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Root Causes of the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute Approaches of the
Root Causes of the Eastern Mediterranean Dispute: Approaches of the Main Actors

The Eastern Mediterranean region is said to host five percent of the world’s known natural gas reserves. That stimulates...

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

The Turkey-Africa Bromance Key Drivers Agency and Prospects
The Turkey-Africa Bromance: Key Drivers, Agency, and Prospects

Turkish-African relations have consistently exhibited strong growth since Ankara declared 2005 as ‘the year of Africa.’...

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Islamophobia as Cultural Racism The Case of Islamic Attire in
Islamophobia as Cultural Racism: The Case of Islamic Attire in Turkey

Grasping the various aspects of Islamophobia in Muslim societies requires much finer methods in order to decipher the...

Friday, June 18, 2021

The Nexus of Leadership Political Empowerment and Social Mobilization The
The Nexus of Leadership, Political Empowerment, and Social Mobilization: The Case of the July 15 Coup Attempt in Turkey

This study analyzes the mutually empowering relations between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his followers,...

Sunday, July 5, 2020

The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean
The United States-Backed Containment of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean

International competition over natural gas and oil has been escalating in the Eastern Mediterranean in recent years, and...

Friday, July 3, 2020

Reinventing Hybridity in a Globalized Context The Case of Turkish
Reinventing Hybridity in a Globalized Context: The Case of Turkish Soap Operas and Their Reception in Morocco

This article aims to examine Turkish soap operas as a multi-faceted phenomenon that, as a product of cultural...

Sunday, July 5, 2020

Turkey and Russia in Syria Testing the Extremes
Turkey and Russia in Syria: Testing the Extremes

The book’s originality owes much to Yükselen’s examination of the changing character of the Syrian War and its impacts on...

Monday, June 21, 2021

İki Darbe Arasında Türkiye Suriye Politikası 1960-1980 Between Two Coups
İki Darbe Arasında: Türkiye Suriye Politikası (1960-1980) [Between Two Coups: Turkey’s Syria Policy (1960-1980)]

With Between Two Coups, Salık fills a gap in the literature of Turkish-Syrian relations and offers a detailed account not...

Monday, June 21, 2021

The Ottoman Legacy and Neo-Ottomanism A Review Article
The Ottoman Legacy and Neo-Ottomanism: A Review Article

The three books selected for review here shed new light on the current popularity of Neo-Ottomanism and the bloody endgame...

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Civil Society NGOs and Religion in the European Refugee Crisis
Civil Society, NGOs and Religion in the European Refugee Crisis: A Review

When the three books under review are examined together, it is possible to identify some common themes. One of them is...

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Turkey s Libya Policy Achievements and Challenges
Turkey’s Libya Policy: Achievements and Challenges

Libya has been witnessing a long and destructive civil war since the fall of Qaddafi in 2011. While countries like the...

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Guest Editor's Note Summer 2020
Guest Editor's Note | Summer 2020

Through a wide range of articles and commentaries, this issue aims to bring to its readers a comprehensive framework on...

Wednesday, September 23, 2020


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