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Gender equality is a prerequisite for social justice and moral development within a society. It is impossible to observe respect for basic human values in societies where women are oppressed by men and treated as second-class citizens. That’s why Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was such a strong advocate of women’s rights and made gender equality one of the founding principles of the Republic [...]
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MISJUDGEMENTS OF THE WEST IN CYPRUS HELPED THE TURKS CONSTITUTE A FULLY FLEDGED DEMOCRATIC STATE
With the London and Zurich Agreements a “functional federation” was founded in Cyprus in 1960 between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Despite the fact that this new state was not bizonal, it had balanced constitutional powers between the two peoples living on the island. Both motherlands, Turkey and Greece, as well as Britain, the former colonial power that owned two bases on [...]
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Are human rights Turkey’s domestic or foreign policy issue?
Human rights issues have always been a difficult subject for Turkish diplomats. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the field of human rights is not considered as an area of expertise like NATO/arms control questions or matters pertaining to Cyprus/Greece. The reason for this is that one would often come across human rights questions at any stage of one’s career. At the [...]
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APM Dışişlerinin Meslek Büyükleri #3
Emekli Büyükelçi Ali Hikmet Alp ile Söyleşi
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MISJUDGEMENTS OF THE WEST IN CYPRUS HELPED THE TURKS CONSTITUTE A FULLY FLEDGED DEMOCRATIC STATE
With the London and Zurich Agreements a “functional federation” was founded in Cyprus in 1960 between the Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Despite the fact that this new state was not bizonal, it had balanced constitutional powers between the two peoples living on the island. Both motherlands, Turkey and Greece, as well as Britain, the former colonial power that owned two bases on [...]
Are human rights Turkey’s domestic or foreign policy issue?
Human rights issues have always been a difficult subject for Turkish diplomats. At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the field of human rights is not considered as an area of expertise like NATO/arms control questions or matters pertaining to Cyprus/Greece. The reason for this is that one would often come across human rights questions at any stage of one’s career. At the [...]
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