Betül Mulbay

Welcome back, everyone! For this post, I’m changing the format a little. Since these are the last weeks, I don’t have much course insight to share with you. You might have noticed the bulk of information I’ve been sharing has been going downhill. I’m not sure

Last week (Week 10) was the cherry on top with sprinkles and glazing. I had one interpreting exam, one written exam, one quiz, one paper, one assignment, one group project, and one presentation due! That’s why I didn’t have much insight to share nor time to spare for

This past week has been a whirlwind of exams and deadlines, but somehow I’ve managed to squeeze in a bit of reading, watching, and reflecting. It feels good to pause and share these little insights and discoveries, even in the midst of all the chaos. Here’s what’s

Welcome back! I’ll be honest - this post almost didn’t happen. The past a few weeks have been a mixture of busyness and reluctancy. You must know how it goes, when you take a long break from doing something, it gets even harder to pick it up back

Course Insights * I enjoyed this week's readings in my class Translation and Periodicals, especially "Mâbadı Var" by Ceyda Özmen! Through this reading, I learned the pivotal role played by translation in the introduction of new literary forms, specifically the novel to the Ottoman literary system during

Hello and welcome back! It has already been a month? Hard to believe! Well, let’s start! Course Insights * Our culture (Turkish culture) is rooted in oral tradition, not written. Even our theatre is meddah—one takes the floor and acts out the stories. Our written literature is fairly new

Hello! This week’s post is delayed a little bit :’). I was busy with catching up my readings on the weekend (ended up failing to do so :’)) Anyway! Let get into this week's insights! Course Insights I want to start some insights from one of my favorite (yet,

Hello everyone! We have already left the second week of the uni! This week, I felt extremely exhausted because I didn't get a chance to get a proper rest after IAPTI conference. I dropped one of the courses I was most interested in, namely Making of a Film