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UPA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS VOL. 5 NO: 2

UPA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS VOL. 5 NO: 2

upa-admin Eylül 2, 2024 0

UPA Strategic Affairs Vol. 5 No: 2 (September 2024) (Special edition on the United States) TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword (Oğuzhan GÖKSEL) (1-2) (PDF) Table of Contents (3) (PDF)   1. Title: Turkish-American Economic Relations

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CHP’S ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST YEARS

CHP’S ELECTORAL PERFORMANCE OVER THE PAST YEARS

upa-admin Mayıs 25, 2023 0

Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been quite popular for many years, thanks to both being the party of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the country, and preserving the

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2023 TURKISH ELECTIONS: 46 DAYS LEFT

2023 TURKISH ELECTIONS: 46 DAYS LEFT

upa-admin Mart 29, 2023 0

Introduction In Türkiye (Turkey), presidential and parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 14, 2023. So, this means only 46 days left for the country to choose its new President and form a new parliament.

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INTRODUCING KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU, THE OPPOSITION’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

INTRODUCING KEMAL KILIÇDAROĞLU, THE OPPOSITION’S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

upa-admin Mart 15, 2023 0

Introduction While the state and all people have been trying to heal the wounds of the destruction caused by the great earthquakes in Türkiye (Turkey), conscious people, who think that this unfortunate situation that

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COULD MUHARREM INCE START A NEW POLITICAL PARTY?

COULD MUHARREM INCE START A NEW POLITICAL PARTY?

upa-admin Ağustos 24, 2020 0

Muharrem İnce (1964-)[1] is an experienced Turkish politician who has been a pro-secular Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy (from Yalova) between 2002 and 2018, five times consecutively (2002, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2015). Due to

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THE ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A REALITY CHECK

THE ISTANBUL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: A REALITY CHECK

upa-admin Haziran 27, 2019 0

The Istanbul elections saga is finished with the rather anticipated Ekrem İmamoğlu victory over AKP’s candidate, Binali Yildırım. This result adds another important parameter in Turkey’s hazy domestic politics, as President Erdoğan is called

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EARLY COMMENTS FOR TURKEY’S 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

EARLY COMMENTS FOR TURKEY’S 2019 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

upa-admin Ocak 16, 2018 0

Turkey will have its first joint parliamentary and Presidential election on November 3, 2019 following the local election on March 24, 2019. Although it is still too early to comment on these elections, I

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EXPLAINING THE RISE OF ERDOGAN AND ISLAMIC TURKEY FROM HUNTINGTON’S PERSPECTIVE

EXPLAINING THE RISE OF ERDOGAN AND ISLAMIC TURKEY FROM HUNTINGTON’S PERSPECTIVE

upa-admin Eylül 6, 2017 0

Introduction Samuel P. Huntington (1927-2008)[1] was a prominent American political scientist and academic. Huntington spent more than half a century at Harvard University and worked as the White House Coordinator of Security Planning for

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RETHINKING TURKEY’S KURDISH QUESTION

RETHINKING TURKEY’S KURDISH QUESTION

upa-admin Mayıs 27, 2016 0

After the removal of immunity of parliamentarians, most of the deputies from pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) are now faced with the risk of losing their seats in the parliament in Turkey. This decision

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AUTOCRATIC REGIMES IN BALKANS AND THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY

AUTOCRATIC REGIMES IN BALKANS AND THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY

upa-admin Mart 21, 2016 0

Inter-war era can be observed as rise of authoritarianism in most of the countries of the Europe. However, one region pops right up to our mind is Balkans; being vulnerable and open to intervention.

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