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THE MIDDLE EAST: RISING AND FALLING STARS
In 2011, Turkey was seen as an unstoppable regional power and a rising star led by its Justice and Development Party (AKP). But the arrival of the Arab Spring heralded a deep change in
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EARLY ELECTIONS IN TURKEY
After the failure of coalition talks between four major political parties that were able to pass 10 % electoral threshold, Turkey is headed towards an early general election on November 1, 2015 in order
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2015 TURKISH GENERAL ELECTIONS
General elections in Turkey will be held on 7 June 2015 in order to elect the 550 members of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). The election will be the 24th general election in
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DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “LIBERAL CRITICISM OF ERDOGAN’S TURKEY”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “Liberal Criticism of Erdogan’s Turkey” adlı makalesi, Scottish Journal of Arts, Social Sciences and Scientific Studies (SJASS) dergisinin Nisan 2015 tarihli 25. cildinin 2. sayısında yayınlandı.
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UPA YAZARLARI OZAN ÖRMECİ, FURKAN KAYA VE SİNA KISACIK, IRTBISCHET 2015 – 10. ULUSLARARASI KONGRESİ’NE KATILDILAR
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci ve UPA yazarları Furkan Kaya ve Sina Kısacık, 26-27 Mart 2015 tarihlerinde American Academic and Scientific Research Journal (AASRJ) tarafından Prof. Dr. Ata
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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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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 KURDISH CHALLENGE
The transformation of “Arab Spring” into “Arab Winter” due to bloody civil war in Syria, military takeover in Egypt and instabilities in Libya not only decreased hopes for democracy in the Arab world, but
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SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH GÜNEY YILDIZ, JOURNALIST AT BBC, ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF TURKEY
The Presidential Election of the Republic of Turkey has been resulted. We spoke to Güney YILDIZ, journalist at BBC, about the results and the new era of Turkey with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Dear Güney
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