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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL IS REELECTED CHP CHAIR
Türkiye’s first and oldest political party (1923-1980; 1992-), the CHP (Republican People’s Party), is often labelled the “party of congresses” due to strong factionalism within the party, which has led to fierce leadership competition.
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PROF. DR. OZAN ÖRMECİ’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “A NEW ISLAMIST POLITICAL PARTY IN TÜRKİYE: THE CASE OF NEW WELFARE (YRP)”
Üsküdar Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Kurucu Genel Koordinatörü Prof. Dr. Ozan Örmeci’nin “A New Islamist Political Party in Türkiye: The Case of New Welfare (YRP)” adlı makalesi, Çin merkezli ve
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ÖZGÜR ÖZEL IS REELECTED CHP CHAIR
The 22nd Extraordinary Congress of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the political party of modern Türkiye’s founder, the great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, known for its secularism and Western-oriented stance, convened today in Ankara
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GOOGLE SCHOLAR VERİLERİNE GÖRE EN ÇOK ATIF ALAN TÜRKİYE UZMANLARI
Giriş 2025 yılı itibarıyla dünyanın 17. en büyük ekonomisi, 18. en yoğun nüfuslu ülkesi, 9. en güçlü ordusunun sahibi ve en etkili 3. diplomatik merkezi olan Türkiye (Cumhuriyeti), Batı ile Doğu’yu, Avrupa ile Asya’yı,
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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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LEGAL DISPUTES CREATE UNCERTAINTY FOR TÜRKİYE’S MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY
Türkiye’s main opposition party, the pro-secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), is currently the leading political party in the country according to all polls.[1] The party delivered an impressive and unexpected performance in the 2024
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR MARK MEIROWITZ: 2025 ISRAEL-IRAN WAR AND TURKISH-AMERICAN RELATIONS
Mark Meirowitz is a Full Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College in New York. He is also a lawyer. He received his PhD in Political Science from Fordham University
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INTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR HERBERT REGINBOGIN: QUO VADIS AMERICA?
Herbert Reginbogin is a professor at the Catholic University of America, Institute for Public Policy, researching new security architecture and American Foreign Policy. For over three decades, Professor Reginbogin has been involved in transatlantic
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UPA YAZARI DOÇ. DR. OĞUZHAN GÖKSEL’DEN YENİ MAKALE: “RISE AND FALL OF THE ‘GUARDIANS OF THE STATE’? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF COUP CULTURE IN ARGENTINA, TURKEY AND THAILAND”
Marmara Üniversitesi öğretim üyesi ve Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) yazarı Doç. Dr. Oğuzhan Göksel’in Natavan Hüseynova ile birlikte yazdığı “Rise and Fall of the ‘Guardians of the State’? A Comparative Study of Coup Culture
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