Weird and Deadly Interesting

“When the going gets weird, weird turn pro.”

Ahmet Alphan Sabancı, posing with a smile, wearing a grayish white shirt and a blue blazer. In the background there are blurred trees.

I’m Ahmet Alphan Sabancı, a critical futurist, writer and researcher based in Turkey. I’m focused on critical and creative futures and foresight; mainly on technology, media, society and culture.

Currently my time is split between our media support work at NewsLabTurkey and my independent futures and foresight work. Alongside with this website, I regularly publish things on my Turkish-only futures research notebook Tuhaf Gelecek.

I have several published books both as a translator and a contributor, provide trainings and mentorship for journalists on technology, security and strategy, and work as an independent futures researcher, strategist and consultant. You can use any of the methods here to get in touch with me. You can also check what I’m currently working on and how busy I’m here.

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