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Imagining Turkey with Gündüz Vassaf

Episode 8 of the Imagining Turkey podcast, hosted by UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, titled "Imagining Turkey with Gündüz Vassaf" was published on June 20, 2025 and runs 35 minutes.

June 20, 2025 ·35m · Imagining Turkey

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In this episode, we welcome acclaimed writer, psychologist, and intellectual Gündüz Vassaf, whose work spans 17 published books blending literature, philosophy, and psychology. Author of the bestselling "Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life" and his more recent novel "The Painter's Rebellion," Vassaf explores with us what it means to imagine Turkey, to be ‘Turkish’ and to be part of a community in the context of some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as global warming, Artificial Intelligence and an increasingly polarised political landscape.Transcription link:https://www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtubeDate of episode recording: 2025-05-19T00:00:00ZDuration: 00:35:58Language of episode: EnglishPresenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal AydınGuests: Gündüz VassafProducer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

Episode Description

In this episode, we welcome acclaimed writer, psychologist, and intellectual Gündüz Vassaf, whose work spans 17 published books blending literature, philosophy, and psychology. Author of the bestselling "Prisoners of Ourselves: Totalitarianism in Everyday Life" and his more recent novel "The Painter's Rebellion," Vassaf explores with us what it means to imagine Turkey, to be ‘Turkish’ and to be part of a community in the context of some of the world’s greatest challenges, such as global warming, Artificial Intelligence and an increasingly polarised political landscape.

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https://www.takhayyulproject.com/takhayyul-podcast-youtube


Date of episode recording: 2025-05-19T00:00:00Z
Duration: 00:35:58
Language of episode: English
Presenter:Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın
Guests: Gündüz Vassaf
Producer: Dr. Sertaç Sehlikoglu; Meryem Zișan Köker; Hazal Aydın. Edited by Alexander Pymm

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