Köşe Yazıları | Op-eds

Football is not just a game (in Brazil)

12 Haziran 2014

Bu yazı 12.06.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The world’s most popular and attractive sporting event, the FIFA World Cup Tournament, is starting today with a kick-off game between Brazil and Croatia in São Paulo, Brazil, amid the protests across the country. What was started as an opposition to increased public…

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Alarm sounds for multicultural Europe

05 Haziran 2014

Bu yazı 05.06.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The voters from the 28 member states of the European Union (EU) cast their ballots for the European Parliament for four days between May 22 and 25. The results were somewhat expected, but shocking for many nevertheless. The rise of the anti-establishment parties…

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Energizing Cyprus

29 Mayıs 2014

Bu yazı 29.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The negotiations to find a fair and equitable solution to the Cyprus problem was resumed on February 11 after a two-year hiatus with a Joint Declaration of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders that provided an outline and main principles of the…

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Do we need a hegemon?

15 Mayıs 2014

Bu yazı 15.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. The world systems theory, espoused by Immanuel Wallerstein, identified a number of hegemonic world powers, which had emerged one after the other since the 16th century, to dominate the international system for about a century, then declined and was replaced by another…

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What will become of Ukraine?

08 Mayıs 2014

Bu yazı 08.05.2014 tarihinde Hurriyet Daily News Gazetesi'nde yayımlanmıştır. Since the outbreak of the latest crisis in Ukraine in late November 2013, the tension has continued to worsen and the division among citizens has grown, pushing the country nearer to civil war with every passing day. Although the country has so far…

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