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The Headscarf Affair: A Political Symbol or A Matter of Freedom?

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

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Democracy Theory, EurActiv.com, History, InfoSociety, Political Sociology, Religion, Secularism, Turkey, Uncategorized

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FOLLOWING THE FOOTPRINTS OF THE HEAD TEACHER  

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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EurActiv.com, History, Turkey, Uncategorized

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Towards a new conjuncture in Turkish Higher Education?

November 7, 2018

Yesterday was the anniversary of the foundation of Council of Higher Education (YÖK). There had been a considerable amount of news coverage about YÖK in those years. Exactly 37 years have passed since the debates related to YÖK have first begun. The number of universities had been 19 before the foundation of YÖK. Today, there… » read more

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EurActiv.com, InfoSociety, Turkey, Uncategorized

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Bülent Ecevit: The Politician with A Poet Soul

November 5, 2018

    Bülent Ecevit died at the age of 81 on November 5 in 2006. Bülent Ecevit started his political career in the Republican People’s Party. He then became the leader of Democratic Left Party in 1987. In addition to Ecevit’s political career, his talent in poetry is also well-known. Ecevit studied Middle Eastern politics… » read more

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EurActiv.com, History, Political Sociology, Turkey

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The new government system of Turkey

July 10, 2018

Turkey has officially entered into the new government system namely the presidential government system. This develooplent officially put an end to the parliamentary system. After the oath-taking President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Anıtkabir. Under the new system ministries merged and new offices established. With the changes, the Labor, Social Services and Family Ministry, Industry and… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Turkey

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The Başbağlar Massacre

July 5, 2018

The Başbağlar Massacre went down in history as the second massacre that happened in the first week of July in 1993. A group of PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) cmae into the village of Başbağlar in Erzincan and killed 28 people. Despite the fact that 25 years passed, the subjects of the Başbağlar Massacre have not… » read more

Posted by Begum Burak

EurActiv.com, Turkey

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Turkey’s 2018 Elections

June 25, 2018

  Yesterday, Turkey’s parliamentary and presidential elections were held. Over 56.000 registered voters voted and there were 180.065 ballot boxes across the country. According to the Supreme Election Council (YSK) more than 1600.000 people voted for the first time. It is also known that the Syrian people given Turkish citizenship voted in the elections as… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Political Sociology, Turkey

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A Snapshot of Syrian Refugees in Turkey

June 8, 2018

  Almost half of the Syrian population has been displaced since the onset of the civil war in 2012. The Turkish province accommodating the highest number of Syrian refugees in the country is İstanbul with 20 per cent according to Ajans Press (The media monitoring company). According to Ajans Press, Istanbul accommodates 561.159 Syrian refugees.… » read more

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EurActiv.com, Migration, Regional Policy, Syrian War, Turkey

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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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