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A GLIMPSE INTO 2024
2023 Snapshot Similar to the preceding years, 2023 was characterized by heightened geopolitical instabilities, exacerbated by the war in Gaza. The growing adversarial nature and instability in the world order cast a shadow over
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PROF. DR. İLBER ORTAYLI’DAN ‘TÜRKLERİN TARİHİ’
Giriş Dünya tarihi yazılırken mutlaka referans yapılması gereken kadim milletlerden birisi olan ve özellikle devlet kurucu nitelikleriyle ön plana çıkan Türklerin tarihi konusunda bugüne kadar birçok ciddi bilimsel araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu araştırmalar, ilginç bir
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IN TÜRKİYE, THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF THE REPUBLIC IS OVERSHADOWED BY THE TRAGEDY IN GAZA
Turkish people were ready for an enthusiastic celebration of the 100th year anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. However, Hamas’ vicious attack on Israel on October 7 and Israel’s irrational response based on
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WHY WE NEED THE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND A REFORMED UNITED NATIONS?
Recent terrorist attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and Israel’s harsh reaction to this by cutting electricity, water, and fuel supply to Gaza, where Hamas is located, shows how dangerous political problems could become
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DOÇ. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “UKRAINE CRISIS IN ALL ASPECTS: PUTIN’S MACHIAVELLIAN STATE”
İstanbul Aydın Üniversitesi Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler (İngilizce) bölümü öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “Ukraine Crisis in All Aspects: Putin’s Machiavellian State” adlı Rusya-Ukrayna
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A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF THE ARAB SPRING AFTER A DECADE
Arab Spring was the name used for the wave of pro-democracy protests and uprisings that took place in some of the Middle Eastern and North African states beginning in 2010 and 2011 and challenging
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INTERVIEW WITH RUSSIA EXPERT DR. JAKUB KOREJBA
Dr. Jakub Korejba graduated from Warsaw University’s Institute of International Relations in 2009. During his master studies, he did a one-year internship in Lyon, France in Sciences Po Lyon, and one-semester internships in St.
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MORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE KILLED IN MAJOR EARTHQUAKES IN TÜRKİYE AND SYRIA
On February 6, 2023, in the very early morning, around 04:17 by the local time, a terrible earthquake hit southeast Türkiye (Turkey) and northwest Syria. Called as 2023 Gaziantep-Kahramanmaraş earthquakes by the Turkish media
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COUNTRIES HAVING SECULARISM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLE
Introduction There is no questioning that countries implementing secularism and providing an equal approach to people from all religions or non-religious people have more chance to become democratic. There is no doubt that almost
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WHAT IS THE “EUROPEAN POLITICAL COMMUNITY” AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR TURKEY?
Introduction The way forward is clear: strengthen Turkey’s position within Europe, re-invigorate accession negotiations with the EU and steer Turkey away from ideas such as membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The European Political
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