by Joseph Ozmer | Dec 14, 2020 | University of Georgia
Few political phenomena are as well known as the “Rally Around the Flag” effect. Tragic events or instances of conflict can shift public opinion in favor of ruling authorities. Much of the time, this can be a mixed blessing for the authorities in question....
by Dilek Mustafa | Oct 25, 2020 | Suffolk University
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has challenged Turkey’s scant democracy, through exceptional use of oppression against journalism and democratic representation, extreme military hostilities in the region, domestic approach of Islamic ideologies, and...
by Ceren Sarpege | May 27, 2020 | Koç University
As Turkish government recently opened its western borders to the European Union for the refugees and migrants, Greece keeps its borders closed shut, putting aside the asylum system, claiming to deport the ones to come and leading the asylum seekers to borders back;...
by Beyza Işık Aksoy | Apr 28, 2020 | Bilkent University
Turkey was already notorious for its growing liquidation in the country’s media outlets. Erdogan’s strong men regime was pretty determined to not to provide even a glimmer of hope for the opposition, going after every journalist or media profession who...
by İzel Ekin Alpay | Apr 27, 2020 | Bilkent University
In 2018, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime announced the home to be the most dangerous place for women as femicides are mostly committed by their closest family, or partners.[1] However, in strange times of 2020 social distancing, self-isolation and staying at home are...
