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28 MARCH 1991: ALTUNKOPRU GENOCIDE
Introduction: Iraq one of the few diverse ethnic and religious nations in the Middle East, has one way or another served to be the heart of the Middle East. As some refer to them
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“STRATEGIC ABSURD”: DANGEROUS HEIGHT OF SUNNI-SHIA STRIFE
Speculations emerge that countries in the Middle East are grouping amongst themselves lately, based on denominational difference. Sunnis and Shias are said to be fighting each other in Iraq. How founded are these allegations
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MODERN GEOPOLITICS: COOPERATION OR CONFLICTS OF GLOBAL NATURE?
Geopolitical volatility reigns over a vast region extending from the Middle to the Far East. Confrontations, terrorism and militarized strife engulf certain regions, and there are no viable plans aimed at their prevention. Scrutiny
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HISTORICAL EVENT IN TURKEY: DIYARBAKIR MEETING OF TWO LEADERS
The tension of the geopolitical landscape is going on in the Middle East. Political and ideological contradictions were joined by sectarian and ethnic conflicts. Under such circumstances, rapprochement in the Turk-Kurd relations is of
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INVISIBLE STRIFE IN A MORIBUND MIDDLE EAST
In a fractious, rife-with-conflicts Middle East, nothing is spared; worship houses are attacked; sport clubs, schools and markets become unsafe with continued upticks in violence. Now, attention is focused on the Syrian dilemma, which
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MANUEL FEREZ
Ayşe Yarar: Mr. Ferez, thank you very much for accepting our interview proposal. Could you please give some information about your academic life and studies? Manuel Ferez: I am a Professor on Middle Eastern
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A PLEA FOR TRANSITIONAL AL-ASSAD RULE
The term “Arab Spring” refers to the revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests that took place in Arab region during 2011 and 2012. After peaceful transitions in Tunisia and Egypt, Arab Spring’s third station
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IRAQI WAR AND ITS EFFECTS ON USA’S MIDDLE EAST POLITICS
Introduction In the initial years of 2000s, an event occurred on September 11, 2001 which influenced the whole world especially the Middle East. On that date, a group of terrorists kidnapped three airplanes and
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