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When terrorists take to new media

  • Media these days like to sensationalize every report just to boost their TRP (Target Rating Point). These media outlets perhaps don’t even realize that this sensationalism sometimes works in favor of terror organizations, which always exploit reports with propaganda value. Terrorist outfits...
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What is next for AKP after poll win?

  • Keeping in view the political upheaval that began after last summer’s Gezi Park protests and the allegations against the government, the March 30 local election was said to be a litmus test for the ruling party. This election was perceived as a vote of confidence for the government in the wake of...
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Unwarranted brouhaha

  • The recent anti-graft operation and the subsequent government action turned the spotlight on Turkey. In its aftermath, the world media is rife with speculation about the possible impact of these events on Turkish future politics.The case is currently being investigated and those accused of...
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The challenge of cyber warfare

  • With the advancement in technology, the nature of conflicts in the world is also changing. It is no longer the era of conventional warfare. In the last few years, cyber attacks have added a new dimension to the overall concept of war.The cyber warriors just use a few lines of software commands to...
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Syria: Death everywhere

  • The Syrian war, which we began watching in 2011, is being discussed just when the map has changed, in terms of talk of safe zones and conflicts between countries. Nobody is paying any attention to the millions of refugees fleeing the country or, more importantly, the civilians living and dying in...
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Racism threatening European values

  • While new attacks and cease-fires are being discussed in the Middle East, a dirty war in which hospitals and residential areas are being bombed and civilians are mercilessly slaughtered, is raging on unabated. Flood of refugees from Syria is continuing and these people who want to save their...
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Preventing Bloody Fridays

  • Friday, June 26, 2015 — it was the second Friday of Ramadan. Three countries were left shocked by three separate terror attacks. A man was beheaded at the exit to a factory in France, a massacre took place on a beach shared by two hotels in Tunisia and a suicide bomber attacked a mosque where 2...
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Ignoring the cost of arming PKK

  • Like any other region of the world, the politics in the Middle East has become a continuous pursuit of selfish interests. Such a mindset has pitted brothers against brothers, citizens against citizens and members of the same religion against one another.At a time when most regional players are...
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How many Halabjas will make us act?

  • The recent use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria has brought back the horrifying memories of Halabja to life.Despite being over three decades apart, there is a striking resemblance between the two massacres. Ordered by dictators bent on prolonging their rules and propelled by the...
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Helping relief organizations

  • Many readers might think that the title of the article is incorrect and it should have been “What can relief organizations do for people?”The title is correct, since humanitarian relief organizations also sometimes need immediate aid. The volunteer relief workers whose activities are hampered,...
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