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An analogue community dedicated to ontological and collective well-being.
💁🏻‍♀️Imagined by @dr.denizkucuker
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🗞️📫 The "Ara Sıra" newsletter has just been sent out and should reach your inboxes around 10:00 this morning. In the newsletter, I talk about my events, meetups, profiles of local artists, and places and cultural events in Hamburg that have caught my eye. Ara Mekân's meet-ups sometimes fill up very quickly, so I give priority to newsletter subscribers.

📮 You can sign up to the mailing list by filling in the "Join Us" form at the bottom of my website, and you'll be the first to hear about events organised by Ara Mekân via the "Ara Sıra" newsletter.

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🗞️📫 "Ara Sıra" bülten az önce gönderildi, sabah 10:00 gibi posta kutularınıza ulaşıyor olacak. Bültende düzenlediğim etkinlikler, buluşmalar, yerel sanatçı tanıtımları ve Hamburg'da dikkatimi çeken mekânlar ve kültür-sanat etkinliklerinden bahsediyorum. Ara Mekân'ın buluşmaları bazen çok hızlı doluyor, bülten üyeleri öncelikli kayıt olabiliyorlar.

📮 Websitemde en altta yer alan "Aramıza Katıl" formunu doldurarak siz de mail listesine kayıt olabilir, Ara Mekân'da düzenlenen etkinliklerden "Ara Sıra" bülten aracılığıyla öncelikli olarak haberdar olabilirsiniz.

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🗞️📫 Der „Ara Sıra"-Newsletter wurde soeben versendet und wird gegen 10:00 Uhr in euren Posteingängen eintreffen. Im Newsletter berichte ich über meine Veranstaltungen, Treffen, Porträts lokaler Künstler sowie über Orte und Kulturveranstaltungen in Hamburg, die mir aufgefallen sind. Die Treffen bei Ara Mekân sind manchmal sehr schnell ausgebucht, daher haben Newsletter-Abonnenten Vorrang.

📮 Füllt einfach das „Join Us"-Formular ganz unten auf meiner Website aus, um euch in die Mailingliste einzutragen und über den „Ara Sıra"-Newsletter vorrangig von Veranstaltungen bei Ara Mekân zu erfahren.

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I’ve got an idea and I’m putting it into action. On the one hand, I’m looking for a flat in Hamburg; on the other, I’m studying German. In between, I do things like this.

‘Ara Mekân’ is a summary of the things, people, books, music and encounters that lift me back up again every time.

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@gocmeninguncesi is my “Glück” in Hamburg. I feel both happy and lucky that our paths have crossed here. Dila is a psychologist and a sociologist. She writes, she dances, she sees things in a way noone else can. She talks in metaphors and images, her writings move you deeply. She loves to live a full life, she is filled with energy and zest. So, of course she was the speaker for last month’s talk!

We talked about happiness, why is it so flickery, so treacherous, what can we do to obtain happiness in difficult times, is it better to have lived and have regrets or is it better to create a safe space where no regrets can visit, why is it important to think about what makes us happy and fulfilled in this one life that we have. The theme “courage” came up, and that’s for this month’s talk! See you at 30.09. to discuss “Existential Courage”. This month “Ara-Kesit” talk will be held in English! Our dear Gökçe is one of the speakers 🥳 More on that later 🙃

Back to “Happiness” talk… Great crowd, mindbending conversations, thank you all who came and brought their lovely energy with them!

Cheers (literally),
Deniz

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💬This event is in Turkish.

Mutluluk hakkında yeni bir şey söylemek çok iddialı. Hepimiz biliyoruz zaten bizi neyin mutlu ettiğini... Öyle değil mi?

Mutluluğu birlikte yeniden düşünmek nasıl olurdu? Hiç bilmiyormuş gibi, en baştan keşfediyormuş gibi...

Ara-Kesit Söyleşi’de bu ay mutluluk tartışıyoruz. Ya da biz psikologlar terim kullanmayı severiz, teknik terimle “iyi-oluş”, daha da özelinde “ontolojik iyi-oluş”. Demokratik Misafirlik formatında yapılıyor. İç halkada konuşmacılar var, ama bir sandalye her zaman sizin için boş tutuluyor. Dinlemekten konuşmaya geçiş yapabilirsiniz, dilerseniz. Bir fikir paylaşabilir ya da konuşmacılara soru sorabilirsiniz.

Açık bir zihinle gelmeniz yeterli, demli çay ve misafir terlikleri bizden.

Ara-Kesit Söyleşi: “Mutluluk”
28.08.2026
18:30-21:30
Rutchbahn 8, 20146 Hamburg

Uzman Psikolog & Sosyolog Dila Ergül Özdilkural ile birlikte 🎈
@gocmeninguncesi

📽️: Albert Lamorisse (1956), Le Ballon rouge.

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You know it’s there, even if you can’t see it. We all learned the basics of science, so we know how the solar system works, right? Yes, it’s definitely there. It had an eclipse last week! This is not a movie set, it’s a real city, called Hamburg. And your name is not Truman. The grey is the real colour, not a backdrop. It makes you appreciate the colour blue. And yellow! Yes, that’s why there’s grey!

Imagine you were a shade of grey. That would make your life so much easier. You would know what your purpose in life is. You don’t have to look for any deeper meaning. You are the meaning. You make people cheer for it when they see 1qm of the sun and you make the color blue pop! What a life 💙

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A note before you look at these photos:
Some people think Ara Mekân is a café—it’s not. We’re a psychology, art, and community platform. And I should say upfront: I’m not a chef, and this is not your typical cooking workshop.

„Sarma für Alle“ is something different. It’s an afternoon where we cook together, yes, but the real work happens around the table. We make sarma, grape leaves and vegetables wrapped with rice, herbs, and stories. We talk about where food comes from, what it means to us, and how the kitchens and tables we remember shape who we are. We roll the leaves with our hands while we speak about food culture, home, memory and identity. We then share Turkish tea at our garden while sarma is cooking. We listen to each other. We taste what we made, of course. And we clean up together.

The photos are from that afternoon last month. They show what happened when we gathered. They lack all the laughs and shared memories. First strangers, then connected on a different level through a shared table.

Sounds interesting? There’s no recipe you need to know beforehand. No technique to master. Just presence, curiosity, and willingness to be in this space with others.

More on the newsletter.

All the best,
Deniz

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F*m*n*st*sch*s Str*cktr*ff*n… Beide Wörter stören jeweils unterschiedliche Gruppen. Nicht der Rede wert. Wir treffen uns trotzdem weiterhin. Wir führen keine Performance auf, wir sind einfach wir selbst, deshalb ist Privatsphäre für mich wichtig. Das heißt: Es werden keine Fotos von den Teilnehmern gemacht. Was noch? Unser Treffen sollte diesmal eigentlich im Park stattfinden. Da das Wetter in Hamburg nicht mitspielte, (typisch Hamburg, oder?) haben wir das Picknick in die Praxis verlegt.

Die liebe Zübeyde hatte Melone mitgebracht, Birgül hat sie in Scheiben geschnitten und Hilmi hat türkischen Tee gekocht. Wer hatte denn diesen herrlichen Karottenkuchen mitgebracht? Ich hab vergessen, danach zu fragen. Wir haben den Tisch gemeinsam gedeckt und wieder abgeräumt. Es wurde auch gestrickt und manche hatten ihre anderen Hobbys mitgebracht. Dila hat mir im Handumdrehen ein Fußkettchen gebastelt. Es waren neue Gesichter und Bekannte dabei. Wir haben viel zu viel gequatscht. Manche waren mit ihrer Tochter gekommen, andere mit ihrer Mutter. Es waren drei Generationen anwesend, einige waren in der Türkei, andere in Deutschland geboren.

Die Karte, die ich bei der von mir vorbereiteten Reflexionsübung gezogen hatte, stellte mir folgende Frage: „Wie sieht ein Tag in deinem neuen Land aus, an dem du sagst: ‘Ich bin froh, dass ich hierhergekommen bin’?” Meine Antwort bestand heute aus zwei Wörtern: “Bugün gibi”

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Geçen ayki Serbest Diyalog (Açık Buluşma).
Piknik mode: OFF; hobi mode: ON. Temmuz’da olmadı, kısmetse Ağustos’ta bu buluşmayı açık havada, doğanın içerisinde yapacağız. Başparmaklar basılı, fingers crossed 🦆🦆🦆 Detaylar bültende.

Meraklısına Not: İlknur Hanım’a ulaştık, geldi evet :)

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Last month’s Free Dialogue (Open Meet-up).
Picnic mode: OFF; hobby mode: ON. It didn’t happen in July, but, if all goes well, we’ll be holding this meet-up outdoors, surrounded by nature, in August. Thumbs pressed, fingers crossed 🦆🦆🦆 More in the newsletter.

Note for those interested: We’ve got in touch with Ms İlknur, and yes, she showed up :)

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Hamburg’da kendi imkânları ile konaklayabilecek ve hâlihazırda Hamburg dışında öğrenim gören lise, üniversite ya da lisansüstü öğrencileri için 12 ay geçerli Erasmus+ açık staj çağrısıdır.

Bölüm: Grafik Tasarım
Başvuru: erasmus[at]aramekan.de
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This is an open call for Erasmus+ traineeship, valid for 12 months, aimed at high school, university or postgraduate students who are currently studying outside Hamburg and are able to arrange their own accommodation in Hamburg.

Department: Graphic Design
Apply to: erasmus[at]aramekan.de

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Geçen ayki “Ara-Kesit” Söyleşi’den. İçsel Göç konuşmuştuk, “Demokratik Misafirlik” söyleşi formatını denemiştik. Geribildirimlerinizi okudum, fikirlerinizi ifade ettiğiniz için teşekkürler. Bu ayki tema: “Mutluluk”. Detaylar “Ara Sıra” bültende olacak (Bülten hazır olunca göndereceğim).

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From last month’s ‘Ara-Kesit’ discussion. We talked about ‘Inner Migration’ and tried out the ‘Democratic Hospitality’ discussion format. I’ve read all of your feedback; thank you for sharing your opinions with me. This month’s theme is ‘Happiness’. Details will be in the ‘Ara Sıra’ newsletter (I’ll send it out as soon as it’s ready).

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We all need a short break. In Turkish, ‘ara’ refers to the space between two things, but it also means a pause, a moment to catch one’s breath. And then there is the verb ‘aramak’ (to search). Originally, it carried a physical meaning: to pass between two things, to part them, or to push through. Over time, it shifted to mean trying to find something or someone, and as it grew more abstract, it came to mean longing for something or feeling its absence. We are all still searching for something. Perhaps we need to pass through certain things and leave certain old patterns behind… What do you think?

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Hepimizin kısa bir molaya ihtiyacı var. “Ara”, Türkçe’de iki şey arasındaki mesafeyi ifade eder; aynı zamanda bir mola, bir duraklama anlamına da gelir. Bir de “aramak” var, bu kelime ilk etapta fiziksel olarak “iki şeyin arasından geçmek, onları ayırmak ya da aralarından geçmek” anlamına gelirdi; zamanla “bir şeyi ya da birini bulmaya çalışmak, onları aramak” anlamına gelmeye başladı ve daha sonra anlamı daha soyut hâle geldikçe “özlemek, yokluğunu hissetmek” anlamına geldi. Hepimiz hâlâ bir şeyler arıyoruz, belki bazı şeylerin arasından geçmemiz, bazı kalıpları geride bırakmamız gerekiyor, ne dersiniz?

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✨FULLY BOOKED✨

Do you usually watch the starry sky by yourself from your window?

On 12 August, there’s an alternative: a solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower and stargazing – all together at Himmelmoor. Free of charge, with limited places.

📍 Himmelmoor, Quickborn
🗓 12 August 2026, 7.00 pm–11.59 pm
🔗 aramekan.de/en/astronomy

✨AUSGEBUCHT✨

Schaut ihr euch den Sternenhimmel eigentlich immer allein vom Fenster aus an?

Am 12.08. gibt’s eine Alternative: Sonnenfinsternis, Perseiden-Meteorschauer und Himmelsbeobachtung, gemeinsam im Himmelmoor. Kostenfrei, mit begrenzten Plätzen.

📍 Himmelmoor, Quickborn
🗓 12.08.2026, 19:00–23:59
🔗 aramekan.de/en/astronomy

✨KONTENJAN DOLDU✨

En son ne zaman başınızı kaldırıp gökyüzüne baktınız?

12 Ağustos’ta bunu birlikte yapalım: Güneş tutulması, Perseid meteor yağmuru ve gökyüzü gözlemi; hepsi birlikte Himmelmoor’da. Ücretsiz, sınırlı sayıda yer.

📍 Himmelmoor, Quickborn
🗓 12 Ağustos 2026, 19:00–23:59
🔗 aramekan.de/astronomi

Presented by
@ara.mekan
@cem.walks
@gocmeninguncesi

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