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What lies beneath the Venezuelan crisis?

January 27, 2019

      The Hugo Chaves adiministration had been the golden years of Venezuela. Iti s known that, the rule of Hugo Chaves had been subjected to many military coup attempts because Chaves did not welcome foreign companies and he made the natural resources gain national identity. Chaves had the support of poor majority and… » read more

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Turkey Commemorates Slain Journalist Ugur Mumcu

January 24, 2019

On 24 January 1993, Ugur Mumcu, the investigative journalist who had brought corruption cases and mafia-politics ties into daylight, died when his car exploded in front of his house. Mumcu had been receiving death threats because of the files he had been investigating.   Born in 1942, Mumcu studied law in university and he had… » read more

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Current news, EurActiv.com, History, Media, Political Discourse, Turkey, Uncategorized

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Understanding Turkey’s Afrin Operation

January 21, 2019

As known, yesterday was the anniversary of Operation Olive Branch (Afrin Operation). Last year, Turkey launched military operation (Olive Branch) on January 20 in order to clear Syria’s Afrin region of the YPG/PKK and Daesh terrorism, which Turkey considers a threat to its national security and territorial integrity. On March 18, Turkish troops and the… » read more

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Current news, EurActiv.com, Foreign Policy, Regional Policy, Syrian War, Turkey, Uncategorized

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Rosa Luxemburg:The Socialist Icon

January 17, 2019

  Leftwingers in Germany commemorate the 100th anniversary of murder of the communist writer and thinker Rosa Luxemburg. Two days ago, it was the death anniversary of Rosa Luxemburg (1871-1919). Rosa Luxemburg is known as a Marxist thinker and a revolutionist. After getting married and moving to Germany, Luxemburg’s ideas had got a major impact… » read more

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The Theory of “Risk Society” and Political Crisis

January 13, 2019

    Today, the whole world and my country also go through a legitimacy crisis in the political sphere. As long as the ballot box is seen as the only parameter of democracy, such legitimacy crisis will always find some way to emerge. According to the German socioogist Ulrich Beck, one of the causes behind… » read more

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Begum Burak

I am an Independent Researcher and hold a PhD in Political Science

I hold a Ph.D. degree in Political Science & Int'l Relations (2015). I major in Turkish Politics with a special focus on the post-1950 era. The main areas of my interest also include secularism, civil-military relations, and discourse studies. I have been a freelance blogger, freelance translator and ELT (English Language Teacher). I am also one of the founding members of Ilkmade (Ilkmade is an online platform that moves away from content that degrades the mind to thoughtful, robust discussions that elevate it).


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