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Ali Aytaç

I write about current affairs, technology, the future, history and politics.

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Illustration of a crowd on the steppe cheering a ruler raised on a felt carpet, with a wolf standing nearby.

History17 October 2026

Kurultai and Elections Among the Turks: Legitimacy on a Felt Carpet

From the Göktürks to Genghis Khan, the kurultai confirmed, sometimes chose and constrained the ruler. What the historical sources actually say.

On the left, a busy office facing the Capitol; on the right, two men in suits talking privately in leather armchairs.

Geopolitics & Politics17 October 2026

Lobbying in the US and Turkey: One Word, Two Different Worlds

A registered profession in the US, an unregulated grey zone in Turkey. How lobbying works in both countries and what Turkey spends in Washington.

At night, colourful glowing crystals and circuit traces in the middle of an open-pit mine surrounded by wind turbines.

Geopolitics & Politics17 October 2026

Rare Earth Elements and Turkey's Role: What Do 694 Million Tons Really Mean?

Turkey's Beylikova deposit is often called "the world's second largest". What the figure measures, the global picture and Turkey's real position.

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Illustration of a crowd on the steppe cheering a ruler raised on a felt carpet, with a wolf standing nearby.

History17 October 2026

Kurultai and Elections Among the Turks: Legitimacy on a Felt Carpet

From the Göktürks to Genghis Khan, the kurultai confirmed, sometimes chose and constrained the ruler. What the historical sources actually say.

On the left, a busy office facing the Capitol; on the right, two men in suits talking privately in leather armchairs.

Geopolitics & Politics17 October 2026

Lobbying in the US and Turkey: One Word, Two Different Worlds

A registered profession in the US, an unregulated grey zone in Turkey. How lobbying works in both countries and what Turkey spends in Washington.

At night, colourful glowing crystals and circuit traces in the middle of an open-pit mine surrounded by wind turbines.

Geopolitics & Politics17 October 2026

Rare Earth Elements and Turkey's Role: What Do 694 Million Tons Really Mean?

Turkey's Beylikova deposit is often called "the world's second largest". What the figure measures, the global picture and Turkey's real position.

Colourful light streams passing through a translucent AI head wearing headphones, next to the words GEO, Original Data and Topical Authority in Turkish.

AI & Vibe Coding17 October 2026

SEO, AEO and GEO in the Age of AI: Three Acronyms, One Question

As search engines turn into answer engines, how does content stay visible? The difference between SEO, AEO and GEO, what research shows and what Google says.

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