Our First General Assembly

Our First General Assembly

Meetings that started in December 2018 yielded their fruit last May, and we finally established our cooperative. Last year, and if we look back even further, the last 4 years have been challenging at some times but mostly enjoyable for all of us. We can at least say,...
3. Albatros Camp: Yet Another Camping Trip

3. Albatros Camp: Yet Another Camping Trip

Dear friends, Before you start to wonder why Albatros is calling out to you, let us satisfy your curiosity: yes, as you guess, we went on a camping trip. On 14-15-16 October 2022, we went to Bolu/Abant, one of the selected corners of our country, and got our fill of...
It Seems That We Haven’t Come a Short Way

It Seems That We Haven’t Come a Short Way

I was so excited. I had written an attentive open call email. It was the first time I had designed a poster. I even made an effort for the word cloud on the poster; although not as much for the choice of color. Luckily, my companion was always with me along the way,...
Albatros Camp!

Albatros Camp!

We went up hill and down dale Dear friends, without boasting too much, we’d like to say that we had a camp. We came together face to face, talked, ate and drank before winter came. Some of us had never seen the others in person. As we got so used to looking at the...
Albatros Diaries #1

Albatros Diaries #1

As the Albatros Tech Cooperative Initiative, we want to share with you all of the major turning points of our story, including the fun and challenging parts. That’s why we’re starting an online journal titled Albatros Diaries. This way, we’re hoping you will get to...
Albatros Diaries #0: Our Story

Albatros Diaries #0: Our Story

Towards the end of 2018, we came together as a group of IT specialists. We realized that the problems we talk about in daily conversations surrounding our working lives were similar (inefficient processes, undemocratic working environments, the precarious conditions...