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A SURPRISE NAME FOR TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU
Turkey will make its first elections for the post of President of the Republic by popular vote in August. Although he did not declare his candidacy, it is widely expected that Turkish Prime Minister
Read More »TURKS IN BELGIUM: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
The first Turkish ‘guest workers’ arrived in Belgium fifty years ago, following a bilateral recruitment agreement signed between Turkey and Belgium. Turkish migrant workers were supposed to stay in the country for a short
Read More »ERDOĞAN’IN AZERBAYCAN GEZİSİ
30 Mart 2014 yerel seçimlerinde partisinin oy kaybına uğramasına rağmen sandıktan birinci çıkmasıyla moral toplayan Başbakan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, seçimler sonrasındaki ilk gezisini Azerbaycan’a gerçekleştirdi.[1] Bu yazıda Erdoğan’ın Azerbaycan gezisini ele alacağım. Erdoğan’ın ilk
Read More »DEVLET ESKİ BAKANI VE TBMM ESKİ BAŞKANVEKİLİ DR. YÜKSEL YALOVA RÖPORTAJI
Dr. Yüksel Yalova’nın Özgeçmişi 1955 Karpuzlu doğumlu olan Yüksel Yalova, İstanbul Üniversitesi Hukuk Fakültesi’ni bitirdikten sonra Marmara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü’nde yüksek lisans ve doktora programlarını başarıyla tamamlamıştır. Siyaset Bilimi ve Anayasa Hukuku kürsüsünde
Read More »TURKEY-IRAN: WILL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP SUCCEED?
Visit of Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan to Tehran revealed some intriguing aspects. Experts were quick to respond, claiming that strategic interests underpin Ankara-Tehran rapprochement. Admittedly, Iran-Turkey relations are capable of impacting geopolitical dynamics of
Read More »LA TURQUIE A UN CARREFOUR
Il semble que l’avenir de la Turquie soit à un carrefour. Dernièrement, le premier ministre Recep Tayyip Erdoğan n’a pas hésité à présenter des lois limitant la liberté d’accès à internet et l’indépendance du
Read More »TURKEY AT THE CROSSROADS
Turkey at these days gives the impression of a country at the crossroads… Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s increasing authoritarianism and repressive policies[1], in addition to unsuccessful foreign policy adventures in the Middle East,
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