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Gateway to International Peace and Regional Stability: Turkey’s “Soft Power” Option and A Second Border Crossing Project

Osman KORUTÜRK, Ambassador (Retd), Selim KARAOSMANOĞLU, Ambassador (Retd) Turkish Armed Forces conducted a surgical operation, codenamed the Eagle-Claw 2, in … More

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At the Edge of Tomorrow: The Future of Capitalism

It seems that humanity is about to enter a new phase in history, leading to a new world order and … More

Alphan Telek

“No Country For Old Men:” Five prevalent stereotypes affecting the life of the elderly*

Stjepan Orešković No country for old men: five prevalent stereotypes affecting the life of the elderly “That is no country … More

Stjepan Oreskovic

Eurocynicism: An Important Argumentative Fallacy in Pro-AKP Political Discourse

Asst. Prof. Dr. Can Büyükbay, Political Scientist Vice-Chairman, Progressive Thought Institute   Generally speaking, political cynicism has different aspects and … More

Can Büyükbay

War on Terrorism in The Middle East?

Turkish public opinion learnt a militant organisation’s name in June 2014 why the organisation captured Mosul which is an oil … More

Deniz Tansi

Political Psychology of Peace and War: Peace as a Psychological Need

The common view is that Turkey is on the verge of civil war as well as war; in fact, the … More

Dr. Ulaş Başar GEZGİN

Towards the limits of dominant-party period? Notes and hopes for the June 2015 elections

Kıvanç ATAK European University Institute, Florence   Is Turkey coming to an end of its dominant-party period? It is not … More

Dr. Kıvanç ATAK

Elect or Erect: 2015 Elections in Turkey

It is hard to state that majority of the Turkish citizens are equally interested in upcoming elections. AKP voters are … More

Dr. Ulaş Başar GEZGİN

A new “foreigner” imagery in the Turkish financial markets?

The recent years of the AKP rule have been marked by the increasingly polarizing voice of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the … More

Dr. Emre TARIM

Reading Manifestos: European Union in Turkey’s June 2015 Elections

As the June 2015 general elections approach all major political parties in Turkey published their election manifestos, which are considered … More

Dr. Selin Bengi GÜMRÜKÇÜ

Election Of The 10th August 2014

Mr. Erdoğan has been elected the 12. President of Republic on the 10th of August 2014.  Attentive observers noticed that … More

Aydιn Cıngı

The Economic and Governence Situation and Prospects Following The Presidential Election

At the first election in which the president was elected directly by the electorate in Turkey, the ruling AKP (Justice … More

Yusuf Işık

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