Episode - Island Talks

Sesta – Episode 10: Sesta Buffer Fringe Special with Bryce Ives, Kat Kats and Maria Varnakkidou (6/10/2022)

Sesta-embracing the colours of culture! In this tenth episode of Sesta, Meltem Burak hosts Bryce Ives, Kat Kats and Maria Varnakkidou who are the second day curators of the Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2022. Throughout the podcast, Bryce, Kat and Maria elaborate on the idea of curatorship; what the second day of the Festival entails and the impact which they aim to engender through their contribution to the Festival; and on the relationship between the personal, the political and arts. For the first time this year, Island Talks and Buffer Fringe are joining forces to contribute to the establishment of…

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 42: Presidential race with no politics (3/10/2022)

In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykalli shed a critical light on the presidential race in Republic of Cyprus: seems like the political programs are not the main pillars of this elections. A rather superficial race on slogans, characters and personalities, the candidates, save for exceptions, do not offer tangible political programs to the voters. The US has lifted the arms embargo on Cyprus and this created further tensions in the area which is witnessing harsh exchanges between the politicians in Turkey and Greece. Turkey continues to exert pressure to design politics in the Turkish Cypriot political life and this creates further reactions among the opposition circles.

Decode Cyprus – Episode 5: Decoding the presidential campaign (2/10/2022)

Cypriot journalists Lefteris Adilinis and Esra Aygın provide an informative analysis on candidates and their strategies in the presidential elections of Republic of Cyprus, 2023. While former Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides continues to lead the polls; Andreas Mavrogiannis and Averof Neofithou, of AKEL and DISY respectively, trail behind. Other independent candidates are searching ways to unite their forces under a single candidate. We are fast approaching toward the end of 2022 and there seems to be a general belief that no candidate will secure enough votes to pull the plug in the first round.

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 34: Gidenler, kalanlar, dönenler (26/9/2022)

Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan terk-i diyar eyleyen, mesleği bırakan, dünyaya el veda edenleri konuştular. Elizabeth'ten, Godard'a, Maradona'dan Federer'e kadar, gidenler hakkında hasbihal ettiler. Bu arada Sertaç da gittiği ve sonra döndüğü mekanlardan Tel Aviv ve Montreal'i anlattı. Edebiyat, sinema ve müzikten konuştular. Mustafa Sandal, Florance & the Machine ve The Black Heart Procession konukları oldu, minik şarkı sürprizleri hazırladılar. Bir saatlik bu 'maxi edition' Garip Zamanlar podcast'ın bu güne kadarki en uzun bölümü oldu.

Zor Meseleler – Bölüm 4: Aysu Basri Akter Türkiye’ye alınmayışını ve sonrasını anlatıyor (22/9/2022)

25 Temmuz 2022 tarihinde bir haftalık tatil için ailesiyle birlilkte Antalya'ya uçan gazeteci ve BRT eski müdürü Aysu Basri Akter bir gerekçe gösterilmeden ülkeye sokulmamış, gece nezarethanede tutulduktan sonra ertesi gün uçakla Kıbrıs'a geri gönderilmişti. Bu, bir süredir devam eden ve bazı Kıbrıslı Türklerin Türkiye!ye sokulmaması uygulamasının son halkalarından biri olmuştu. Zor Meseleler'in bu bölümünde Aysu Basri Akter ve Esra Aygın sürecin nasıl geliştiğini, sonrasında neler olduğunu ve bunun aslında ne anlama geldiğini tartışıyorlar. Aysu Basri Akter'in havaalanında tutulduğu nezarethane

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 33: Şebnem İşigüzel’le tuhaf zamanlar (3/9/2022)

Kıbrıs'tan podcast'layan Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan'ın bu bölümde çok özel bir konuğu var: Yeni dönemin en sevilen Türk yazarlarından Şebnem İşigüzel! Işık Kitapevi'nin davetlisi olarak adamızda bulunan Şebnem İşigüzel Garip Zamanlar'ın konuğu oldu, içinde bulunduğumuz tuhaf zamanları, Shakespeare'i çekemeyen Freud'u, bir yazarın yazma halini, eserlerindeki kadın karakterleri, tüm programlarımızın en başat konularından dualiteleri ve yaşamın kendisini konuştuk. Şebnem İşigüzel'in içe dönük olmadığını bir yumrukla masamızı devirince daha iyi anlamış olduk.

Sesta – Episode 9: Sesta Buffer Fringe Special with Nihal Soğancı and Amy Gowen (31/8/2022)

Sesta-embracing the colours of culture! In this ninth episode of Sesta, Meltem Burak talks to Nihal Soğancı from the creative/organising team of Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2022, and Amy Gowen from International Community Arts Festival (ICAF) which is the international thinking partner of Buffer Fringe 2022. Throughout the podcast, Nihal and Amy elaborate on Buffer Fringe`s 2022 concept Pockets (beyond), the partnership between ICAF and Buffer Fringe, the Festival`s role as a space for healing and connections, and on their expectations from Buffer Fringe 2022 with regards to conflict transformation in particular. This ninth episode of Sesta is…

Garip Zamanlar – Bölüm 32: Kore’den İskandinavya’ya aşk, seks ve kinizm (20/8/2022)

Garip Zamanlar'ın bu bölümünde Evren İnançoğlu, Kemal Baykallı ve Sertaç Sonan Freud'un ünlü sorusunun peşinde Kore'den İskandinavya'ya dolaşıyor: "Kadın ne ister?" Aşkı bulmak için Kore'ye göç eden batılı kadınlar, İskandinvya'da mutluluk ve kasvet, Japon mutfağı, Stalin'in kötülük skalası, dinleyicilerini geri bildirimleri, konulu seks filmlerinin konuları ve Sertaç'ın Budapeşte izlenimleri bu bölümdeki Garip Zamanlar menüsünde

Nicosia Uncut – Episode 41: Battle over the records of failed talks (14/8/2022)

It is now crystal clear that solution of the Cyprus problem was actually within the reach during 2016 and 2017 summits, it took five years for the Greek Cypriot politics to question the Greek Cypriot leadership's share of responsibility in the failure. While the establishment is fighting the last ditch battle to save Anastasiades and his team from any responsibility by throwing leaked minutes one after another to support their line of interpretation, every new statement from the negotiation team members, every leaked document prove otherwise. In this episode of Nicosia Uncut, Andromachi Sophocleous and Kemal Baykallı question how the leading mainstream media organ is acting like a mouthpiece and a shield instead of carrying out their journalistic duties. While the battle over the records of failed talks is far from over, no presidential candidate seem to offer a realistic strategy on how to resume the talks to solve the Cyprus problem. On the other side of the divide Tatar is under fire, once more, for attending the ceremony of the fifth Islamic Games, taking place in Turkey, while the Turkish Cypriot athletes were not allowed to compete.

Sesta – Episode 8: On abortion with Fezile Osum (1/8/2022)

Sesta-embracing the colours of culture! In this eighth episode of Sesta, Meltem Burak hosts Fezile Osum, an award-winning human rights lawyer. Throughout the podcast, Fezile elaborates on abortion as a legal concept and sheds a light on the latest socio-political developments around the world. She explains what abortion is; how abortion is intertwined with women`s rights and L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.+ rights; the abortion laws in Cyprus; and what the global bans and restrictions of abortion mean for the development of human rights in Cyprus.