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Notes on Turkish Politics (3): The Journey from Assertive to Passive Secularism

February 9, 2021

This article was first published on Modern Diplomacy   The state-religion relationship and secularism policies in Turkey have been of a scholarly endeavor for both local and international researchers. While analyzing democracy journey and modernization history of Turkey, secularism has been one of the top-analyzed issues. The first attempts of secularism were witnessed in the… » read more

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Current news, domestic politics, EurActiv.com, History, identity, InfoSociety, Islam, Secularism, Turkey

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Notes on Turkish Politics (2): The Rise and Fall of Praetorian State

February 5, 2021

This article was first published on Modern Diplomacy   Since the transition to multiparty democracy in 1950, Turkish political life witnessed two fully fledged direct military coups in 1960 and in 1980 and a memorandum issued by the army that led to the fall of government in 1971. In a similar way, a post-modern coup… » read more

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NOTES ON TURKISH POLITICS (I): STRONG STATE TRADITION

February 1, 2021

  This article was first published on Modern Diplomacy   “…Turkish Army is determined to defend the unitary secular state founded by Ataturk… Protection of fundamental characteristics of the republic cannot be considered as an intervention in domestic politics.” said, Isık Kosaner, ex-Chief of the General Staff   Democracy as a regime type is the… » read more

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culture, Current news, Democracy Theory, domestic politics, EurActiv.com, History, identity, Ottoman Empire, Political history of Turkey, Turkey

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Fundamental Resources: Turkish Books on History, Politics and Sociology

January 31, 2021

    Okumalar 1: 1.100 Soruda Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi; Murat Sarıca; Gerçek 2.Politika Bilimine Giriş; Münci Kapanci; Bilgi Y 3.Siyaset , (Der.) Mümtaz’er Türköne / Lotus Yay. 4.Siyaset Bilimine Giriş, Andrew Heywood 5.Siyasal Rejimler ve Yönetimler, Ayferi Göze 6.Siyasi Düşünce Tarihi ; Donald Tannenbaum- David Schultz; Adres Yay. 7.Yakınçağ Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi George Sabin 8.İmparatorluktan… » read more

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What is Comparative Politics?

January 30, 2021

    Comparative politics is a sub-field in political science discipline characterized either by the use of the comparative method or other empirical methods to explore politics among countries. The comparative study of politics examines “political institutions – from constitutions to executives to parliaments to parties to electoral laws – and the processes and relationships… » read more

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THE FALL OF TRUMP AND SOCIAL MEDIA AS THE “GUARDIAN OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY”

January 18, 2021

*This article was originally published on Modern Diplomacy   Nowadays, world politics witness extraordinary developments. The January 6 crisis has been the first bloody event in US political history since the British invasion of the Congress in 1814. On January 6th, a group of pro-Trump protesters swarmed the Capitol building in an angry mob and… » read more

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A “Good-Bye” to the Veteran Journalist Mehmet Ali Birand

January 17, 2021

It is a widely-known fact that, Turkey has undergone several changes and turbulent years. Military interventions, Kurdish uprisings and PKK terror, the inability of non-state actors and elites to cope with non-democratic practices – all of these have so far had major impact not only upon theTurkish society but also upon the Turkish media. Since… » read more

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I Launched A Youtube Channel on Ottoman-Turkish History

January 14, 2021

    I have launched a Youtube channel on Ottoman-Turkish History through which I present literature review and academic comments on Ottoman-Turkish History. I aim to reach to young scholars studying Turkish politics in particular.   One of my videos is on the following link:   Ottoman Political and Societal Structure – YouTube   My… » read more

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ANALYZING CORONAVIRUS FROM A FOUCAULDIAN PERSPECTIVE

    First published on Turkish Policy Quarterly web page. This article is an attempt to address Coronavirus crisis within the framework of French thinker Michel Foucault’s (1926-1984) conceptualizations. Foucault’s conceptualizations of “biopower” and “governmentality” can be used as analytical tools in the analysis of Coronavirus management of different countries. On the one hand, the… » 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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