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NOTES ON NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
Introduction The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an international military organization consisting of 30 member countries. NATO has a plan known as Membership Action Plan. This plan helps aspiring members prepare for membership
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THE KASHMIR UNREST AND THE CLASH OF MEDIA PORTRAYALS
Introduction Media has always been an important parameter in conflicts of every intensity. This essay aims to analyze the Kashmir Dispute based on how it is represented in Indian, Pakistani, and Western media. This
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DEAL OR NO DEAL, IS THERE A QUESTION? PALESTINE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Introduction Our life has been closer to a sci-fi movie than to reality these past few months. News of the virus spreading across the globe, countries struggling to respond, news of death and recovery,
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HAGIA SOPHIA CONTROVERSY: THE CHANGING STATUS OF THE HISTORICAL SANCTUARY
Introduction After a court decision that made the 1934 Presidential decree made by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk void, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that Istanbul’s famous and historical sanctuary and museum Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia)[1]
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UPA YAZARLARINDAN YENİ MAKALE: “CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT: TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS CYPRUS DURING AK PARTY ERA (2002-2020)”
İstanbul Gedik Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Kamu Yönetimi bölümü öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, Özyeğin Üniversitesi öğretim elemanı ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarı Dr.
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INTERVIEW WITH FRENCH HISTORIAN DR. MAXIME GAUIN
Dr. Maxime Gauin is working as Visiting Professor and continues to make research since August 2012 for Turkish think-tank AVİM (Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi). Gauin took his BA degree from the department of History at
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INTERVIEW WITH AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENTIST DR. MATTHEW S. COHEN
Born in Lexington, MA, Dr. Matthew S. Cohen received his BA degree from Brandeis University with a double major in Politics and Sociology. He earned an A.L.M degree in from the Government department at
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A RESEARCH ON TURKISH PEOPLE’S PERCEPTIONS OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE
Introduction Turkish Studies Group (Türkiye Çalışmaları Grubu) from Istanbul based Kadir Has University conducted a new scientific research about Turkish people’s perceptions of the coronavirus disease.[1] The findings of the research were published as
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UNDERSTANDING OFFICIAL TURKISH STANCE ON THE QUESTION OF EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN THROUGH REAR ADMIRAL CİHAT YAYCI’S NEW BOOK
Introduction “Cyprus Dispute and the Eastern Mediterranean Question” is still considered as one of the most important topics in Turkish Foreign Policy. The issue needs a clarification since Turkey officially supports peace talks and
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POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus epidemic has literally stopped the world economy and all diplomatic, cultural, and sports activities in the last few weeks. According to World Health Organization (WHO), the coronavirus is a pandemic and sustains the
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