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TURKISH SOLDIER IN SYRIA: INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT TO HEAVY OFFENSIVE AGAINST TERRORISM
The Syrian crisis is full of surprises. Big nations of the world and the region actively interfere with the situation in that country. Truth be told, today Syria resembles a quagmire. This country has
Read More »Turkey’s wobbly democracy suffers yet another heavy blow
Had the attempt to overthrow the Turkish government succeeded the morning of July 16, it would have been the fourth coup in Turkey’s modern history. The last was that of General Kenan Evren, Chief
Read More »A FAILED COUP ATTEMPT IN TURKEY
Yesterday, around 10 p.m., Turkish television channels and news agencies began to spread last minute news about few hundred Turkish soldiers trying to take the control of Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul. The first reaction
Read More »DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “LIBERAL CRITICISM OF ERDOGAN’S TURKEY”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “Liberal Criticism of Erdogan’s Turkey” adlı makalesi, Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies (SJASS) dergisinin Nisan 2015 tarihli 25. cildinin 2. sayısında yayınlandı.
Read More »INTERVIEW WITH THE AMBASSADOR OF ALBANIA IN ANKARA MR. GENCI MUÇAJ
Me, H. Cigdem Yorgancioglu, as a producer and presenter of radio-tv diplomatic programs and as a diplomatic columnist, it’s my honor to be a guest of Ambassador of Albania in Ankara, Mr. Genci Muçaj, at
Read More »THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE 28 FEBRUARY POST-MODERN COUP
Summary: After the meeting of the National Security Council, the Turkish army forced a government that came to power legally and democratically to resign because of its pro-Islamist and anti-democratic applications. The reason of
Read More »EU’S LACK OF STRATEGIC VISION MAY BRING TURKEY AND RUSSIA CLOSER
European Union’s lack of strategic vision has shown itself once again by the decision taken by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about 90 million euro compensation to be paid by the Turkish
Read More »INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR JEFFREY HAYNES
WHO IS PROFESSOR JEFFREY HAYNES? Associate Dean of Faculty, Research and Postgraduate, and Director of the Centre for the Study of Religion, Conflict and Cooperation, London Metropolitan University, Calcutta House, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT. Jeffrey
Read More »REPUBLICAN PEOPLE’S PARTY’S IDEOLOGICAL CRISIS
After three consecutive defeats against ruling Justice and Development Party in 2002, 2007 and 2011, Turkey’s first political party Republican People’s Party is having difficult days while fluctuating between Kemalism and social democracy. Republican
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