Filmler Hayatlar

  A bicycle doesn’t just roll over pavement—it hums with the pulse of its pedals, carving paths through not just roads but the very fabric of life. In Turkey’s self-anointed “Automobile Republic,” where cars are kings and prejudices stick like grit in a chain, riding a bike is no casual spin. It’s a quiet mutiny, a defiant middle finger to roaring traffic, crumbling infrastructure, and sidelong glares. It’s a chase for freedom on two wheels. Yet, in a world where 23,000 souls pedal in harmony around Sweden’s Vätternrundan race, the bicycle hoists a flag of equality, a living anthem of grit and togetherness. Cycling carries a raw, almost holy weight in how we navigate the world. Strip away walking, and no other transport lets you glide from one skyline to another fueled only by your own sweat and stubborn will. No gas, no beast of burden—just you, the bike, and the open road. A bicycle stretches your reach three, four times beyond what your legs could dream of alone. A bike that’s t...

  This four-day philosophical journey in Assos brought together Örsan Öymen’s legacy of truth-seeking, rooted in his journalistic ethics, with the intellectual platform built by his son, Örsan Kunter Öymen, in the footsteps of Aristotle. Discussions ranging from the crises of capitalism to ecological limits, from Marxism to ancient philosophy, not only stimulated our minds but also ignited our courage to imagine a more just and sustainable world.   Though we lost Örsan Öymen many years ago, his untimely death at the peak of his career and the subsequent transformations in Turkish journalism, particularly at Milliyet , with which he was closely associated, make it feel as though he is still among us. Beyond his legacy in journalistic ethics, Örsan Öymen left us another gift: his son, Örsan Kunter Öymen, who was only 22 when his father passed away...