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EUROPE’S LIMITS AND ITS LIMITLESS SILENCE
In July 2020, a humanitarian crisis enfolded right in the middle of Europe towards which Europe in preferred to stay silent. Amnesty International presented evidence on refugee and asylum seekers being exposed to police abuse and torture at the Croatian border, constituting one of the limits of EU territory. Hazel ÇAĞAN ELBİR 05.08.2020 -
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JOSEPH BORRELL’S VISIT TO ANKARA AND ITS AFTERMATH
At the beginning of this month, on July 6-7, Vice President of European Union (EU) Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell Fontelles visited Turkey. In the visit during which the Turkey-EU relations were extensively discussed, regional issues that have an impact ... Hazel ÇAĞAN ELBİR 29.07.2020 -
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THE OPENING OF HAGIA SOPHIA FOR WORSHIP: REACTIONS FROM THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCES AND THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA (ANTELIAS)
The decision to open Hagia Sophia for worship as a mosque has elicited various reactions from around the world. The ones we would like to draw your attention are the statements of the World Council of Churches and the spiritual leader of the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia (located in Antelias/Lebanon), ... AVİM 24.07.2020 -
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DR. PAT WALSH’S RECENT ARTICLE ON THE TALAT PASHA QUESTION
In a recent article, Irish Historian Dr. Pat Walsh reviewed Hans Lukas-Kieser’s latest book, "Talaat Pasha: Father of Modern Turkey, Architect of Genocide" (Princeton University Press, 20018) at some length and made a number of critiques and observations of key importance. It is, therefore, important to share a summary of ... AVİM 22.07.2020 -
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THE NINETY-SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE PEACE TREATY OF LAUSANNE
24 July is the ninety-seventh anniversary of the signing of the Peace Treaty of Lausanne on 24 July 1923 which legally abolished and superseded the Treaty of Sèvres of 10 August 1920 that was designed by the Allies of the World War I for the liquidation of the Ottoman Empire and virtually ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 21.07.2020
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1934 PACT OF BALKAN ENTENTE: THE PRECURSOR OF BALKAN/SOUTHEAST EUROPE COOPERATION
Introduction In our recent analysis titled “Turkey Assumed the Chairmanship-In-Office of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP)”, we referred to the 1934 Pact of Balkan Entente (shortly 1934 Balkan Pact) and described this treaty as the precursor of the South-East Europe Cooperation Process [1]. In this context, we emphasized that ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 06.08.2020 -
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TURKEY HAS ASSUMED THE CHAIRMANSHIP-IN-OFFICE OF THE SOUTH EAST EUROPE COOPERATION PROCESS (SEECP)
It has been recently announced that Turkey has undertaken the Chairmanship-in Office of the South East Europe Cooperation Process (SEECP) for one year (2020-2021) for the third time as of 1 July 2020. It was mentioned in the press release on the subject that Turkey’s previous Chairmanships were in 1998-1999 ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 17.07.2020 -
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GENOCIDE ALLEGATIONS, PROPAGANDA MOVIES, AND A 90-MILLION-DOLLAR FIASCO
In 2017, a movie titled The Promise was released. Filmed upon the will of Armenian billionaire businessman Kirk Kerkorian with a 90-million-dollar budget, it portrayed the 1915 Events based upon the genocide allegations. It was directed by award-winning director Terry George and the starring roles were played by the renowned ... Mehmet Oğuzhan TULUN 14.07.2020 -
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COVID-19, GLOBALIZATION AND THE AFTERMATH
1. Introduction Up until the December of last year (2019) when it was first diagnosed in Wuhan-China, none of us knew about the novel coronavirus except scientists. In a very short period of time, this virus has spread all over the world and detected in over 190 countries. It has filled ... COVID-19 Working Group 18.06.2020 -
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CHINA’S INFLUENCE IN CENTRAL ASIAN TRADE
From the 1990s onwards, China began to develop infrastructure connections and economic and commercial relations with the newly independent Central Asian countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Besides the importance for the security of China, which borders three of the five Central Asian countries, the energy and mineral ... Gülperi GÜNGÖR 08.06.2020
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PRIME MINISTER OF TRNC: 'THE FEDERAL SOLUTION' CANNOT GO BEYOND A DREAM - UNITED WORLD - 20.07.2020
9 dk okuma Mehmet PERİNÇEK 23.07.2020
KAFKASYA’DA DONDURULAMAYAN İHTİLAF: TOVUZ ÇATIŞMALARI ÜZERİNE BİR DEĞERLENDİRME - 22.07.2020
12 dk okuma Bahar ÖZSOY 22.07.2020
KIBRIS BARIŞ HAREKÂTIMIZIN 46. YILDÖNÜMÜNDE DÜŞÜNDÜKLERİM - 20.07.2020
5 dk okuma Tugay ULUÇEVİK 20.07.2020
CONFERENCE TITLED “CURRENT REFUGEE MOVEMENTS IN ASIA AND THEIR REFLECTIONS ON TURKEY”
AVİM'DE "ERMENİ-NAZİ İŞBİRLİĞİ" BAŞLIKLI KONFERANSI
CONFERENCE TITLED “CURRENT REFUGEE MOVEMENTS IN ASIA AND THEIR REFLECTIONS ON TURKEY”
CONFERENCE TITLED “DEMOCRATIZATION AND EUROPEANIZATION IN GEORGIA: A PATH TOWARDS DEMOCRACY?”
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Past Event Online (Skype) 13.07.2020
THE WORLD UNDER PANDEMIC: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
Past Event AVİM Conference Hall 11.02.2020
CURRENT REFUGEE MOVEMENTS IN ASIA AND THEIR REFLECTIONS ON TURKEY -
Past Event AVİM Conference Hall 14.01.2020
DEMOCRATIZATION AND EUROPEANIZATION IN GEORGIA: A PATH TOWARDS DEMOCRACY?
