March 9, 2021
Today I joined a lecture delivered on zoom. The lecture was organized by British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) The British Institute at Ankara (BIAA) was founded in 1947 and incorporated in the 1956 cultural agreement between the Republic of Turkey and the United Kingdom. It is internationally renowned for conducting research in Turkey and… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
The Coronavirus pandemic has transformed the way (academic) information has been circulated in an enormous way. I have lately been active in many webinars and zoom conferences. The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) has been one of the centers that I have learnt during the pandemic. In previous weeks I applied for the… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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culture, Current news, Economy, EurActiv.com, EurActiv.de, Europe's East, European Citizens Initiative, European Union , civilresistance, nonviolentcampaigns, protestmovements, webinar |
February 15, 2021
This piece was first published on the Compaion. Almost all of us watch the striking dimensions of global waste in the news release. The levels of waste are thought-provoking. What is even more tragical is that we are still not conscious about wasting; however it is a bleeding wound. “Janus” is known… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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culture, Current news, Development Policy, Economy, Energy, EurActiv.com, Global Europe , Coronavirus, global hunger, global hunger index, global poverty, hunger, Janus |
December 23, 2020
This article is an attempt to discuss capitalism experiment in Gulf countries. The Middle Eastern countries in general and Gulf region in particular have their own unique practice with capitalism. The countries such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, forming the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) hold huge family based business groups. This describes the capitalist class transforming… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Current news, Development Policy, Economy, Energy , Adam Hanieh, Capitalism, Gulf Cooperation Council, gulf region, middle eastern states |
October 17, 2020
Today is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Under United Nations roof, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is observed on October 17 each year since 1993. It promotes people’s awareness of the need to eradicate poverty worldwide, particularly in third world countries. Hereby, I want to share one of my articles… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Current news, Economy, EurActiv.com, European Union, InfoSociety, Sustainable Dev. , global media, hunger, poverty, third world, United Nations |
On 27 May, 1960, modern Turkey witnessed its first full-fledged military coup. The coup was of a non-hierarchical nature in the sense that it was not carried out by generals but by other military officers belonging to lower status such as colonels. What paved the way for the coup can be seen as multi-dimensional.… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
February 17, 2020
Last month, in the latest report published by RAND researchers, the key challenges confronting the U.S.-Turkish partnership over the coming years have been covered. The analysts recommend possible initiatives to sustain it during what is likely to be a turbulent era. The RAND report focuses on the political, social, and economic events that are changing… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
January 28, 2020
The result of the ‘Trends in Turkey’ [Türkiye Eğilimleri] survey which has been held for ten years was announced at a meeting held at Kadir Has University in previous days. The study, which was prepared by an academic team under the coordination of Prof. Mustafa Aydın was conducted between November 25 and December… » read more
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Current news, domestic politics, Economy, EurActiv.com, Foreign Policy, InfoSociety, Media, Political Sociology, Turkey |
January 13, 2020
Introduction Turkey has been characterized with a sui generis democracy and economy compared to other Middle Eastern or Muslim countries. As the the political system of Turkey has changed over time and moved towards a Western-type of democracy, Turkish economy has not stayed the same inevitably. The role of the state has… » read more
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AKP, Current news, domestic politics, Economy, EurActiv.com, liberalism, Turkey, Uncategorized , AKP, Economy, freemarket economy, globalization, liberalism, neoliberalism, world bank |
