Begum BURAKApr 181 min readTurkey Needs Meritocracy to Embrace JusticeUnless Turkey adopts a meritocracy-based system, the people who do not have ties with the power-holders will be subjected to more...
Begum BURAKAug 17, 20223 min readTurkish Economy as the Reset Button of Turkish PoliticsFirst published in Modern Diplomacy Democracy has a robust relationship with economic growth. Barrington Moore can be seen as one of the...
Begum BURAKJun 24, 20221 min readQuo Vadis Turkish Politics?This article was originally published as a Perspective Paper for BESA Center. Turkey has never had a fully liberal democratic regime. The...
Begum BURAKDec 26, 20214 min readNew Zealand and Turkey: Totally different corruption levelsThis article was first published in Foreign Policy News. According to World Bank corruption is defined as the ‘abuse of public office for...
Begum BURAKNov 3, 20213 min readThe unforgettable crises in Turkish foreign policyThis article was first published in PEJournal. The founder of Turkish Republic Mustafa Kemal Ataturk’s conduct of state affairs and...
Begum BURAKJan 24, 20213 min readNew Year Bibliotherapy: 10 Turkish Books to Read in 2021This article was first published on Yabangee Even though decades pass, some stories and books are ageless. Reading is more than just a...
Begum BURAKJun 29, 20201 min read8 Essential Turkish Dramas to Watch while Social Distancing In the final month of 2019, the first Coronavirus case was recorded in Wuhan, China. The pandemic has since spread nearly all over the...
Begum BURAKMay 22, 20203 min readCoronavirus as a litmus test for Turkey’s soft power and social welfare state policiesCoronavirus is continuing to spread all over the world, with nearly three million confirmed cases in 185 countries. At least 200,000...