The Kurdish issue emerged as a result of the Kemalist modernization policy. For many years Kurds and other groups were forced to absorb Turkish values and culture instead of developing their own local identities. For this ...

In this article, I argue that the term 'foreign policy' is not an innocent concept because it legitimizes the so-called distinction between domestic and foreign policies and therefore provides a strong case for the ...

In this study, the foreign policy of the Russian Federation in the post-USSR era is analyzed. Influenced by its historical roots, the foreign policy of Russian Federation, has also been a subject worth to be analyzed due ...

This study will analyze the Turkish Cypriot Islamic community, an organization established by Muslim Cypriot Turks after World War I. It is an important organization because it has the word, Turkish, in its name. The aim ...

The Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus organised the Enosis Referendum in Cyprus on 15th January 1950. The 1950 referendum played a role in the construction of identity for Cypriots under British colonial rule by integrating ...

This study aims to address a historical paradox: how can we understand the Kurdish movement's EU policy in the two decades subsequent to the end of the Cold War? I argue that the Kurdish movement has pursued two different ...

This study investigates copper (Cu) levels and vascular dysfunction in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). 44 subjects with PCOS, diagnosed according to Rotterdam criteria, and 42 healthy subjects matched for ...

By problematizing the relationship between geopolitics and foreign policy, this paper investigates the discursive assumptions of two different geopolitical visions of Turkish foreign policy. It seeks to explain how different ...

Turkey: A necessary ally in a troubled region The new U.S. president taking office in January 2017 will face daunting challenges to the international liberal order, ranging from a fragile European Union rocked by Great ...

Since its foundation, Turkey's foreign policymakers have declined to undertake any pioneering roles in global initiatives, such as assuming the position of the spokesperson of the Islamic world, on international platforms. ...