Today, I’m thinking about Jeannah Danys Dinabongho Ibouanga, a Gabonese student who was murdered in Turkey on/around last year, March 26, in Karabük. The third hearing of the case against her alleged murderer will take place next Monday, April 29. 🧵#GabonluDina #DinaİçinAdalet Ibouanga, “Dina”, came to Turkey to pursue her dream of becoming an engineer. On the influence of her cousin, she applied and was accepted to Karabük University. She arrived in November 2022 and a mere five-six months later, her body was found in Filyos Çayı/Yenice River.

"The first generation lives, the second generation rejects, the third generation researches..."

With this refrain, he began to narrate the history of Ottoman slavery & chart the lives of his family. Today's #BlackHistoryMonth profile is writer & activist, Mustafa Olpak. The fifth child of Mehmet, a stone mason, and Kemale, a seamstress, Mustafa Olpak was born in Ayvalık, Turkey in October 1953. After finishing primary school, he began working in a lathe workshop. Later, he would get involved in labor movements, such as the Tariş Direnişi.

Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! This year, I wanted to highlight some figures from the African diaspora in Turkey, as well as those from the global diaspora who have a connection to Turkey. Today, I'll link some existing reading/resource threads ✨✊🏾 resources:
here's a thread that I put together last september on race, racialization, and blackness in the MENA region

https://twitter.com/zwingham/status/1303346717715247109

Sept 8-9, I’ll be participating in the #ScholarStrike. Here’s a thread of articles that touch on race, racialization, and/or blackness outside of the U.S., primarily in the MENA region This article by Al-Monitor gives a brief history of the African diaspora in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey.

Afro-Turks join global outcry over George Floyd killing almon.co/3dby via @AlMonitor