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Süreyyya Evren
(b.1972) studied architecture at Mimar Sinan University. He has produced works in the fields of literature, contemporary art, and political theory, and has published fiction. He is editor of the magazine on political culture Siyahi and member of the board of the contemporary art magazine art-ist. He has contributed his articles and special dossiers to Varlik since 1991 and he writes a weekly column for the leftist Turkish newspaper Birgun.
Eurozine Articles
"Canonizing" and "talking" magazines
Alternative publishing in the Turkish context
There are magazines that simply mirror the cultural environment and those that open up new channels of expression -- "canonizing" and "talking" magazines respectively. Publisher Süreyyya Evren outlines how "talking magazines" in Turkey can move beyond their niche audience to reach broad readerships. [more]
The production of intelligibility
An interview with Mahmut Mutman
Cultural polarization between east and west makes intelligible the chaos wrought by capitalism. This economic factor is ignored by western critics of Turkey's democratic deficit. The Turkish left, meanwhile, waits passively for democratic reform via EU alignment, or reverts to reactionary nationalism. [more]