The recent massive leak of government documents to the whistleblower website Wikileaks is not just an example of the game-changing potential of the Internet – it’s a clear warning shot to political and social elites who equate secrecy with public service.
Until recently Wikileaks was an insider’s website with a mission to publish secret government documents. But now it’s a social phenomenon; applauded on one hand as an active promoter of democratic principles, and attacked on the other for endangering lives.
The sudden focus on Wikileaks...
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Turkish Political Life After 1923
1. 1923–1946: Single-party period
The history of Modern Turkey begins with the foundation of the republic on October 29, 1923. Mustafa Kemal ATATURK was the first president of the Republic of Turkey. The second constitution was ratified by the Grand National Assembly on April 20, 1924. In first ten years of the republic, there were a lot of reforms led by ATATURK in the process of secular westernization, such as unification of education; the discontinuation...
EUROPE AFTER 1815
I. EUROPE AFTER 1815
Following Napoleons defeat in 1815, the victorious European powers redrew borders of Europe in such a fashion as to restore political stability. The Great Powers succeeded in establishing a peace that lasted for almost a century.
A. The Congress of Vienna
Prince of Austria Klemens von Metternich, Britains Viscount Castlereagh, Frances Maurice de Talleyrand, Russias Tsar Alexander I, and Prussias King Frederick William...
Thursday, August 19, 2010
THE COLD WAR (1945-1991)
The cold war is a global bipolar struggle known as aggressive Soviet foreign policy and the U.S. reaction (counter policy). This is periods of intense conflict and periods of Relative Corporation. It is not only about national interests but also ideologies. Cold war could be divided into 3 periods:
1_ Confrontation (1945 - 1962)2_ From coexistence to détente (1963 – 1978)3_ From renewed confrontation to rapprochement (1979 – 1991)
The Eastern...
NORTHERN IRAQ: THE KURDISH QUESTION
Ottomans divided Iraq into 3 parts; Mosul, Baghdad, Basra. These 3 cities has multi-ethnic population (Sunnis, Kurds, Shia, Turkmens, and Nestorians). So there is no majority. The direct Ottoman rule was imposed and lasted until World War I; afterwards the British influence increased in the region.
1919: Paris Peace Conference: Kurdish delegation attends along with Prince Faisal (Hashimite Family) (Future king of Iraq)
GB will unify 3 provinces,...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Report of Inspection of the U.S. About the Republic of Turkey
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) inspects each of the approximately 260 embassies, diplomatic posts, and international broadcasting installations throughout the world, to determine whether policy goals are being achieved and whether the interests of the United States are being represented and advanced effectively. Additionally, OIG performs specialized security inspections and audits in support of the Department's mission to provide effective protection to our personnel,...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND HER INTERESTS IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Ukraine faces new crisis as Yanukovych claims narrow poll victory
Ukraine faced the prospect of fresh political confrontation on the streets after the result of its fiercely contested presidential election teetered on a knife edge today.
According to exit polls published immediately after voting ended Yuliya Tymoshenko, the glamorous, firebrand leader of the Orange Revolution, was narrowly beaten by Viktor Yanukovych, her bitter rival. But the margin of defeat was as little as three percentage points, paving the way for a potential challenge in the courts — and in the streets if her campaign claims widespread...
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