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TURKEY: A MODERN HISTORY BY ERIK-JAN ZÜRCHER
Author: Erik Jan Zürcher Professor Erik-Jan Zürcher (1953-) is the Academic Director and Professor of Area Studies in Leiden University. Zürcher was awarded his MA in Middle East Studies at Leiden University in 1977 and
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INTERVIEW WITH FRENCH HISTORIAN DR. MAXIME GAUIN
Dr. Maxime Gauin is working as Visiting Professor and continues to make research since August 2012 for Turkish think-tank AVİM (Avrasya İncelemeleri Merkezi). Gauin took his BA degree from the department of History at
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AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY: COMMITTED TO “ONE NATION, TWO STATES” DOCTRINE
Azerbaijan and Turkey maintain a special relationship defined by a long history of events and cultural and ethnic connections. Azerbaijanis and Turks belong to the same Turkic identity and share a common ancestor –
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GOOD PARTY IS ESTABLISHED IN TURKEY
A new right-wing political party was established few days ago in Turkey by the former Minister of Interior and the Vice Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mrs. Meral Akşener with the name
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TURKEY’S APPROACH TO THE IS-HELD CITY OF RAQQA: A HISTORICAL DISCUSSION
Introduction “Turkey’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria is another success story. Having adopted an open-door policy towards Syrian refugees in 2011, we now host nearly 3 million Syrian nationals from diverse ethnic,
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“Bundestag’s resolution on ‘Armenian genocide’ is biased”, Novruz Mammadov
”Adoption of the resolution at Bundestag regarding recognition of the so-called “Armenian genocide” represents double standards” and is biased, as the parliament assembled all of a sudden and came up with the decision unanimously,
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AUTOCRATIC REGIMES IN BALKANS AND THE EFFECTS OF POPULATION EXCHANGE BETWEEN GREECE AND TURKEY
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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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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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MONIQUE SOCHACZEWSKI GOLDFELD ON BRAZIL AND TURKEY
Ayşe Yarar: Mrs. Sochaczewski, thank you very much for accepting our interview proposal. Could you please give us some information about your academic life and studies? Monique Sochaczewski Goldfeld: Thank you for your interest,
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CIRCASSIANS UNDER 151 YEARS OF EXILE
“Better to die in one’s homeland than to thrive without it.” – A Circassian Proverb Nowadays we see quite a few genocide claims. Those claims are unfortunately happening to be opportunities to meddle in to
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