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Unrest in Turkey: from ‘3 or 5 trees’ to ‘democracy’
By Gonenc Uysal Recently, the Municipal Government of Istanbul decided to rebuild the Taksim Military Barracks (Topcu Kislasi) in Taksim as either a shopping mall or a hotel. This project involves...
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From the Gezi Parki protests to the Democratisation Package
by Gonenc Uysal Protesters vs. police forces, Istanbul, 15 June 2013(photo by Mstyslav Chernov) It has been just over six months since the start of Gezi Parki protests on 30th May. Amnesty...
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Presidency à la Erdogan: A Perspective on the System of Government and the...
By Gonenc Uysal: [Image by Garyck Arntzen]Turkey had increasingly staged discussions about the system of government when Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared that Turkey should have presidency in November...
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Turkey in the Midst of the Syrian Crisis: Security, Democracy and Secularism
By Gonenc Uysal: After years of civil war in Syria, that has caused more than 210,000 – mostly civilian – deaths, the international community has recently been shaken by videos of war crimes undertaken...
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Many Problems with Neighbours: The Ankara Attack and the Fragility of the...
By: Jackson Webster On October 10th 2015, two suicide bombings shook Ankara, the Turkish capital, killing almost 100 Turks and wounding hundreds more. As if the death toll was not tragic enough, the...
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The time has come to revoke Turkey’s NATO membership (but offer it a lifeline)
By: Austin Luce Source: Wikimedia The idea of removing Turkey from the ranks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would send shockwaves through the international community. Never before has the...
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Turkey’s President Erdoğan counter-coup cleanup
By: Kyle R. Brady A night view of Istanbul, Turkey. Is President Erdoğan ignoring the lessons of the Iraq War at his peril? Following the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey[1] — wherein factions within...
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NATO in the Crucible
By. Dr. Zachary Wolfraim NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in London 2014. (Source: NATO Parliamentary Assembly Pre-Summit Conference) Yet again, NATO is having a challenging year. Since the end of the...
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Reforming the Republic of Turkey: Erdoğan’s Power Project
By Kyle R.Brady After the military-led July 2016 coup attempt failed to overthrow Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in July 2016, a counter-coup effort was initiated by Erdogan to remove any...
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Speak Turkish, Speak Plenty: nationalism, identity and conflict over language...
By Uygar Baspehlivan International news is rife with articles and analyses of Turkey’s renewed conflict with Kurdish secessionists in its South Eastern province. However, what we have not seen...
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Turkey’s Growing Military Influence
By Gorkem Dirik & Selcuk Aydin Turkey opened its largest overseas military base in Somalia in 2017 (Credit Image: Reuters/Feisal Omar) Turkey views itself increasingly compelled to generate new...
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Unrest in Turkey: from ‘3 or 5 trees’ to ‘democracy’
By Gonenc Uysal Recently, the Municipal Government of Istanbul decided to rebuild the Taksim Military Barracks (Topcu Kislasi) in Taksim as either a shopping mall or a hotel. This project involves...
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Conscription Reform and the Future of Military Manpower in Turkey
By Onur Kara 12 February 2019 A Turkish soldiers stands guard in Anıtkabir, Ankara.(Photo credit: Wojciech Olkusnik) The military draft is making headlines again following several decades in decline....
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Strife Series on Counter-Terrorism in Modern Warfare (Part I) – The...
by Lucía Ruiz Vila Fighters of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during their retreat from Turkey into Northern Iraq (Image credit: Firat News Agency/AP) Terrorism is constituted through discourse....
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Turkey and Drone Warfare: A Winning Combination for Azerbaijan?
by Hannah Papachristidis Death from above: the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB-2 drone going global? (Image credit: DHA via AP) Azerbaijan’s victory in the recently concluded war with Armenia over the...
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Turkish Claims and the Oil Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean
by Rafaella Piyioti The RV MTA Oruç Reis, named after the Admiral in the Ottoman Navy and chief governor in the Western Mediterranean, near the coast of Antalya, Turkey (Image credit: AP) Over the past...
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Feature – Climate Change, Conflict, and Children’s Rights Abuses: Syrian...
by Chiara Scissa In limbo in Lesbos: Doctors without Borders labelled the Mória Refugee Camp as the ‘worst refugee camp on earth’ (Image credit: Getty Images/AFP/F. Perrier) Introduction The world is...
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The Libyan Puzzle Piece in Turkey’s Grand Strategy for the Eastern Mediterranean
by Jack Cross Joint press conference between President Erdogan and Fayez Al Sarraj, Chairman of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, 4th June, 2020 Despite dominating...
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Power Game in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Implications for the U.S.
By Sena Namlu (The Abraham Lincoln and John C. Stennis carrier strike groups are conducting carrier strike force operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Photo by Mass Communication...
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Lebanon’s case in the Turkish quest for regional leadership
By Pierre-Axel Thüring Photo source: CNN Arabic, 2020 There is little debate about Turkish president Recep Tayiip Erdogan’s ambition to become a key regional player. In partnership with Qatar, Turkey...
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