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WILLIAM SAROYAN’S WORDS ARE BEING DISTORTED AS WELL
William Saroyan (real name Aram Karaoğlanyan), born in Fresno, California/USA in 1908, was an Armenian American novelist, short story, and theater writer. His family immigrated from Bitlis, Turkey to the US in 1905. Saroyan’s fluid and simple style of writing, who had published his stories since 1933, became very popular ... AVİM 17.09.2020 -
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GREECE’S “CHERRY-PICKING” POLICY IN INVOKING THE RULES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
In an extremely tense environment posed by the recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, a plethora of reasonable ideas and suggestions have been raised by the jurists and scholars to submit all the problems between Greece and Turkey for settlement to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Within the framework ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 31.08.2020 -
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A GREEK PONTUS TV DRAMA MAKES MOCKERY OF HISTORICAL FACTS
A Greek diaspora online media based in Australia has recently published a news item regarding the Greek dramatic TV series named “To Kokkino Potami” (Red River) which is said to have been broadcasted in Greek Open TV channel from October 6, 2019 to July 13, 2020 in 32 episodes. According ... Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 31.08.2020 -
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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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EU'S INCORRIGIBLE BIAS AND ANTAGONISM AGAINST TURKEY HAS BEEN REVEALED
In the debates of the European Parliament (EP) last week, Turkey was often cited in the speeches by the European Union Commission President, High Representative/Vice President, and the deputies. Apart from Turkey, China and Russia were also among the countries whose names were frequently mentioned in the relevant debates and ... AVİM 21.09.2020 -
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MONGOLIA’S SEARCH FOR BALANCE IN ITS FOREIGN POLICY
Mongolia has adopted the goal of pursuing an independent foreign policy and cultivating multilateral relations since the 1990s. However, Mongolia, as a landlocked country surrounded by two great powers (China and Russia), has limited options due to its geographical location. Mongolia, which aims to develop relations and cooperation with countries ... Gülperi GÜNGÖR 28.08.2020 -
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FROM POINT SHOTS TO ARMED CONFLICT: HOW DID AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA REACH THE BRINK OF WAR?
June of 2020 was a month in which the relative tranquility between Azerbaijan and Armenia since 2016 ended. Nikol Pashinyan, who came to power after the 2018 April Revolution, taking his policies against Azerbaijan to a further level with populist concerns also formed the groundwork for the occurring conflicts. As it ... Tutku DİLAVER 14.08.2020 -
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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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AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA ARMED CONFLICT'S REFLECTIONS BEYOND THE REGION
We previously mentioned the conjuncture behind the skirmishes that started last week and Armenia's motivation to initiate the conflict. Aside from the driving force of the conflict from the viewpoint of Armenia, there are many commentaries that there might be more than meets the eye regarding the skirmishes due to the location ... Tutku DİLAVER 30.07.2020
FRANSA DURMAKSIZIN NATO'YU YIPRATIYOR - HÜRRİYET DAILY NEWS - 05.09.2020
4 dk okuma Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 10.09.2020
FRANCE CEASELESSLY WEARING DOWN NATO - HÜRRİYET DAILY NEWS - 05.09.2020
3 dk okuma Teoman Ertuğrul TULUN 07.09.2020
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?
