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UPA YAZARLARI OZAN ÖRMECİ, FURKAN KAYA VE SİNA KISACIK, IRTBISCHET 2015 – 10. ULUSLARARASI KONGRESİ’NE KATILDILAR
Uluslararası Politika Akademisi (UPA) Genel Koordinatörü Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ozan Örmeci ve UPA yazarları Furkan Kaya ve Sina Kısacık, 26-27 Mart 2015 tarihlerinde American Academic and Scientific Research Journal (AASRJ) tarafından Prof. Dr. Ata
Read More »THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE 28 FEBRUARY POST-MODERN COUP
Summary: After the meeting of the National Security Council, the Turkish army forced a government that came to power legally and democratically to resign because of its pro-Islamist and anti-democratic applications. The reason of
Read More »SPECIAL INTERVIEW WITH GÜNEY YILDIZ, JOURNALIST AT BBC, ON THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF TURKEY
The Presidential Election of the Republic of Turkey has been resulted. We spoke to Güney YILDIZ, journalist at BBC, about the results and the new era of Turkey with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Dear Güney
Read More »RPP’S EXTRAORDINARY CONGRESS TO BE HOLD ON 5-6 SEPTEMBER
Turkey’s pro-secular main opposition party, Republican People’s Party (RPP, Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi – CHP in Turkish) will witness a leadership race between party’s current chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and parliamentary group leader Muharrem İnce in
Read More »BRITISH MEDIA ON TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Turkey’s Presidential election has been resulted. As expected, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has become the 12th President of the Republic of Turkey. The result marked a personal triumph for Erdogan, 60, who has
Read More »TURKEY’S NEW PM WILL BE PROFESSOR AHMET DAVUTOĞLU
Turkey’s newly elected President of the Republic, Mr. “Undefeatable”, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan recently announced that he will support his Foreign Minister Prof. Ahmet Davutoğlu to replace him in the party congress that will be
Read More »ERDOĞAN’S PYRRHIC VICTORY
No surprise took place in Turkish Presidential elections… Ruling Justice and Development Party’s candidate Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has become the 12th President of the Republic in the first round of elections. Before
Read More »A SURPRISE NAME FOR TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU
Turkey will make its first elections for the post of President of the Republic by popular vote in August. Although he did not declare his candidacy, it is widely expected that Turkish Prime Minister
Read More »“PODEMOS” AND 15-M: SOME REFLECTIONS ON TURKEY’S GEZI PARK PROTESTS
The overwhelming victory of eurosceptic and far-right parties in last week’s European Parliament elections made the headlines all over Europe. Spain is one of the few countries where no far-right party gained nationwide support.
Read More »ERGENEKON COUP PLOT TRIAL: REGIME CHANGE THROUGH LAW
The Ergenekon coup plot trial, which is considered as the most important legal battle in recent Turkish history, reached an end yesterday (05.08.2013) after Istanbul’s 13th High Criminal Court handed down severe punishments, including
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