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TURKEY WILL HAVE A PM CHANGE ON MAY 22, 2016
Turkey’s Prime Minister Professor Ahmet Davutoğlu recently resigned from his post after 20 months in office.[1] Although the decision was presented as his own choice, there are rumors that President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan forced
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UPA YAZARLARI SPEHES-IZMIR 2016 ULUSLARARASI KONFERANSI’NDA BİLDİRİLERİNİ SUNDULAR
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci ve UPA yazarları Sina Kısacık ve Furkan Kaya, 22-23 Nisan 2016 tarihlerinde Ege Üniversitesi’nde düzenlenen ve Prof. Dr. Ata Atun’un organize ettiği SPEHES-İzmir 2016
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THE CYPRUS ISSUE
“If a stone falls on the egg, alas for the egg. If the egg falls on a stone, alas for the egg.” – A Cypriot proverb One of the most important conflicts that has
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HAMAS DIPLOMATIC ACTIVISM: MODIFIED STRATEGIES AND NEW ALLIANCES
Many observers saw in Tony Blair’s meeting with head of Hamas’ political bureau Khaled Meshal a breakthrough that may take Hamas out of the bottleneck and may lead to a long-term truce between the
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EU-TURKEY: INTEGRATION NIGHTMARE
Turkey has long been on the verge of the European Union. About the European future of the country, which is located between Asia and Europe, half a century ago talked Adenauer and De Gaulle.
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DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ ATTENDED TO MAGGIE WHITE’S CYPRUS STAR THIS WEEK PROGRAM
UPA Coordinator Dr. Ozan Örmeci attended to “Cyprus Star This Week with Maggie White” program on 11 July 2015 on Ada Tv and commented on the recent developments related to the Cyprus Dispute and
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GAS POLICY OF GREECE UNDER NEW GOVERNMENT: RUSSIA, TURKISH STREAM AND DIVERSIFICATION
Russia and Turkish Stream After the collapse of the USSR, Russia’s new political elite of early 1990s emerged with its liberal orientation, Euro-Atlantic integration aspirations and opposition to supporting anti-western governments. Whereas, Russia after
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TURKEY TOWARDS PRESIDENTIALISM?
General elections that will take place in Turkey in June 2015 will be very critical not only because there is no pre-scheduled elections until 2019, but also it can create a very comfortable ground
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THE ROLE OF RUSSIA IN EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON EU’S FOREIGN POLICY
Introduction Energy security has been a significant issue in the EU since the beginning of 21st century. Russia plays a major role in European energy security as the main supplier of oil and gas
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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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