November 10, 2019
It’s been 81 years since Atatürk died, but he remains the sole super hero of modern Turkey. Ataturk was unanimously elected President of the new Republic of Turkey by the Assembly. On April 23, 1920, Ataturk was elected to its Presidency. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was born in Kocakasim District, Salonika in 1881. His… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Current news, History, InfoSociety, Political Discourse, Turkey , Ataturk |
October 21, 2019
Turkey on Oct. 9 launched Operation Peace Spring to eliminate terrorists from northeastern Syria to secure Turkey’s borders, aid in the safe return of Syrian refugees and ensure Syria’s territorial integrity. It is knowm that, on Oct. 17, Turkey agreed to pause the operation for 120 hours to allow the withdrawal of YPG/PKK terrorists. … » read more
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Current news, EurActiv.com, History, Operation Peace Spring, Syrian War, The US, Turkey |
September 18, 2019
State-formation process entails producing some kind of an ‘imagined’good or desired citizen profile. This concept of imagined desired citizen has its significant other(s) too who have influenced the constitution or reconstitution of the national identity. The notion of a significant other may be another ethnic or religious group and significant others have an influence… » read more
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EurActiv.com, History, InfoSociety, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Uncategorized |
July 24, 2019
The signing of Lausanne Peace Treaty marks the end of the War of Independence. The Treaty was signed with France, Portugal, Bulgaria, Japan, Greece, Romania, Italy, Britain, Belgium and Yugoslavia in Switzerland. The Treaty of Sevres (1920) had remained as a draft treaty and could never come into force. Finally, the Treaty of Lausanne… » read more
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Current news, EurActiv.com, FirstWorldWar, History, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Uncategorized |
July 20, 2019
Education is key to self-awareness and self-development. The right to education for every single person has been a global goal for decades, but since the 1990s, female education and women’s empowerment have come into sharp focus. The key role of female education in economic and political development in addition to the role it… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
July 1, 2019
With the end of the Cold War, new techniques and approaches have emerged in the international system in the fight against global terrorism. In order to maintain international peace and security, conventional methods and tools like the military forces have become insufficient to combat terrorism and new threats like cyber crimes. As a consequence… » read more
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Current news, EurActiv.com, Global Europe, Political Sociology, Science & Policymaking, Turkey, Uncategorized |
June 22, 2019
In the last couple of weeks, Turkey has been witnessing quite bizarre developments in the political scene. As known, the İstanbul polls will be re-held tomorrow and the tension between the two camps has risen. The voters of İmamoğlu and Yıldırım have got engaged in conflictual dialogues in social… » read more
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Current news, EurActiv.com, InfoSociety, local elections, Political Discourse, Political Sociology, Turkey |
May 19, 2019
The founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, arrived in Samsun on May 19, 1919, to run an uprising against the decision of the World War I allies to divide the territories of the defeated Ottoman Empire. Turkey accepts the date of Atatürk’s arrival in Samsun as the starting date of the… » read more
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Current news, EurActiv.com, FirstWorldWar, History, Turkey, Uncategorized |
April 28, 2019
The final years of the Ottoman Empire was a tragic period for the people that made up the Empire. Turks, Armenians, and many other groups suffered immensely. So, this period needs to be understood and analyzed in its entirety. Concerning the 1915 events, Turkey’s views are based on available archival documents, academic research and oral… » read more
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Armenia, Current news, EurActiv.com, FirstWorldWar, History, Ottoman Empire, Turkey |
April 25, 2019
It is very unfortunate to observe a physical attack against the leader of the main opposition party Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. We all know that one thing is certain. This attack has made it crystal clear that the long-standing political polarization in the country can bring rather dangerous outcomes. The harsh rhetoric adopted by the political figures… » read more
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Current news, History, InfoSociety, local elections, Political Discourse, Political Sociology, Turkey |
