Kerem Karaosmanoğlu
Biographic Data
| ID | 97858 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kerem Karaosmanoğlu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kerem |
| FAMILY NAME | Karaosmanoğlu |
| SIGNATURE | KARAOSMANOĞLU K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yıldız Technical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6135-6110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Knowing better
This article examines conspiratorial accounts of health, nutrition, and wellness in Turkey, arguing that they are best understood not as marginal or stigmatized forms of knowledge, but as culturally embedded and nationally resonant modes of interpretation circulating within popular media. Drawing on a thematic analysis of popular books, newspaper columns, television programs, and YouTube content produced between 2018 and 2025, the article challen…
Virtual Demons
This article examines the Blue Whale phenomenon as a case of moral panic with particular attention to its trajectory in Turkey. Originating in Russia in 2015, Blue Whale spread rapidly through sensationalist media coverage and soon became framed as a global threat to adolescents. In Turkey, the panic intensified between 2016 and 2019, marked by repetitive headlines, expert warnings, state interventions, and even academic publications, all of whic…
The discourse of üst akıl
The concept of üst akıl, an all-powerful and sinister agency, has recently been socially and politically influential in the public sphere in Turkey. From the time it was first used in 2014 to today, the concept has served as an enabling device to legitimize a political motive, to delegitimize dissident views, to make an assertion of difference, to safeguard political status and to gain mainstream recognition. In this article, I examine specific c…
Avrupamerkezciliği Eleştirmek
İlk sayısını Haziran 2011'de çıkaran İnsan & Toplum Dergisi, yılda iki kez yayımlanan, hem Türkçe hem de İngilizce yazılara yer veren hakemli bir dergidir. İnsan & Toplum, akademik yayın dünyasında görülen iki temel eksikliği duyumsayarak yola çıktı. Bunlardan biri, kendi disipliner sınırlarına hapsolmuş akademyanın insan ve toplumu birbirinden izole ederek ayrıştırarak çalışma yapmasının bir teamül haline gelmiş olmasıdır. İkincisi de, disiplinl…
Exploring Turkish Cultures
Beyond essentialism
In Turkey, the Alevi cultural ‘revival’ of the 1990s has been followed by a multifaceted identity-formation process that involves conflicting religio-cultural agendas, intersecting discourses and differing politico-ideological affiliations. Lacking a focus, this process continues to trigger an enriching public debate on Alevi identity, which has been coined an ‘enigma’ and is considered to be associated with ‘ambiguity’ and ‘ambivalence’ by many.…
Beyond Dutch Borders
A New Islamic Individualism in Turkey
The recent change from the confined, isolated Islamic identity of the 1970s and 1980s to the growing consumption‐oriented Muslim definition is an important element in comprehending the direction of change in Turkey today. This article focuses on the formation of the new Islamic self, granting a primary role to Muslim women in the city. We will analyze the way in which the headscarved university students carry the potential of pioneers of change i…
A New Islamic Individualism in Turkey
The recent change from the confined, isolated Islamic identity of the 1970s and 1980s to the growing consumption‐oriented Muslim definition is an important element in comprehending the direction of change in Turkey today. This article focuses on the formation of the new Islamic self, granting a primary role to Muslim women in the city. We will analyze the way in which the headscarved university students carry the potential of pioneers of change i…
Beyond essentialism
In Turkey, the Alevi cultural ‘revival’ of the 1990s has been followed by a multifaceted identity-formation process that involves conflicting religio-cultural agendas, intersecting discourses and differing politico-ideological affiliations. Lacking a focus, this process continues to trigger an enriching public debate on Alevi identity, which has been coined an ‘enigma’ and is considered to be associated with ‘ambiguity’ and ‘ambivalence’ by many.…
A New Islamic Individualism in Turkey
The recent change from the confined, isolated Islamic identity of the 1970s and 1980s to the growing consumption‐oriented Muslim definition is an important element in comprehending the direction of change in Turkey today. This article focuses on the formation of the new Islamic self, granting a primary role to Muslim women in the city. We will analyze the way in which the headscarved university students carry the potential of pioneers of change i…
Beyond Dutch Borders
Avrupamerkezciliği Eleştirmek
İlk sayısını Haziran 2011'de çıkaran İnsan & Toplum Dergisi, yılda iki kez yayımlanan, hem Türkçe hem de İngilizce yazılara yer veren hakemli bir dergidir. İnsan & Toplum, akademik yayın dünyasında görülen iki temel eksikliği duyumsayarak yola çıktı. Bunlardan biri, kendi disipliner sınırlarına hapsolmuş akademyanın insan ve toplumu birbirinden izole ederek ayrıştırarak çalışma yapmasının bir teamül haline gelmiş olmasıdır. İkincisi de, disiplinl…
Exploring Turkish Cultures
Beyond essentialism
In Turkey, the Alevi cultural ‘revival’ of the 1990s has been followed by a multifaceted identity-formation process that involves conflicting religio-cultural agendas, intersecting discourses and differing politico-ideological affiliations. Lacking a focus, this process continues to trigger an enriching public debate on Alevi identity, which has been coined an ‘enigma’ and is considered to be associated with ‘ambiguity’ and ‘ambivalence’ by many.…
The discourse of üst akıl
The concept of üst akıl, an all-powerful and sinister agency, has recently been socially and politically influential in the public sphere in Turkey. From the time it was first used in 2014 to today, the concept has served as an enabling device to legitimize a political motive, to delegitimize dissident views, to make an assertion of difference, to safeguard political status and to gain mainstream recognition. In this article, I examine specific c…
Knowing better
This article examines conspiratorial accounts of health, nutrition, and wellness in Turkey, arguing that they are best understood not as marginal or stigmatized forms of knowledge, but as culturally embedded and nationally resonant modes of interpretation circulating within popular media. Drawing on a thematic analysis of popular books, newspaper columns, television programs, and YouTube content produced between 2018 and 2025, the article challen…
Virtual Demons
This article examines the Blue Whale phenomenon as a case of moral panic with particular attention to its trajectory in Turkey. Originating in Russia in 2015, Blue Whale spread rapidly through sensationalist media coverage and soon became framed as a global threat to adolescents. In Turkey, the panic intensified between 2016 and 2019, marked by repetitive headlines, expert warnings, state interventions, and even academic publications, all of whic…
Law (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Turkey's Politics and Society (5 works) · Turkish (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works)