Writing on refugee education policies, serious games, and human rights movements Ph.D in Educational Policy and Evaluation @ASU Co-founder of LEARN and Lotus Youth Association Creator of CHALLENGEhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3mcukf7ujj22bNow, Al-Hol camp—the largest ISIS camp—is under the control of the 'Syrian Terrorist State.' There are 40,000 ISIS-affiliated people and their families inside! They have literally handed a ticking time bomb to terrorists. Be afraid of what happens when these 40,000 are set free. #DefendRojava20 Jan 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcukf7ujj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3mctjkf2nx22iSince January 6, the Jolani regime took control of many Kurdish cities. The very first thing they did was release detained ISIS members. At least 8,000 of them are now walking free! The Kurds saved the West from these monsters by sacrificing at least 12,000 Kurdish youth. Is this how we are repaid?20 Jan 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctjkf2nx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3mctj7zhvys2iISIS jihadist Jolani, supported by the EU, USA, and Turkey, used the Anfal Surah to declare jihad against the Kurds. Saddam did the exact same thing in 1986 and massacred at least 180,000 Kurds. God damn everyone who enables this, guides it, or stays silent. #defendRojava #defendKurds #fuckISIS20 Jan 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mctj7zhvys2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3mazbjjcupc2g34 Kurdish villagers, including 17 children, were killed by Turkish military airstrikes in Roboski while crossing the border. 14 years have passed, yet no one has been held accountable for this tragedy. We remember the victims and continue to demand justice. Impunity must end. #RoboskiMassacre28 Dec 2025 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mazbjjcupc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3m64ju322gc2uThis should be the sole purpose of AI: promoting equity and creating opportunities for social transformation.21 Nov 2025 05:19 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64ju322gc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3m5dcxzspuk22Unfortunately, many Kurds are posting about Atatürk after the ongoing “peace talks.” This is solid proof of how assimilation works — it makes you celebrate your own oppressor. When your enemy becomes your idol, the colonizer’s project is complete.11 Nov 2025 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dcxzspuk22https://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3m5dcsnq7uc22Today is the anniversary of Atatürk — the founder of Turkey, yet responsible for atrocities like the Dersim and Zilan genocides. It’s disturbing to see critical scholars sharing condolences while ignoring these crimes. This is not respect — it’s hypocrisy.11 Nov 2025 04:36 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dcsnq7uc22https://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3ltscphzet22gAsla kemalistlerle tartışmaya girmem çünkü cahile laf anlatmazsın.12 Jul 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltscphzet22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lmyhsuvad22bNevsin Mengu rahatsız olsa bile, kendisi de dahil olmak üzere tüm Kemalistler faşist ve ırkçıdır.17 Apr 2025 06:23 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmyhsuvad22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lmgo2dw5n22wI worked like a beast for 4 years, wrote a 333-page dissertation, yet I still mark 'Mr.' on every form. In presentations, I say 'doctoral candidate.' I feel like a real superhero - ordinary by day, secretly a doctor. I break into sweat when someone asks 'Didn't you finish?' 🦸‍♂️🎓10 Apr 2025 04:27 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgo2dw5n22whttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lmgnyygkf22w4 yıl boyunca hayvan gibi çalıştım, 333 sayfalık tez yazdım, ama hala her formda 'Mr.' işaretliyorum. Sunumlarda 'doktora adayı' diyorum. Gerçek süper kahraman gibi hissediyorum - gündüz sıradan biri, gizlice doktor. Birisi ' Tez bitmedi mi?' deyince ter basıyor. 🦸‍♂️🎓10 Apr 2025 04:26 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmgnyygkf22whttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lm7gzp5jg22uI do not care what's going to happen with stock markets. Hopefully, all of them will crash to zero just like other capitalist institutions deserve to. The financial anxiety of the investor class means nothing to me. Their system is designed to fail, and I'm here for the collapse.07 Apr 2025 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7gzp5jg22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lm7gsit2wc2uHayatımda gördüğüm en tutarlı kitle Kemalist kitle. Kendi başlarına gelmediği sürece hiçbir haksızlığa ses çıkarmazlar, hatta iktidarı alkışlarlar. Ama iktidar bunların ayrıcalıklarına dokunmaya başlayınca, bir anda ülkenin en demokrat, en özgürlükçüleri oluverirler. Tutarlılıkta zirve yapmışlar!07 Apr 2025 07:29 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm7gsit2wc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3ljeossgthc2sThe final sentence of ny dissertation:02 Mar 2025 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljeossgthc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lhxegzzk2227Kemalistlerin “ezilmiş” ya da “muhalif” rolü oynaması gülünç. Devletin kurucu ideolojisi olan Kemalizm, sadece güçten geçici olarak mahrum kalmış olabilir, ama ezilmedi. İktidar nimetlerinden uzak kalmak, ezilmek değildir. Devrik iktidar sahipliğiyle mağduriyet pozuna yatmak sahtekârlıktır.12 Feb 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxegzzk2227https://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lhxe5ykvqk27Refugee education operates under the shadow of colonial praxis. Providing education to displaced children should not mean forcing them to abandon their language, culture, and identities. Education should not be a trade-off for assimilation but a means to empower without erasure.12 Feb 2025 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxe5ykvqk27https://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lg4zqzue4c2cThousands of Kurds, including human rights activists, children, women, journalists, politicians, and teachers, have been killed in Rojava. How much longer can the world turn a blind eye? It’s time to raise your voice and stand against these atrocities—stand fo justice, and freedom. Enough is enough!19 Jan 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4zqzue4c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lg4zjvt4fc2cThe beloved #Kurdish actor, Bavê Teyar, a symbol of humor, resilience has tragically lost his life in #Turkish attack on a #Rojava's Tishreen Dam. Bavê Teyar was more than an artist; he was a voice for his people, a guardian of their dreams, and a relentless advocate for justice. Rest in peace. 🌹 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Jan 2025 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg4zjvt4fc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lchcixfm2k27Imagine a nation forced to displacement at least 10 times in 30 years, yet no one talks about them. Even critical and postcolonial scholars ignore their suffering. Why this hypocrisy? Why are some stories not worth telling?04 Dec 2024 04:21 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lchcixfm2k27https://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lcgrombuoc2bThe tragedy of Syria reflects the cyclical violence of imperialism. Created through imperialist designs at the cost of millions of lives, Syria now faces dissolution under similar forces, again at the cost of countless lives. A stark reminder of the human toll of power politics.03 Dec 2024 23:20 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcgrombuoc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lcb73d5myk2eThis is not about redrawing borders in the Middle East—it’s about deepening the crisis and institutionalizing violence against women, children, and minorities. The West of Syria is on track to become the next Afghanistan. The world cannot afford to look away.01 Dec 2024 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb73d5myk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lcb6vv5ffk2eOnce again, the Kurds are abandoned by the West. Millions of Kurds, Armenians, Assyrians, and Christians have to flee from Aleppo, leaving behind their homes, heritage, and history.01 Dec 2024 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb6vv5ffk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lcb3dbgi6s2eIn Syria, the reality is grim: Assad is a dictator and oppressor, but his opponents, like the SNA/FSA, are also oppressive forces. Fighting against an oppressor does not automatically make you a liberator. True support for the Syrian people means standing with those seeking freedom and justice.01 Dec 2024 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcb3dbgi6s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lbf5i3yefs2jCHALLENGE bridges the gap in understanding refugee education, fostering empathy, equity, and justice-focused decision-making. By simulating real-world policies, it empowers educators & policymakers to tackle complex global challenges. 🌍📚 #RefugeeEducation20 Nov 2024 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbf5i3yefs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3lax46nwdv22oCHALLENGE: a simulation game designed to explore justice in refugee education policy! Developed under the LEARN initiative at ASU’s MLFTC, CHALLENGE engages educators & policymakers in real-world decisions, fostering empathy and equity. #RefugeeEducation #PolicySimulation #CHALLENGE15 Nov 2024 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lax46nwdv22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/adnanturan.bsky.social/post/3k7pqxv6ddo2bWhite domination is so complete that even American Indian children want to be cowboys. It's as if Jewish children wanted to play Nazis. -Ward Churchill, Fantasies of the Master Race19 Sep 2023 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:zy2njoewr5ev2mk2f6kcrb7d/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7pqxv6ddo2b