Most Recently…
>>> I did a short talk with Istanbul Policy Center on political ecology of food and political economy. We edited the talk a bit, shortened it, and here it is – published as a chapter (“Beslenmenin Sürdürülebilirliği ve Soframızın Ekonomi-Politiği“) in Gıdanın Politik Ekolojisi edited by Fikret Adaman and Sena Akkoç.
I did an interview with Aposto/Apero. We discussed a whole bunch on food sovereignty, food culture and sustainability – and how the Maras Earthquake will impact all these.
Follow the link to read the interview!
Birgün Interview
I did an interview with the Turkish daily Birgün on the effects of the pandemic on the food supply chains and urban provisioning. A bit depressing, but well worth the read.
TL, DR: Poverty has consequences – and food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger are among the most important. While this in itself is not news, how the economic downturn fueled by the pandemic has made all of this so much more entrenched for so many more is.
Published on 02/13/2021
Candan Türkkan: “Eğer gıdanın fiyatı artmazsa çiftçi geçinemiyor, ama gıdanın fiyatı artarsa birileri aç kalıyor. Yani kapitalizm birini feda etmemizi istiyor, birileri aç kalacak, kimi seçeceksiniz diyor.”
Originally tweeted by vesaire (@vesvesaire) on December 1, 2020.
Candan Turkkan 