R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) is ascience fiction play written by the Czech writer Karel Čapek which is the source of the word Robot. The play imagines synthetic people called roboti (robots) who are created to work for humans but eventually rebel which leads to the extenction of humans. R.U.R wasContinue Reading

Sadik Yemni is a Turkish-Dutch novelist who has been called the Lord of Turkish Fiction. His work combines multiple genres like detective fiction, science fiction, drama, paranormal, horror and humor.  Here is a synopsis of some of his well known science fiction novels: The Other Side (Öte Yer): A probeContinue Reading

G.O.R.A is a Turkish Mel Brooksesque comedy about a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from a far away planet named G.O.R.A where he gets involved in outwittinga plan by the planet’s security chief and saves the day. G.O.R.A spoofs a number of science fiction films such asContinue Reading