15/08/2026
rant
The Death of "Arkadaş": A Retrospective on How Turks Stopped Caring and Started Generalizing
A linguistic rant on how an ancient steppe combat pact ("arka-taş") devolved into hollow corporate jargon, paired with a chronological survey of what Seljuks, Ottomans, and modern street-dwellers called each other when precision still mattered.
language etymology turkish history rant culture sociology