s so much space between “these guys rock” and “these chunderfucks” that I think Meta just built a data center there.”

www.wired.com/story/ai-pr-...

Ed Zitron Gets Paid to Love AI. He Also Gets Paid to Hate AI | WIRED

He’s one of the loudest voices of the AI haters—even as he does PR for AI companies. Either way, Ed Zitron has your attention.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 3d

This week starts with a conversation about how doing something so long can make you feel stuck, usual updates, links, and a Alfa Mist song.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/afraid-of-getting-stuck-weekstarter-44-2025/

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 4d

Bu aynı zamanda kişisel anlamda değişimin de bir parçası, farklı alanlara ve projelere daha fazla zaman ayırmak için bir fırsat. Önümüzdeki dönemde elimdeki bu ekstra zamanı da @tuhaf.studio tarafındaki projelere ve ortaklıklara ayıracağım. Beraber bir şeyler yapmak isteyenlere duyurulur.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 4d

📬 Ekim 2018’de başlayan ve 352 sayıyı bulan @newslabturkey.bsky.social n okuyoruz| bülteninin bildiğiniz formattaki son sayısıyla karşınızdayım. Haftalık formattaki son sayıda da geride bıraktığımız yedi yıl ve değişimin arka planı üzerine biraz konuştum.

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bianet English @bianet-eng.bsky.social · 6d

Pro-opposition TV network Tele1 has been placed under state management following the arrest of its editor-in-chief in an espionage investigation. The channel’s broadcast was cut off while on air after trustees arrived. bianet.org/haber/truste...

Tele1 TV seized by state, broadcast interrupted mid-air

The network's chief editor was was detained as part of an espionage investigation earlier in the day.

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bianet @bianet.org · 6d

Gazeteci Merdan Yanardağ yönetiminde 8 yıldır yayın yapan TELE1 kanalının yayını kayyım olarak atanan Yeni Şafak gazetesi yazarı İbrahim Paşalı tarafından durduruldu

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TELE 1 kanalına kayyım atandı

Genel Yayın Yönetmenliğini bugün casusluk suçlaması ile gözaltına alınan Merdan Yanardağ'ın yaptığı kanala TMSF el koydu. Kanalın yayın hakkını elinde bulunduran ABC şirketine kayyım atandı.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 6d

For me, following US news is no different than watching a US remake of a TV series I’ve been watching for years. And it’s not just the Trump and Republicans part.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6d

“At times, it has felt like trying to report on politics in Turkey or Hungary.”

Financial Times: What has changed is simple: people are scared of crossing Trump this time. In researching this piece, I interviewed dozens of figures, including lawmakers, private sector executives, retired senior military figures and intelligence chiefs, current and former Trump officials, Washington lawyers and foreign government officials. Such is the fear of jail, bankruptcy or professional reprisal, that most of these people insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people also wanted to emphasise that Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices opposing him publicly. At times, it has felt like trying to report on politics in Turkey or Hungary.

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The Economist @economist.com · 6d

Labour in Turkey is becoming expensive and scarce. Mass production may have to become a thing of the past, replaced by a focus on branding, design, fast delivery and niche products

Turkey’s fabled textile industry is coming apart at the seams

Inflation, China and an exodus of Syrian workers are among its problems

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 7d

Umarım sağlık sorunları geri dönmez de bu sene doya doya izleriz.

Socrates Dergi @socratesdergi.com · 7d

NBA’in başı belada.

Sezonun ilk maçında Wemby vs Dallas

🏀 40 sayı
💪 15 ribaund
🚫 3 blok
🔥 15/21 saha içi isabeti
✅ 125-92

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newslabturkey @newslabturkey.bsky.social · 8d

📬 n okuyoruz| bültenimiz yayında!
📝 Bu haftanın odağında gazeteciliğin YZ karşısındaki konumu var.
📌 “Ne Okuduk” bölümünde Pentagon’un gazetecilerle kavgası, Spotify–Netflix ortaklığı, Politico’nun SMS deneyleri ve dahası var.
🤖 @ahmetasabanci.com hazırladı.
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Gazetecilik Yapay Zekâ Karşısında Pasif Kalmamalı

Bu haftanın anahtar kelimeleri: AI benchmarks, Pentagon, Spotify, Politico.

https://www.newslabturkey.org/2025/10/20/gazetecilik-yapay-zeka-karsisinda-pasif-kalmamali/"

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 8d

I have no idea what kind of a list my email address is ended up but last week it was subscribed to a pro-Trump mailing list and today someone tries to create an account on one of those “let’s gamble on everything” websites.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 10d

This week started with a discussion about why you should focus on inspiring things, a classic Gojira song, usual updates, quotes and a mini rant about bureaucracy.

Hate Will Not Inspire You | Weekstarter 43-2025

This week started with a discussion about why you should focus on inspiring things, a classic Gojira song, usual updates, quotes and a mini rant about bureaucracy.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 10d

This week started with a discussion about why you should focus on inspiring things, a classic Gojira song, usual updates, quotes and a mini rant about bureaucracy.

Hate Will Not Inspire You | Weekstarter 43-2025

This week started with a discussion about why you should focus on inspiring things, a classic Gojira song, usual updates, quotes and a mini rant about bureaucracy.

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D2 Postin' ⬛️⬜️🟪 @destinythememe.bsky.social · 11d

SWHFTT‼️‼️SUNDAY‼️‼️
74. Cat Guardian!

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Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 11d

Fun fact: there are 83 players on rosters that were born AFTER LeBron James made his NBA debut on Oct 29, 2003.

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 12d

Botun iddiasına bir cevap verecek misin @agunzagun.com?

disc horse bot @horsedisc.bsky.social · 12d

Idk who needs to hear this but ACAB includes YouTubers

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 16d

I don’t know when or if I’m going to see Tron: Ares but the soundtrack already made its way into my regular rotation.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 16d

I’m available if you need a philosophy grad.

Jay Springett @thejaymo.net · 16d

Honestly philosophy grads (a so called useless degree) continue to to tear it up into senior positions in the corpo/tech world and are all doing really well in the current environment.

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Jay Springett @thejaymo.net · 16d

You might remember, I spent late August bank holiday in a junk yard. We were there to shoot a music video for my band which turned out total dad-core, and I love it.

Forest Bed | The Party’s Over

I’m really happy to announce that my band Forest Bed’s new single and music video is out now!

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Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 17d

Either someone wants to troll me or they’re buying random email lists from somewhere.

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı @ahmetasabanci.com · 17d

This week starts a bit late but has all the usual news from me, a really good song from Gorillaz, and tells you why you should embrace the weirdness of the world.

https://ahmetasabanci.com/embrace-the-weird-weekstarter-42-2025/

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newslabturkey @newslabturkey.bsky.social · 17d

📬 n okuyoruz| bültenimiz yayında

Bu hafta @ahmetasabanci.com, influencer çağının siyaseti nasıl dönüştürdüğünü inceliyor.
💬 "Artık yalnızca popüler kültür değil, politik gündem de influencerların etkisi altında."

👉 Bülteni okumak için: www.newslabturkey.org/2025/10/13/i...

Influencer Çağında Siyaset | NewsLabTurkey

📬 n okuyoruz| bültenimiz yayında Bu hafta Ahmet Alphan Sabancı, influencer çağının siyaseti nasıl dönüştürdüğünü inceliyor. 💬 "Artık yalnızca popüler kültür değil, politik gündem de influencerların e...

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