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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu

@dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social
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Kurdish. UKRI/Marie-Curie Postdoc. Fellow in IR, Sussex University, School of Global Studies; Affiliated w the Center for Global (In)Security Research; profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p648193-dilan…

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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 1h
Migrenli 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:)
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 8h
Simdi burada sonra yokum. Fotografla yenilenme hali. #reset #photography #blackandwhite
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Düsünen,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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Pleased 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
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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
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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! 🍀🪬☀️
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Back after 25 years! ✌️ Olive trees stand behind me. #feelinggood #grounded #breathing #process #work&swim
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My English phone has battery problems, so I cannot switch it on these days; no panic until I fix the problem, cheers.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Living 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 #globalwarming
securityinaclimatechangedworld.substack.com
We're "At War" With Wildfires
Are Militaries Prepared?
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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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Demanding 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
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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 #research
tandfonline.com
Distance engineering and epistemic violence: Kurdish marginalization and the colonial logic of academic inclusion in Turkey
This 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...
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I'm not at my best with words today, and under the circumstances, I’ll just say thank you! Onwards ✈️🌍 #keepgoing #process #reset
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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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Hayatimin en zorlayici donemlerinden birindeyim. Cok yorgunum. Yakinda mola vermeyi umuyorum.. #yollar #uretim #yazmak #nefes #surec
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Engelsberg Ideas @engelsbergideas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Seen 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.com
Hockney's art of looking
Seen through the Bradford-born artist's eyes, the world will always be endlessly beautiful.
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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
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Liz Cooksey, UK textile artist who is inspired by natural habitats, hedgerows, garden boarders, meadows #WomensArt
Textile artwork featuring a grid of squares and rectangular spaces filled with images of flowers, leaves and a blackbird
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
AKP-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..
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Insan kendini biraksa yasamak #agrisi diye bir yuk var gercekten. Belki hersey bu dunya agrisi derdine ama yine de hayat var.. #gokyuzu #maviliik #detox
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Akademide 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#detox #transition #cityvibes
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Koyluluk 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!
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined.” #ClimateCrisis
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3,400 deaths in a day: India's extreme heat days are deadlier than we imagined
Official 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 ...
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Kendine '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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Migren ve Buna bagli saglik isleri zorluyor. Bu toplumun duzeyi de ayrica hirpaliyor. Cok yoruldum.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Aντιγόνη--Antigoni--Burgaz☀️💙 #summertime #Istanbul #yesilerik #islands #tiredbuthappy #shortbreak
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Geldigimden 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)
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
After 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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Sultanahmet 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Toplu tasimada sigara icen bir tip daha gorursem plakayi bildiriyorum. Bencil guruh! Bu ulkede kalmama yonunde fikir olusturmaya dogru…
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
I 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Bugun 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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Birileri 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Added 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 #keepgoing
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Auerbach in Exile on JSTOR
David Damrosch, Auerbach in Exile, Comparative Literature, Vol. 47, No. 2 (Spring, 1995), pp. 97-117
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A moment of timeline cleansing. Need this kind of vibe for a while. #Bosphorus #seagulls #resting #rechargingthemind
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Cambridge 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
Image titled "Perspectives on Politics" with a cityscape background. A yellow banner displays the text: "First they came for the journalists, and I did not speak out, because they said it was..." The hashtag "#OpenAccess" is below.
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Mitch Solomon @mitchsolomon.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Film 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 ghibli
media.tenor.com
a group of people are standing in an elevator and one man is reading a book
ALT: a group of people are standing in an elevator and one man is reading a book
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Bugun 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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Herkes 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).
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Time to remember soothing moments in these challenging times ☕️☀️
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Su 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.)
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Pleased 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.com
Visualizing war? What images cannot speak
Images 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 ...
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Life 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
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Rising #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.
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
If 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)
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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.com
Exhibition Field Notes - Aurea Photogallery
Field 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...
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Dr Dilan_Okcuoglu @dilanokcuoglu.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
#photography #moments #cityvibes #reflections #colors #reset #exploring #remembering #objects #roots
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