January 8, 2019
Her name was Ceren Damar Şenel (1994-2018). Ceren Damar worked as a research assistant at the department of law in Çankaya University. Ceren was killed by one of the students in the university in her own office. Many of the analyses and reactions relating with the crime had focused on the lack of security… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
The Hrant Dink Foundation set up in 2007 as a non-governmental organization aims to fight discrimination and prejudices between different social and political groups with different ethnic or racial characteristics. The Foundation aims to build dialogue, tolerance and cooperation in the society. Media can be defined as a source of… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Current news, InfoSociety, Languages & Culture, Media, Political Discourse, Political Sociology, Turkey, Uncategorized |
December 22, 2018
Today is the 104 th anniversary of Sarikamish Operation. Turkish Homeland was not established in an easy way or in a short period of time. Through the ashes of the Ottoman Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his associates have struggled a lot to form modern Turkey with scarce resources and a tired population. However… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
December 17, 2018
Today is the 745th death anniversary of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi. Every year, an international commemoration ceremony marking the anniversary of Rumi’s union with God is held in Konya between December 7 and17. What Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi tells us through centuries is first and foremost tolerance and love When we use or hear the… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Current news, EurActiv.com, History, Languages & Culture, Religion, Turkey , Rumi |
December 10, 2018
The relations between nations / states – I here use them interchangeably although they do not refer to the same thing – ( let me say international relations) are managed in both a dynamic and static style. Firstly, I see it as a dynamic process ( the interaction between nations) because the global arena does… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
December 6, 2018
Women’s fight for suffrage started early in the 20th century in Ottoman Empire – then ruled by a monarchy – but they faced many other challenges after the country switched to a parliamentary system as they failed to have suffrage added to the new constitution in 1924. Before Atatürk´s reforms, it is known that, peasant… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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History, Political Discourse, Turkey, Uncategorized, women's rights |
December 3, 2018
Yesterday was the 130th anniversary of Namık Kemal’s death. Namık Kemal in full Mehmed Namık Kemal was born in Tekirdağ in 1840 and he had been one of the pioneering figures of Young Ottomans. The Young Ottomans had been a secret nationalist organization formed in 1865. This group called for the creation of a constitutional… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
Two days ago, on November 28, a large concrete block fell during the construction of a highway viaduct in northwest region of Turkey, killing three workers. The accident occurred near the town of Gebze, in Kocaeli province, during the construction of the North Marmara Highway. With the collapse of the concrete block, the workers working… » read more
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Current news, Democracy Theory, EurActiv.com, judicial independence, Media, Political Sociology, Turkey |
November 28, 2018
A few days ago, one of the popular celebrities, namely Gamze Özçelik (born in 1982) was spotted wearing a headscarf. For a few days, Gamze Özçelik and her headscarf have been one of the hotly-debated issues on TV shows and programmes. I prefer to use the term “headscarf” instead of “turban” because in my… » read more
Posted by Begum Burak
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Democracy Theory, EurActiv.com, History, InfoSociety, Political Sociology, Religion, Secularism, Turkey, Uncategorized |
November 26, 2018
FOLLOWING THE FOOTPRINTS OF THE HEAD TEACHER The work of teachers and their contributions to the society are incredibly innumerable. It is known that, since 1994, many countries celebrate Teachers’ Day on the 5th day of October with the recommendation of UNESCO. In Turkey this special day is celebrated on November 24. After the… » read more
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