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NEW EDITED BOOK: TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Istanbul Kent University’s Political Science and Public Administration (English) department chair and International Political Academy (UPA) founder Prof. Ozan Örmeci and Prof. Herbert Reginbogin from the Catholic University of America edited a new volume
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U.S.-CYPRUS DEFENSE DEAL
Introduction A new diplomatic development concerning the Eastern Mediterranean geopolitics happened last week with the signing of a defense deal between the United States of America (U.S.) and the Republic of Cyprus (RoC), known
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ARE GREECE AND TURKEY HEADING TO A WAR?
Introduction Turkish-Greek relations have always been tense and open to conflict and military escalation though there had been smooth times in the past. We should not forget that two countries are historical rivals to
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TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN A SEVERE CRISIS
Introduction Turkish-American relations are in a severe crisis in recent months after the implementation of CAATSA sanctions by April 2021[1] and the 46th United States (U.S.) President Joe Biden’s decision not to call Turkish
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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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2020 TRNC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Introduction Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the country of Turkish Cypriots that was established in 1983 and so far recognized only by Turkey, will have the first round of its 10th Presidential election
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A TOY TO PLAY WITH: NORTH CYPRUS
Since 1974 -The Peace Operation of Turkey- significant interventions of any kind was oppressed by Turkey on the Turkish Cypriot authority. This is more than a speculative commentary, it is rather an empirical fact.
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CYPRUS DISPUTE IN TERMS OF ENERGY POLITICS
There is no denying that “energy politics” has become a significant part of the regional and global economy as well as geopolitics and international relations in the last decades. While energy policy is about the
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RELIABILITY AND RECOGNITION OF TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS & POLITICIANS
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.”[1] Turkish Republic of North Cyprus, as a micro-state, has many advantages and disadvantages.
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