Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 1hMigrenli beyin atak oncesi sinyal yollar,dun de oleydi. Zorda olmama ragmen(goz agrisi, odaklanamama,bas agrisi,agriyla mucadele vs)workshopta oldugmdan devam ettim. Simdi Sabah 6’da kulagi,mideyi+sinir sistemini vuran migren atagiyla uyanmak zor. Neyse ki etkili ilac var, sigorta karsilamasa da:) 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 8hSimdi burada sonra yokum. Fotografla yenilenme hali. #reset #photography #blackandwhite 031
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Düsünen,üreten,hayati anlamli yasayan+mucadeleci insani severm (Koca,cocuk,araba vs baskasina pazarlasinlar; iftiralara da bos ovgu ve yergiye de karnim tok). Hayat kisa ve yapmak istediklerim var. Kotu-bos tenekelerden uzak, saglikli+guzel gunlere, sevgi dolu-komplexsiz ruhlarla🍀Onwards! #explorers 062
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Pleased to be invited to contribute/present my #research at the IPC Sabancı University workshop on #Syria's recovery this month and to exchange ideas with colleagues on multiple dimensions of the issue; looking forward! ipc.sabanciuniv.edu/tr/etkinlikler 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 03/09/2026🌟Delighted to share that another peer-reviewed article has been accepted! Looking forward to seeing this piece out in the world soon&sharing the final version with everyone. (office view these days) #AcademicPublishing #PeerReview #Research #PoliticalScience #InternationalRelations #ScholarlyWriting 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#Migraines continue to be debilitating,making social life impossible at times.(u get angry, cannot even talk-listen,pushing ur limit). Academics are the most productive in their 40s, so you prioritize that to feel alive and celebrate life! 🍀🪬☀️ 040
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Back after 25 years! ✌️ Olive trees stand behind me. #feelinggood #grounded #breathing #process #work&swim 061
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 23/08/2026My English phone has battery problems, so I cannot switch it on these days; no panic until I fix the problem, cheers. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Living thr Alanya’s #️⃣wildfires (CaNada’s in 2023)—dealing w power/water cuts+health tolls like migraines—hits home. Wildfire risks across Turkey are at a peak. Why countries must devote more👇 Erin Sikorsky: securityinaclimatechangedworld.substack.com/p/were-at-wa... #climatechange #globalwarmingsecurityinaclimatechangedworld.substack.comWe're "At War" With WildfiresAre Militaries Prepared? 041
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 27/07/2026"Cuzdan" calan,hirsizligi atasindan ogrenen,emek hirsizligi yapan "kucuk duskunlere" soyleyn bu meseleyi olmeden halledecegm. Iftirayi atarim nasilsa yanima da kalir diyen soysuzlar sonuclarn neler oldugunu goreceklr. Simdilik Akdeniz'de inzivada uretime-yazmaya-dusunmeye devam😎🌿 #moments #keepgoing 060
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Demanding year. 1st real break. Mandatory digital detox: 5 days offline to reset, then moving into a deep work/research summer. Priorities matter, but so does taking care of oneself. See you all in a few months, take care! 🌿🌊 #deepwork #recharge #wellbeing 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026🚨Glad to share my latest open-access article in @identitiesjournal.bsky.social: "Distance engineering&epistemic violence: #Kurdish marginalization and the colonial logic of #academic inclusion in #Turkey" www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #academicsky #conflictsky #polisky #publication #researchtandfonline.comDistance engineering and epistemic violence: Kurdish marginalization and the colonial logic of academic inclusion in TurkeyThis article examines the spatial and epistemic exclusions of Kurdish scholars in Turkish academia, arguing these are produced through ‘distance engineering’ - institutional mechanisms that force m... 041
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026I'm not at my best with words today, and under the circumstances, I’ll just say thank you! Onwards ✈️🌍 #keepgoing #process #reset 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/06/2026🚨Feels good to get such a good news esp in the same week of my birthday. A small thing for the world but good enough to put a smile on my face in challenging times. Thank you, life! 🧿🍀🙏🏾) #academiclife #polisky #knowledgeproduction 020
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Hayatimin en zorlayici donemlerinden birindeyim. Cok yorgunum. Yakinda mola vermeyi umuyorum.. #yollar #uretim #yazmak #nefes #surec 000
Reposted by Dr Dilan_OkcuogluEngelsberg Ideas @engelsbergideas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Seen through the Bradford-born artist's eyes, the world will always be endlessly beautiful. Hockney’s art of looking | @cathpound.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/hoc...engelsbergideas.comHockney's art of lookingSeen through the Bradford-born artist's eyes, the world will always be endlessly beautiful. 121
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 14/06/2026#moments worth #remembering #wellbeingtours #explorers #colors #cityvibes #return #postexile #experiences #newrealities #process #Istanbul #walkers #withgoodfriends #authenticity 040
Reposted by Dr Dilan_Okcuogluwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Liz Cooksey, UK textile artist who is inspired by natural habitats, hedgerows, garden boarders, meadows #WomensArt 336755
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026AKP-MHPli tipolojiler geldigimden beri gundelik hayatta haddini fazla aşıyor. Genel bir had zorlama, saygisizlik ve 'merak' sorunu var. Mesud Barzani duzeyinde devreye girerler 'dunyaniz sasar'. O yuzden herkes yerini,olcusunu,"ayarini" bilsin. Benim gibileri oyle 'cakala-cukala' kolay yedirmezler.. 100
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Insan kendini biraksa yasamak #agrisi diye bir yuk var gercekten. Belki hersey bu dunya agrisi derdine ama yine de hayat var.. #gokyuzu #maviliik #detox 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Akademide Kurd kadini oldugunu mu zannediyorsnz? Iftiracisi, hasetten geberp yalancisi, laf tasiyani, benim gibilern onunu tikayanlara 'yamamani', hocalarinin cantalarini tasiyp atip tutanlari, is etigini yerle bir edeni vb..Genc nesil yapacak diyordum onlari da hendeklere gomduler. Lanet gelsin. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Koyluluk derken “iftira, haset ve de yalanin” olmasi. Ne ole ne bole olabilen+herseyi para gozuyle goren, dedikoduyu diplomasi sanan,ozlem yasak gibi iftiracilari basimiza bela eden,diasporasi koca koy olan,derinlikten yoksun ve komplexli!Bu konuda ölmeden yazinca anlarsiniz! Utanc erdemdir! 000
Reposted by Dr Dilan_OkcuogluBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined.” #ClimateCrisisindiatoday.in3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imaginedOfficial counts of "heatstroke deaths" are often low, sometimes just a few hundred in a bad season, because many heat-related deaths are not labelled as such. This implies that the toll could be much ... 7732402
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Kendine 'feministim' deyip evine geln misafire kocasyla beraber saldiran da gorduk UK'de. Kocasina gore kadinin sucu az,ama beni koruyabilr hic evine cagirmayabilirdi. Ben bagirinca da (migren ataginin hemen oncesindeki evredeyim) pesinden saldiran 'solcu erkekler' de gorduk. Durduramayacaksiniz. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Migren ve Buna bagli saglik isleri zorluyor. Bu toplumun duzeyi de ayrica hirpaliyor. Cok yoruldum. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Aντιγόνη--Antigoni--Burgaz☀️💙 #summertime #Istanbul #yesilerik #islands #tiredbuthappy #shortbreak 020
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Geldigimden beri de tuhaf soru+davranışlar goruyorm.Evet Mustafa Nuri Okcuoglu da aile buyuklerimden,akrabam. Cocuklari da oyle..(Bu aile muhabbetlerine pek gerek yok;bilgi yeterli).Dunyayi gezin,okuyun,tartısın,dusunun.Hayat kisa. Herkese demokrat,onurlu ve ozgur bir gelecek dilerim! (Görüntü eski) 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026After the resubmission of this last RR piece, I promise myself to stay away from the computer screen for two weeks (at least). Otherwise this body will fail me soon #wellbeing #health #reset 011
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Sultanahmet Yesil Ev 90larda babamla cay saati yaptigimiz bir yerdi. Diplomatlarin, entellektuellerin de genelde ugradigi bir yerdi. Son hali mi? Houkah bar ve ortaya karisik! :) (Sabir sabir da arada catliyor insan!). Kanada, Amerika, Ingiltere sonrasi gitmeler yakindir. 000
Reposted by Dr Dilan_OkcuogluDr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I continue to have some health-related challenges, and have only limited time which I have to use for my academic priorities, so I will not be around for a while. Cheers. 001
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Toplu tasimada sigara icen bir tip daha gorursem plakayi bildiriyorum. Bencil guruh! Bu ulkede kalmama yonunde fikir olusturmaya dogru… 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026I continue to have some health-related challenges, and have only limited time which I have to use for my academic priorities, so I will not be around for a while. Cheers. 001
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Bugun aldigim guzel haber sagolsun. Bir sure beyinde tumor bilgisiyle yasadim. Yetkin bir beyin cerrahi bunun bugun tumor olmadigini soyledi. Sükür! Feeling grateful to learn that I dont have a brain tumor (was living w this bad news for at least a month) #gratitude #process #relief #breathing 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Birileri haddini asar da ayari bozarsa is siyasi ve hukuki boyuta gecer ki olacaklardan sorumlu olmam. Geldigimden beri “tuhafliklar” oluyor, an gelir ki ben dursam beni seven ve koruyanlar durmaz. Yaziyorsam vardir sebebi, nokta. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Added on my reading list: Damrosch, David. “Auerbach in #Exile.” Comparative Literature, vol. 47, no. 2, 1995, pp. 97–117. JSTOR, doi.org/10.2307/1771.... Accessed 5 May 2026. #academiclife #researchers #thinking #learning #keepgoingdoi.org Auerbach in Exile on JSTOR David Damrosch, Auerbach in Exile, Comparative Literature, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Spring, 1995), pp. 97-117 020
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026A moment of timeline cleansing. Need this kind of vibe for a while. #Bosphorus #seagulls #resting #rechargingthemind 030
Reposted by Dr Dilan_OkcuogluCambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 28/04/2026#OpenAccess from @poppublicsphere.bsky.social - Political Science under Pressure: Competition and Collaboration in a Growing Discipline, 2003–23 - cup.org/3QR2eVv - @guygrossman.bsky.social, @william-dinneen.bsky.social & @carotorreblanca.bsky.social #FirstView 064
Reposted by Dr Dilan_OkcuogluMitch Solomon @mitchsolomon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Film you've watched more than six times with gif. hard mode: no star wars, star trek, lotr, dc, marvel, disney, pixar, dreamworks, spielberg, cameron, wachowskis, or ghiblimedia.tenor.coma group of people are standing in an elevator and one man is reading a bookALT: a group of people are standing in an elevator and one man is reading a book 021
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Bugun 6 aydir geri donusu olmamış bir yaziya iliskn alanda etkili+APSA ilintili bir isimdn email aldim. Baska guzel gelismeler de var da gerek yok yazmaya. Inandigim gibi, citayi da dusurmeden yol almaya devam. Kervan yurur. 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Herkes anne olmak zorunda degil, hayatta 'anlam üretmek-deger katmak' gibi saglam duruşlar var ve bunu zor bir yol olsa da secebilen, bu şansı-imkani olan pek cok 'gercek', 'durust' ve 'cesur' kadin var. Iftirayi birakin da yapabiliyorsaniz uretmeye bakin. (Iftirada israr herkesi uzer..net bilgi). 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Time to remember soothing moments in these challenging times ☕️☀️ 020
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Su anda da B plani+C plani olan/uzerine calisan birisiym, Ustelik babamin 5.olum yildonumu+saglik-hastane islerim var. Hep boyle oldu.Demem o ki bu yolda yurumenin bedelini hep bildim,bunlari odeyerek de yol aldim ve de devam edecegm.(Ole birilerinin gelip 'pervasizca' akil verecegi birisi degilim.) 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Pleased to share my commentary,“Visualizing War?What Images Cannot Speak,” published in Critical Military Studies, wbhich I dedicate to my father, on the 5th anniversary of his passing. In remembrance, always. #conflictsky #polisky #IR #virtualmethods #researchers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comVisualizing war? What images cannot speakImages have become central to how contemporary conflicts are interpreted, but their authority is often overstated. Although visuals are powerful, they may also flatten complex histories, circulate ... 000
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Life goes on, despite all...Happy to get another RR (for an article) and an acceptance (for a commentary). Hope to travel in the Middle East this year (motivation!).. #keepgoing #academiclife #writing #thinking #resistance #breathing #traveling #researchers #polisky #MENA 030
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Rising #misogyny is often discussed without addressing women’s role in sustaining + spreading it. In #academia, I've mostly been 'attacked' by insecure and/or dishonest women, called 'enablers of oppression'. In my next research project, this'II be one of the important aspects of the main question. 010
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026If I go to a neurologist, I must get up-to-date info on pills, Botox, injections, etc, for migraines (w aura). Thanks to the MRI, I've learned that I have a small brain tumor,which must be monitored:) Those NHS ppl get why they failed me? SIGH! (Difficult conditions reveal some people's true selves) 210
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/04/2026⭐Humbling to see my name among those #photographers in the #global onlne #exhibition of London's Aurea Photogallery.I joined by sharng photos from the #fieldwork in #borderlands 🙏 #MiddleEast #UK #research #researchers #academiclife #creativemethods #photography aureaphotogallery.com/exhibition-f...aureaphotogallery.comExhibition Field Notes - Aurea PhotogalleryField Notes6 April – 5 May 2026 Photo: Delutu introduction Field Notes6 April – 5 May 2026 Photo: Delutu introduction Illumination does more than expose a scene—its origin dictates the emotional frequ... 041
Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026#photography #moments #cityvibes #reflections #colors #reset #exploring #remembering #objects #roots 030