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FEAR AND LOATHING IN THE MIDDLE EAST: TURKEY’S SILENT DEFEAT
It was the glorious “One Minute” reaction of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2009 at World Economic Forum in Davos that triggered the multinational “spirit of Islam” again in the Middle East. He
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INTERVIEW WITH ITALIAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST FEDERICO DONELLI ON POLITICS IN TURKEY
Ayşe Yarar: Mr. Donelli, thank you very much for accepting our interview proposal. Could you please give us some information about your academic life and studies, especially about the International Center for Contemporary Turkish
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TURKEY’S NEW EUROPE STRATEGY: THREE-PRONGED REFORMS
Turkey’s European Union membership has been a debated subject for many years. Much contradiction has emerged since then. EU protracts the issue under different pretexts. Organization’s 2014 report on Turkey drew experts’ attention. Official
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RUSSIA-CHINA-IRAN TRIANGLE: NEW ALLIANCE IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Emergence of a political crisis in Ukraine provoked by the ongoing ideological struggle between Russia and the West has impelled creation of new alliances on the international arena. The modern era also referred to
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THE SYRIAN TUNNEL AND THE SPRING
When the first spontaneous explosions of the Arab democratic revolutions erupted in Tunisia in December 2010, many were hoping that this revolt might usher in a new beginning for the whole region. When Egypt
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PROMISES MADE TO BAKU: KEY ASPECTS OF ERDOGAN’S BAKU VISIT
Turkey’s newly-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Azerbaijan last week. This event caused great deal of interest on the part of the media and the expert community. It was for the first time ever
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“RENOVATION” IN TURKISH POLICY: WAYS OUT OF “UNCERTAINTY ZONES”
What changes the last presidential election in Turkey will bring about in the foreign policy has become a subject of serious discussion. Experts approach to this issue from two perspectives – domestic problems and
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TURKEY’S NEW PM WILL BE PROFESSOR AHMET DAVUTOĞLU
Turkey’s newly elected President of the Republic, Mr. “Undefeatable”, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that he will support his Foreign Minister Prof. Ahmet Davutoğlu to replace him in the party congress that will be
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ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: WILL GUNS FALL SILENT?
Israeli military is halting its operations in Gaza. According to Tel-Aviv, all the ”Hamas”-built underground tunnels had been destroyed. Army commanders are saying that troops are being out to the outskirts of Gaza and
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ANKARA-ERBIL OIL AGREEMENT
Introduction: There are several ways to observe this case study; in a simpler fashion, by selecting a certain perspective of each actors namely Turkey, KRG (Kurdish Regional Government) and Iraq. Moreover, we can ask
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