This event is perhaps one of the most discussed topics in Islamic geography. The Mongol invasion (to Baghdad) is considered to have marked the end of an era in the Islamic world. Although some historians (Ilber Ortaylı) claim that this is exaggerated, it is generally agreed that the course of history was changed. Historically speaking, […]
Author: Umut KARAGÖZ
The Fall of Baghdad to the Mongols: A Tragic Chapter in History
In the shadow of resplendent arches, envoys approached the court of the Abbasid Caliph al-Mustasim, the revered spiritual leader of millions of Sunni Muslims across the globe. The envoys presented a message from Hulagu Khan, the World Conqueror, which detailed the Mongol Army’s conquests from the era of Genghis Khan to the present day. It […]
Rorschach Inkblot Test
For nearly a century, ten inkblots like these have been utilized as an almost mystical personality test. Long kept confidential for psychologists and their patients, the enigmatic images were purported to elucidate the workings of a person’s mind. The Rorschach Test, devised in the early 20th century by Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, is not so […]
Last Days of Heinrich Himmler
On May 21, 1945, at a checkpoint in Northern Germany, a group of former Soviet prisoners of war apprehended three German soldiers attempting to evade capture. Among them was one with a shaved head and an eye patch, which initially attracted the soldiers’ attention. His documentation identified him as Sergeant Heinrich Hitzinger. The German prisoners […]
A Comparison of the Characteristics of Different Clusters of Personality Disorders
The DSM-5, or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association. It provides diagnostic criteria and descriptions for mental disorders, including personality disorders. The term “personality” is used to describe a person’s characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that persist over time and […]
Sandra Layne Case
On February 9, 1938, Sandra Maxine Layne was born in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan! Sandra married and had five children, including a daughter named Jennifer—what a blessing! Later on, Sandra and her husband decided to go their separate ways. She went on to marry a wonderful man named Fred. Sandra was a school teacher for […]
Character Analysis: Darrien O’Connor (Baby Reindeer)
Darrien O’Connor is a psychopath and paedophile who enjoys manipulating people, particularly by using drugs to confuse their minds. Over time, Darrien has become adept at finding ways to confuse people’s minds and learning how to get feedback from them. Similarly, Donny Dunn evaluates things in this way, capitalising on the area where Donny is […]
Do OXTI character cores have a gender?
Erena, Arona, Ispro and other characters have no gender. When their myths are written in the future, it will be better understood that these characters inherently have no gender. Gender, that is, femininity and masculinity, is just a domain. If a character has one of these cores, then those characters have no gender; they are […]
Bad Erana
Bad Erana refers to the negative and destructive aspect of Eranas characterised by an imbalance or dominance of emotions over thought processes. When Aronas transition to Bad Erana, they experience significant shifts in their behaviour, mindset and emotional regulation. This transition is characterised by a breakdown in their decision-making mechanism, leading to hasty and erroneous […]
Understanding Anxiety and Panic Attacks
Anxiety is a pervasive emotion often characterised by worry, fear and apprehension. It can vary in intensity and duration and can affect daily life and interactions. Contrary to popular belief, there is no clinical definition of an ‘anxiety attack‘; it’s a term used informally to describe a general feeling of anxiety. A panic attack, on […]