Evren Celik Wiltse
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Evren Celik Wiltse
@evrenwiltse.bsky.social
Author of two academic books, political science professor, degrees from Boğaziçi & UMass Amherst, world traveler, and most recently a breast cancer patient. Treatments keep me alive, no worries 😉
Pazartesi bekleriz. 🤗💻
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Happy New Year! 🎆🎊🎈
Elections, cancer treatments, a whole bunch of other struggles and headaches but we’re here, 2025!
May this be a more hopeful and pleasant year for everyone. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Hope all the Syrians from all denominations, ethnicities and walks of life could come together and build a peaceful country together.

Everyone is happier in their home. Around holidays, it pains me to think about millions of children shuffled across borders because grown ups can’t stop fighting.
December 8, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Well, check out this handsome!🥰🐕‍🦺

Blue Sky is like a new car and I’m trying to keep it nice and clean, have the new car small last, by posting only positive and pleasant content 😅

Who cares what’s going on in South Korea. Eventually they’ll sort it out!
December 6, 2024 at 10:03 PM
Congrats!

I got my PhD from UMass Amherst. I’d be cautious about the Patriots. 😉 When I was there, students would burn down couches and stuff if Patriots lost. They would also burn things down if Patriots won!😂
Then, I moved to the Midwest and realized how much everyone else hates the Patriots. 🙃
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Sky got along well with the new puppy 🐶 friend, Snoopy. Shared his bed and everything. But Snoopy ended up chewing a big hole in the doggy bed, so we’re buying a new bed for our friendly chocolate lab
#Thanksgiving accidents 😅
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Thankful to be alive to see another Thanksgiving🙏
I cooked the turkey 🦃 since I’m from Turkey! 🇹🇷 😂
Dave carved and carried it to the table because it was heavy. We had a house full of friends, even Sky 🐕‍🦺 had a little buddy, Snoopy! 🐶
Nice little break before we wrap up the semester.
November 29, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Good night 🌔folks in the US, good morning folks in Turkey and Europe.☀️

Here’s a little friendly advise: don’t skip routine screening after 40. I skipped mammograms for 2 yrs during covid; when I got back on track, they found a stage 2 breast cancer!
Go get checked if you want to see your 50s & 60s
November 18, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Good by fall 🍁🍂 you’re almost over…

We had an unusually nice, long fall this year here in the Midwest. I won’t complain! I still have a two-hour round trip ride to the Cancer Institute for my treatments. It’s nice to not fight the snow or ice on the way. I should be done in February. 🤞
November 18, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Thanksgiving is fast approaching!
Here are some lucky turkeys 🦃 roaming around at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. They must be the best taken care of birds of their kind. Well maintained grounds, plenty food, no predators. 😅
November 18, 2024 at 5:18 AM
So here is a photo of me and my exercise buddy in our Halloween costumes. 🎃 😂
I have a wonderful exercise group! It’s an all-women group, most over 60 yrs old. I’m the youngest. They threw a lovely birthday party for me: 50 & Fabulous was the theme. I’m grateful for my friends & for turning 50!
November 18, 2024 at 4:30 AM
Guess where we were?

Hint: it was a family visit
November 18, 2024 at 4:23 AM
I will gradually try to migrate here from Twitter, which is fast turning to a dumpster under new ownership.

The old money used to INFLUENCE politics.
The new rich want to OWN politics, and get richer by personally acquiring political office.
November 16, 2024 at 10:42 PM