Below are two images of artificial intelligence that I have produced. What is the first thought that comes to mind when you look at them? “Knight shoots the laser pistol” (left), “Caveman in his office” (right), images generated by author via Leonardo AI On the left is a medieval knight with a laser pistol. On the right is a caveman who starts the day by cursing Monday and forgetting to take a sip of his coffee. But he has an office with a nice open space, so why is he so ang

Today, the copyright on a novel lasts for the life of the author and for 70 years after the author’s death. Today it is relatively easy to keep track of all this, to act in accordance with the law and to make the necessary decisions. But how did they do it then? What measures did they take and how did they declare their personal property? This topic is actually more interesting than I thought. I got into this subject because of a phrase I saw in a series I had recently watch

As children they ask us “what” we want to be when we grow up. But they never ask “who” we want to be. The priority is always on the basis of the profession, no one cares much about what kind of character we will take on. Or is there something else I have not considered? Do they think this way because they know that our character will change periodically? No, no, they can’t have thought that far ahead. At first I wanted to be an archaeologist. They told me that although my

The origin of the word is Greek, “ poesis ”, meaning making or creating , but its history is even older. From the religious poems inscribed on tablets and papyrus in Sumer and ancient Egypt, to those discussed in ancient Greek philosophy, to the cultural foundations laid in the Middle Ages, to those intertwined with other art forms in the Renaissance, to the various branches and themes of poetry that emerged in subsequent centuries, and finally to what we write and read in mo

A friend of yours talks badly about other people and says he hates them. The funny thing is that you know he is such a person. In fact, your friend is the very people he is complaining about , but he goes on talking without realising it. In situations like this, you either laugh inwardly or, with a sudden outburst, you can’t take it anymore and say whatever you want about his hypocrisy . In the Middle Ages, when there were kingdoms, kings had counsellors. Although these peopl

Years ago, when I was learning Italian, I wanted to force myself to improve my language. During that time, apart from attending a course, I tried to write everything I lived every day. I also started a blog and tried to write before going on a short trip. Although there are times when it helps when you are struggling, there can be situations that put you in a dilemma. With my curiosity and ability in foreign languages, I can feel a bit more vigorous when it comes to them. As

Life holds no greater meaning than what we give it. Even if you haven’t read Homer’s Iliad, you’ve probably heard of Sisyphus. Originally a tyrannical king who incurred the wrath of the gods by killing his visitors, he was condemned to eternally push a boulder up a mountain, only to have it roll back down again. This myth has given rise to the term “Sisyphean”, which has been used in different periods and literary works to describe futile tasks. The apparent aimlessness of hi

Every graphic designer tries to decide which font to use in advance, especially when editing text. Sometimes, however, there are changes depending on the subject matter or style desired. They prefer to take a step back and look at the screen as a whole. In such cases, it is important that all the letters work well together. For this reason, all letters from A to Z,  including numbers and symbols , are examined together in the name of the newly acquired typeface. So much so th

If I have a child one day, I’d like it to be a daughter. All my life I have always felt that would be the case. Maybe that’s what I secretly wanted. With her curly, wavy blonde hair, the smarty-pants little girl runs here and there, spreading joy. Laughing and smiling at the same time, she continues to grow up without realising it. The excitement of school, her first love, physical and emotional changes, the effort to differentiate herself from the feeling of not belonging to

The word ideal involves thought and speaks of what is conceived as perfect and exists only in the idea. That is why idealistic people always have ideas, but often fail to realise them properly. This is because life and, on a smaller scale , the local environment do not always allow it. After all, existence is not only valid for a living being;  it is chaotic and involves randomness. In a Latin story written as early as 1516 , Thomas More  wrote about an imaginary island of le

We have all wondered about the beginning. While science has guided us to a certain point in our educational lives, the formation of the sublime cycle that we cannot visualise or even imagine , and the process of its continuation into our lifetimes, has had a jaw-dropping effect. So how did it all happen?  A wonderful resource awaits the curious. Stories are alike, they have no other choice . But there are some stories that like to tell it from the beginning. I mean from the v

One of the most enjoyable moments in life is having a conversation with your loved ones and getting to know each other on a subject. Apart from being able to produce something, it is one of the rare occasions when we can live in the moment.  So do we make friends to be able to have these conversations and discussions, or do all these things become more attractive because we make friends? What is the cause? What is the purpose? You are in a rich, deep conversation, questioning

Sometimes we see the magical nature of an issue when we begin to think about it more deeply. In this respect, I think this is the effect of 29 February . Unlike so many other days, months and years, “ leap year ” is a phenomenon that makes a difference. People all over the world commemorate almost every day  (birthday, celebration, mourning, holiday, etc.)  in a local or global context. Although there are regularities every year, what makes this day different is its periodic

After the poem I wrote in my previous article, I realised that I had written my first poem exactly one and a half years later. Although I had been jotting down the rhymes and interesting words that came to mind from time to time, I had not written anything in that time. The interesting thing is that a few days before I wrote my article, I had made a plan to write poetry on a monthly basis, and I had bought poetry books by master writers that I was curious to read. However, I

There are so many things to write about that I am not so much overwhelmed as excited by the thought of where to begin. I used to say “there are so many books to read in this fleeting life”, and I’m sure I’m not the only one, but as I got more serious I added “there are so many stories, so many memories to write”. I think the greatest torture for a writer is not to be immortal. The desire of the scholars of that time to become ethereal was very understandable when I looked at

I would like to talk about libraries, a subject that has been on my mind for some time. Although I cannot speak generally, I do not think that there is such a habit, at least in my country, and my visits to these places are not very frequent. Therefore, although I do not have sufficient and realistic information from an individual point of view, after talking to many people, I will deal with it in this context because they agree with what I am complaining about. So I want to

While reading a century-old book by a writer I love very much, I realised something important to me. None of his sentences were identical . Despite his unique style, especially his use of long sentences, there was no trace of boredom . That is a great merit. Interestingly, although many things bother me when I write my fiction, this is the one I complain about the most. For some reason, I feel as if I catch the similarity of my sentences. Maybe I judge myself too much, I am n

Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost. The opening lines of Hell ( Canto I ), the beginning of Dante Alighieri ’s “ Divine Comedy” , begin with Dante finding himself in an unknown place. But why does he begin in such obscurity, not telling us who he is or where he comes from? As Dante gets lost in the woods and begins his journey to Hell, the story expands and becomes a more detailed narrative, b

Questions are the forms that drive the conversation. Asking the right question and asking the question correctly can be important. Although the sentences we quickly formulate in our daily lives do not always allow for this, when we have a complex, new, detailed or important issue to think about, paying attention to it will both get the other person’s attention and increase our self-awareness . I think that the ability to diversify our questions can trigger different perspecti

Today I want to talk about a genre that I think is underemphasised when we talk about literary art. As I have been thinking about it and trying to write some pieces over the last few days, I have become so enthusiastic about it that I wanted to revisit it. Today’s topic is haiku , a genre of poetry brought to the world by Japanese Literature . In this article I will look at the subject from a slightly different perspective. Before starting the article, I thought about the fol