Övgü Ülgen, PhD

PhD, Sociology @UMontreal, Alumna @EHESS_fr Postdoc @universitelaval @UQAM Research Associate @YorkUniversity international migration

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

1/2 Hello everyone, I wrote a review of the play "Wine & Halva," written by my friend and colleague Deniz Basar, directed by incredible Art Babayants, and performed by talented Corbeau Sandoval, Banafsheh Hassani, and Esi Callender.
https://t.co/gZt4Vse1SU via @thetheatretimes

[AGOS / ԱԿՕՍ @AGOSgazetesi]

🏳️‍🌈 Yüzlerce akademisyenden LGBTİ+ operasyonlarına karşı açık mektup

▪️ Judith Butler, Thomas Piketty, Slavoj Žižek, Étienne Balibar ve Wendy Brown’ın da aralarında bulunduğu yüzlerce akademisyen ve araştırmacı, Türkiye’de LGBTİ+ dernekleri ve hak savunucularına yönelik operasyonlara tepki gösterdi. Açık mektupta gözaltıların sona erdirilmesi, soruşturmaların durdurulması ve erişim engellerinin kaldırılması çağrısı yapıldı.

https://t.co/2pnw7Q967g

[Özgür Sevgi Göral @SevgiGoral]

Paris #1Mai2026
Vive la commune 💥

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

A nun was assaulted in occupied East Jerusalem earlier this week amid growing concern over Israeli attacks against Christians.

The 48-year-old, a researcher at Jerusalem’s French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, was attacked on Tuesday in front of the Cenacle, a site on Mount Zion regarded as holy by both Christians and Jews.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, which is affiliated with the nun’s research centre, said the attack was “not an isolated incident, but part of a troubling pattern of rising hostility toward the Christian community and its symbols”.

[Jacobin @jacobin]

Palestine, 1982.

[Darina Martykánová @DarinaMarty]

@jacobin Turkey, a country with an extremely strong 1st May tradition, is sorely missing:

[Rosa Luxemburg Foundation @rosaluxglobal]

The eight-hour workday wasn’t a gift ‒ it was fought for. The struggle began in Australia in 1856 and reached the United States by 1886, where half a million workers went on strike ‒ culminating in the Haymarket Affair in Chicago.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Who believed that "if they only released the hostages"? Who believed in the ceasefire?
After killing 500+ people in about 3 months, Israel- armed and supported by the US - continues its genocide in Gaza undisturbed.
Don't let it become the new normal. Stand up against genocide!

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

#FreePalestine

[Rosa Luxemburg Foundation @rosaluxglobal]

#OnThisDay in 1944 Angela Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama. A leading voice of Black liberation, feminism, and prison abolition, she continues to shape debates on racism, capitalism, and intersectional justice worldwide.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Torture of Palestinians has been widely documented. Justice must follow. A world governed by impunity is not a world we should accept.

➡️CUT TRADE WITH ISRAEL
➡️IMPOSE AN ARMS EMBARGO 🇮🇱
➡️SUSPEND ISRAEL FROM INT'L FORA.

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

My article published in Identities in summer 2025, from Special Collection commemorating #HolocaustMemorialDay, is #FreeAcces throughout January and February. You can check it out! #FreeAccess : https://t.co/Bp0CJU532O

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

I’m pleased to share the publication of my latest article in Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power: https://t.co/NPB2M6pIvI

In this piece, I draw on the theory of social identity complexity to explore the postcolonial sense of belonging among North African Jews in //

[Nurçin İleri @nurcinileri]

Our documentary, based on my research project on the socio-environmental history of electricity in Istanbul and supported by the Gerda Henkel Foundation, is now available online: https://t.co/01OX1z84AK

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

Ending Israeli Apartheid will be a rehumanising act -and a liberation- for both Palestinians and Israelis.
No one can treat other humans as the Israeli society treats the Palestinians, and not lose their humanity in the process.

[Censored Humans @CensoredXHumans]

“There is no superior race.”

“There is no ‘chosen people of God’.”

“It is neither the United States nor Israel.”

“The ‘chosen people of God’ is all of humanity.”

—President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro

[Censored Humans @CensoredXHumans]

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine."

Hannah Einbinder at the Emmys

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

My statement on President Trump’s actions in Venezuela.

[MSF International @MSF]

Denying medical assistance is unacceptable under any circumstances.

Israel’s threat to withhold registration from MSF & other INGOs is a cynical and calculated attempt to prevent organisations from providing services in Gaza and the West Bank, Palestine.
https://t.co/Rl1omJAwZF

[Oumma.com @oumma]

Gaza : selon Francesca Albanese, jusqu’à 680 000 morts, dont 380 000 enfants

Selon Francesca Albanese, rapporteure spéciale de l’ONU sur les territoires palestiniens occupés, le bilan réel à Gaza pourrait atteindre 680 000 morts. Elle estime que, si ce chiffre se confirmait, près de 380 000 des victimes seraient des nourrissons et de très jeunes enfants.

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

In 2026, I wish everyone the strength to resist the forces that threaten democracy, to preserve the moral values that can be destroyed by such forces, and to advance democratization - understood as commitment to the goals of hominization and planetary thinking. #FreePalestine

[𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐦 @Malcolm_Pal9]

Greta Thunberg answering the question: Why are so many governments around the world ignoring what is happening in Gaza?

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

I’m delighted to share the publication of my latest #openaccess article - fourth single-authored piece from the dissertation and second of the year - in the Journal of Contemporary History: https://t.co/0fSCWNoXsc /

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

who contributed to this project in various ways. I am especially thankful to @DaliaK51071208 for opening the space for this comparison, and to Lerna Ekmekçioğlu, @ckirli, and @OuldSahara and many others for their generous feedback on earlier versions.

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

I’m delighted to share the publication of my latest #openaccess article - fourth single-authored piece from the dissertation and second of the year - in the Journal of Contemporary History: https://t.co/0fSCWNoXsc /

[Övgü Ülgen, PhD @OvguUlgen]

experiences in Muslim-majority societies undergoing political transformation and migration.
I am grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions, which substantially strengthened the manuscript. I am also indebted to many colleagues and friends /