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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ ULUSLARARASI BİLDİRİ: “TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY”
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci, 18-19 Eylül 2025 tarihlerinde İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi ev sahipliğinde düzenlenen “Uluslararası İlişkiler Kongresi – Yeni Dünya Düzeninde Türk Dış Politikası: Diplomasi, Güvenlik, Sistem ve
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IMPRISONED PKK LEADER ABDULLAH ÖCALAN’S HISTORIC CALL FOR PEACE: I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF POLITICS, NOT GUNS
After four decades of tense armed conflict with the Turkish State, pro-Kurdish terrorist organization PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) now seems to follow a different path and give peace a chance. PKK’s imprisoned leader Abdullah
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FOOTSTEPS OF THE DOMINANT PARTY SYSTEM IN TÜRKİYE
The “dominant party system“, also referred to as the “hegemonic party system“, is a unique example in Political Science, identifying a political system in which a single political party consistently dominates election results over
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IMPRISONED PKK LEADER ABDULLAH ÖCALAN’S HISTORIC CALL FOR THE DISSOLUTION OF THE TERRORIST ORGANIZATION
Introduction On February 27, 2025, imprisoned PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan made a historic call to his organization’s members for the dissolution of the outlawed political organization. Öcalan, who has been serving his sentence (lifetime
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POLITICAL POLARIZATION IN TÜRKİYE RISES WITH NEW ARRESTS TOWARDS THE OPPOSITION
Introduction Political polarization in Türkiye has begun to rise once again with new arrests and investigations towards some key figures from the country’s pro-secular opposition. While the voices of the opposition in the country
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OFRA BENGIO’S “TÜRKİYE ISRAEL: FROM PHANTOM ALLIANCE TO STRATEGIC COOPERATION”
Introduction Ofra Bengio’s book Türkiye Israel: From Phantom Alliance to Strategic Cooperation (Türkiye İsrail: Hayalet İttifaktan Stratejik İşbirliğine) draws attention to how Israel’s official views on Türkiye have been shaped in time. According to
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INTERVIEW WITH AMERICAN DIPLOMAT MATTHEW BRYZA
Ambassador (ret.) Matthew Bryza is Managing Director of the Istanbul office of Straife, a Houston-based risk management and corporate strategy firm. He also serves on the Boards of energy and engineering companies operating from
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NEW EDITED BOOK: TÜRKİYE-BRITAIN RELATIONS: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF AN INTERTWINED CONFLICT AND COOPERATION
Istanbul Kent University’s Political Science and Public Administration (English) department chair and International Political Academy (UPA) founder Prof. Ozan Örmeci, Marmara University staff and UPA expert Assoc. Prof. Oğuzhan Göksel, and Social Sciences University
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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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POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS IN TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS IN THE SECOND TRUMP ERA
The 60th United States (U.S.) Presidential election was won by the Republican Party candidate and the 45th President of the United States, businessman Donald Trump, who has the honor and success of serving as
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