Ahmet Alphan Sabancı
@ahmetasabanci.com
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
Posts in ENG and TUR
ahmetasabanci.com
https://ahmetasabanci.com/now/
tuhafgelecek.com
newslabturkey.org
Starting this week with some notes about culture and elitism, late arrival of the winter, and giving you the usual updates about what I'm up to.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/notes-on-culture-and-elitism-weekstarter-51-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/notes-on-culture-and-elitism-weekstarter-51-2025/
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Starting this week with some notes about culture and elitism, late arrival of the winter, and giving you the usual updates about what I'm up to.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/notes-on-culture-and-elitism-weekstarter-51-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/notes-on-culture-and-elitism-weekstarter-51-2025/
Starting the week back from home again. This week starts with a talk about my habit of reading forecast and trend reports for the year ahead but also revisiting the ones for this year. Plus all the usual updates and my top 100…
https://ahmetasabanci.com/season-of-forecasts-weekstarter-50-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/season-of-forecasts-weekstarter-50-2025/
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Starting the week back from home again. This week starts with a talk about my habit of reading forecast and trend reports for the year ahead but also revisiting the ones for this year. Plus all the usual updates and my top 100…
https://ahmetasabanci.com/season-of-forecasts-weekstarter-50-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/season-of-forecasts-weekstarter-50-2025/
Show me a picture on your phone which has your energy but isn’t a selfie.
December 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Show me a picture on your phone which has your energy but isn’t a selfie.
This week's Weekstarter comes from İzmir, where I'm in my second and final week for some work. It has all your usual updates, one of my favorite Soundgarden song, and more.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/caring-too-much-weekstarter-49-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/caring-too-much-weekstarter-49-2025/
December 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This week's Weekstarter comes from İzmir, where I'm in my second and final week for some work. It has all your usual updates, one of my favorite Soundgarden song, and more.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/caring-too-much-weekstarter-49-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/caring-too-much-weekstarter-49-2025/
After the last week's unexpected break Weekstarter is back again with the usual updates, recommendations and why we should be careful about focusing too much on hype and letting doom get away.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/dont-take-the-black-mirror-pill-weekstarter-47-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/dont-take-the-black-mirror-pill-weekstarter-47-2025/
November 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After the last week's unexpected break Weekstarter is back again with the usual updates, recommendations and why we should be careful about focusing too much on hype and letting doom get away.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/dont-take-the-black-mirror-pill-weekstarter-47-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/dont-take-the-black-mirror-pill-weekstarter-47-2025/
This week started busier than expected so Weekstarter comes a little late with me talking about the balance between travel mode and hermit mode, giving you the latest updates from my side and more.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/balance-between-travel-and-hermit-modes-weekstarter-45-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/balance-between-travel-and-hermit-modes-weekstarter-45-2025/
November 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This week started busier than expected so Weekstarter comes a little late with me talking about the balance between travel mode and hermit mode, giving you the latest updates from my side and more.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/balance-between-travel-and-hermit-modes-weekstarter-45-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/balance-between-travel-and-hermit-modes-weekstarter-45-2025/
I don’t know how to feel about this.
October 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I don’t know how to feel about this.
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/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/afraid-of-getting-stuck-weekstarter-44-2025/
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/afraid-of-getting-stuck-weekstarter-44-2025/
Either someone wants to troll me or they’re buying random email lists from somewhere.
October 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Either someone wants to troll me or they’re buying random email lists from somewhere.
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/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/embrace-the-weird-weekstarter-42-2025/
October 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/embrace-the-weird-weekstarter-42-2025/
📢 16 Ekimde İstanbul’da gazeteciler ve sivil toplum için yarım günlük bir üretken yapay zeka atölyesi vereceğim.
Detaylar ve başvuru formu: www.article19.org/tr/resour…
Detaylar ve başvuru formu: www.article19.org/tr/resour…
October 8, 2025 at 9:13 AM
📢 16 Ekimde İstanbul’da gazeteciler ve sivil toplum için yarım günlük bir üretken yapay zeka atölyesi vereceğim.
Detaylar ve başvuru formu: www.article19.org/tr/resour…
Detaylar ve başvuru formu: www.article19.org/tr/resour…
Since I don’t have time to run my own POSSE setup and Wordpress social notes still have some rough edges, I’m giving micro.blog a spin to see how it’ll work for me.
(Image is just for test, not related to the post.)
(Image is just for test, not related to the post.)
October 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Since I don’t have time to run my own POSSE setup and Wordpress social notes still have some rough edges, I’m giving micro.blog a spin to see how it’ll work for me.
(Image is just for test, not related to the post.)
(Image is just for test, not related to the post.)
This week starts with the usual updates, a Snarky Puppy song and why you need to be aware of where you're standing if you a serious about understanding the world and its futures.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/know-where-youre-standing-weekstarter-39-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/know-where-youre-standing-weekstarter-39-2025/
September 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This week starts with the usual updates, a Snarky Puppy song and why you need to be aware of where you're standing if you a serious about understanding the world and its futures.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/know-where-youre-standing-weekstarter-39-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/know-where-youre-standing-weekstarter-39-2025/
Starting this week with a self realization that I might be intellectually starving myself by giving so much time and importance to social media platforms.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/what-if-i-just-dont-weekstarter-38-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/what-if-i-just-dont-weekstarter-38-2025/
September 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Starting this week with a self realization that I might be intellectually starving myself by giving so much time and importance to social media platforms.
https://ahmetasabanci.com/what-if-i-just-dont-weekstarter-38-2025/
https://ahmetasabanci.com/what-if-i-just-dont-weekstarter-38-2025/
Why are you like this Bluesky?
(PS: I’m from and living in Turkey and has been supporting Palestine probably way before whoever made this list.)
(PS: I’m from and living in Turkey and has been supporting Palestine probably way before whoever made this list.)
September 8, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Why are you like this Bluesky?
(PS: I’m from and living in Turkey and has been supporting Palestine probably way before whoever made this list.)
(PS: I’m from and living in Turkey and has been supporting Palestine probably way before whoever made this list.)
On the one hand it feels bad that my country is the first example that comes to people’s minds but OTOH, it’s a bit nice to see Paul Krugman agrees with my observation.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-mat...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-mat...
August 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
On the one hand it feels bad that my country is the first example that comes to people’s minds but OTOH, it’s a bit nice to see Paul Krugman agrees with my observation.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-mat...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/in-the-mat...
cnbc-e’de alt haber bantlarını yazan arkadaşın ya gündemden dolayı beyni yandı ya da bize bir mesaj vermek istiyor.
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
cnbc-e’de alt haber bantlarını yazan arkadaşın ya gündemden dolayı beyni yandı ya da bize bir mesaj vermek istiyor.
Günaydın. Bugüne @fayn.press’in iltifatlarıyla başladım. Sizde ne var ne yok?
August 8, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Günaydın. Bugüne @fayn.press’in iltifatlarıyla başladım. Sizde ne var ne yok?
Seriye bir ek de benden olsun: Mayısta Lizbon havalimanında çekmiştim.
August 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Seriye bir ek de benden olsun: Mayısta Lizbon havalimanında çekmiştim.
No surprises here as well.
July 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
No surprises here as well.
This is the comic strip they’re losing their minds over. One on the left says “Hello, I’m Muhammad” and the other says “Hello, I’m Moses”. That’s all.
July 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is the comic strip they’re losing their minds over. One on the left says “Hello, I’m Muhammad” and the other says “Hello, I’m Moses”. That’s all.
My main question these days is to find a way to post that makes it work for me. But I know I’ll never stop posting.
June 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My main question these days is to find a way to post that makes it work for me. But I know I’ll never stop posting.
YouTube algoritması ne yapmak, nereye varmak istemektedir?
June 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
YouTube algoritması ne yapmak, nereye varmak istemektedir?
Obligatory related Tumblr post.
May 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Obligatory related Tumblr post.