Mangal Media

13/08/2024

Our new zine is out!

*Are There Living Creatures in Other Worlds?* is a unique A5, 8-page riso-printed zine that draws inspiration from a 1918 science fiction text written in Ottoman Turkish by Osman Nuri Eralp. Strikingly Illustrated by Yağız Gülseven, the zine takes its name and content from this historical text.

Are There Living Creatures in Other Worlds? is a unique A5, 8-page riso-printed zine that draws inspiration from a 1918 science fiction text written in Ottoman Turkish by Osman Nuri Eralp. Strikingly Illustrated by Yağız Gülseven, the zine takes its name and content from this historical text. Era...

25/07/2024

The question—can refugees be spiteful and remain acceptable as refugees—spoke to the core of my Bosnian origin, all my experiences of the aggression on Bosnia in the period of 1992–1995

29/05/2024

The Baloch, Pashtun, Kurd, Kashmiri, the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, and all colonized people and states should think about the best possibilities for collaboration.

27/02/2024

For the urban/modern/civilised gaze, the source of rising fascism and racism are the inferior animalistic masses who must be repressed. It serves no purpose besides codifying townsfolk who are defined through their proximity to nature as lower life forms enslaved by their savage instincts and civilization as its’ superior antithesis.

For the urban/modern/civilised gaze, the source of rising fascism and racism are the inferior animalistic masses who must be repressed. It serves no purpose besides codifying townsfolk who are defined through their proximity to nature as lower life forms enslaved by their savage instincts and civili

20/02/2024

By writing this piece, around the 16th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, I aim to motivate others to think more critically about Kosovo’s history, and to expand our collective understanding of educational resistance movements.

By writing this piece, around the 16th anniversary of Kosovo’s independence, I aim to motivate others to think more critically about Kosovo’s history and to expand our collective understanding of educational resistance movements.

30/01/2024

The dictator is giving a tour through his New Museum of the Crimes of the Terrorist People which is adjacent to his third favorite Caspian palace, the gold and white one.

16/01/2024

Call for submissions! Write personal essays or creative non-fiction exploring diverse perspectives & hidden histories about science fiction. Open to writers deeply rooted in the peripheries. ✨

https://www.mangalmedia.net/call-for-submissions

16/12/2023

Art, history and culture are also our resistance against the Israeli state because it represents a future for the Palestinian people. Documenting the past, and creating new culture and art means that there is something for Palestinians to continue building in the future.

07/12/2023

In Cairo until December 10 for the !

27/07/2023

This is the American in me, brought up on Disney arcs and promises of individual exceptionalism. Americanized modernity has rendered the bathroom arguably the most essential room in a modern household, but it was not always so.

This is the American in me, brought up on Disney arcs and promises of individual exceptionalism. Americanized modernity has rendered the bathroom arguably the most essential room in a modern household, but it was not always so. 

04/04/2023

We saw it happen to other people, to Bojack, to Diane, and we looked on in fear and awe, hoping we wouldn’t have to go through the same. We did, of course. Later on, we did.

We saw it happen to other people, to Bojack, to Diane, and we looked on in fear and awe, hoping we wouldn’t have to go through the same. We did, of course. Later on, we did. 

20/01/2023

The latest issue of the GAS newsletter is out now! In this issue our chairman Andrew Renfield gives an introduction to the ideological outline of the world’s most enduring conspiracy theory: The Fat Controller.

An ideological outline of the worlds oldest conspiracy theory

14/12/2022

That night, one of them walked into a place in Barcelona where I felt safe and didn’t bother to cover the horrible n**i tattoo on his back. Instead, he acted as if he was doing the most natural thing in the world.

That night, one of them walked into a place in Barcelona where I felt safe and didn't bother to cover the horrible n**i tattoo on his back. Instead, he acted as if he was doing the most natural thing in the world.

29/11/2022

Our first substack update is now up!

A summary of what MM is and what it is becoming

22/11/2022

The future of Twitter looks less and less certain and Facebook has been long dead. So we are entering into new platforms to keep readers updated about our content. Make sure to follow our substack account to follow upcoming articles and other announcements.

Mangal Media is an Istanbul-Based online platform founded in 2016. We have since developed into a micro-press in 2020 that specialises in illustrated books by artists and authors from outside Europe and the US. Click to read Mangal Media, a Substack publication with hundreds of readers.

16/10/2022

Perhaps he's all I'll ever be—alone, shutting out the world, stubborn. With a packet of ci******es that my child shares in silence. Perhaps it's all I can be

Perhaps he's all I'll ever be—alone, shutting out the world, stubborn. With a packet of ci******es that my child shares in silence. Perhaps it's all I can be.

09/08/2022

01/07/2022

How did an urban legend about a street in Istanbul named after a Japanese admiral turn into a gateway drug for fascist ideology?

01/07/2022

Nightmare on Togo Street: Traveling to Istanbul through the Magical Portal of Japanese Nationalism

Written by Kazuma Iwata
Illustration: .my.darlings

How did an urban legend about a street in Istanbul named after a Japanese admiral turn into a gateway drug for fascist ideology?

Link in bio

18/06/2022

A Letter Home is a deeply personal medley of emotions about Beirut, loss, and dislocation. Ayman Makarem and Hisham Rifai walk a delicate line between yearning and indignation for the home they have left behind. The beauty of this illustrated short story is its bravery in tackling irreconcilable emotions without falling into rose-tinted nostalgia or crippling cynicism. The ease and harmony with which the words and pictures blend together is a testament to the outstanding creative chemistry between Makarem and Rifai.

07/06/2022

Morphing Flashbacks by Sharanya Deepak can be read as part of our Nostalgia in the Periphery collection. Link in bio!



My body feels different in Europe. Sometimes people gawk at it and ask me the same questions, other times I am invisible, mistaken for someone else.

24/05/2022

Our limited edition print collection Nostalgia in the Periphery, is now available from our online store! You can also read the entire collection from our website for free. Link in bio!

14/05/2022

The Opposite of Su***de is Belonging by
Artwork:

In Syria, while under siege and chemical warfare, under the bombardment of the Assad regime and US airstrikes, under Israeli occupation in the Golan Heights and ISIS extremism; Syrian women and youth hold onto creative practices that create a sense of belonging and love during a context of total death.

14/05/2022

In Syria, while under siege and chemical warfare, under the bombardment of the Assad regime and US airstrikes, under Israeli occupation in the Golan Heights and ISIS extremism; Syrian women and youth hold onto creative practices that create a sense of belonging and love during a context of total death.

In Syria, while under siege and chemical warfare, under the bombardment of the Assad regime and US airstrikes, under Israeli occupation in the Golan Heights and ISIS extremism; Syrian women and youth hold onto creative practices that create a sense of belonging and love during a context of total dea

02/05/2022

A Letter Home from .6 is now available from our online store!!

A Letter Home is a deeply personal medley of emotions about Beirut, loss, and dislocation. Ayman Makarem and Hisham Rifai walk a delicate line between yearning and indignation for the home they have left behind. The beauty of this illustrated short story is its bravery in tackling irreconcilable emotions without falling into rose-tinted nostalgia or crippling cynicism. The ease and harmony with which the words and pictures blend together is a testament to the outstanding creative chemistry between Makarem and Rifai.

26/04/2022

Nostalgia in the Periphery is a limited edition bundle of serigraphy and digital prints from a diverse range of writers and artists who investigate the golden age of global popular culture. The personal essays and short stories in the project ask discomforting questions about who gets to remember and who gets to be forgotten.

https://www.mangalmedia.net/nostalgia-in-the-periphery

Nostalgia in the Periphery is a bundle of serigraphy and digital prints. It is the result of an experiment between a diverse range of writers and artists. The print version of Nostalgia in the periphery will launch in Istanbul and will be available from our online store for 75$. Ten copies will be r

25/04/2022

Save the date Istanbul!! We are launching our collection of prints Nostalgia in the Periphery on May 6th at . Follow link in bio for more info

20/04/2022

Join us for the launch of A Letter Home by .6 April 30th 4pm Istanbul time. Follow link in bio to sign up to our discord.

17/04/2022

A Letter Home by .6 is launching on April 30th at 4pm Istanbul time follow link in bio to join our online event!