Reviewed by Ceren Mutus

Can Islam and Democracy coexist? Although this remarkable question has gained importance in world politics lately since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and consequently terrorism was wrongfully equalized with Islam, roots of the struggle for democracy in the Muslim World can be traced back to the 1950s. The South-Asian country, Pakistan, which was established as a sovereign state in 1947,is one of...

Reviewed by Habibe Ozdal

Russia’s foreign policy is said to have been shaped by the Western and European attitude towards international issues. Even though Europe and the West have significant influence on Russian foreign policy, particular features of historical terms have also shaped it. While foreign policy of Russia was affected by external factors it can be claimed that it has still pursued historical patterns....

Reviewed by Serpil ACIKALIN

After Syria gained its independence, its relations with Turkey passed from different stages. In the relationship, two country’s neighbourliness and common history have costed long tense years and a broken connection. The Turkey-Syria relationship in process of recovery in 2000s became a precedent for Turkey's relations with its other neighbors and two country's economic improvement, building of high level trust led...

Reviewed by Mehmet Yegin

The Kurdish Question is one of the most prominent issues that requires the delicate scrutiny and attention of scholars and policy makers in Turkey. The issue has been more discussed with the rise of terrorism in the country and has been, unfortunately, largely attached to separatist terrorism. On the contrary, in the international arena, the terrorism is largely disregarded and the...

Reviewed by Nermin Aydemir

Whether media should be impartial and objective; how the public's right to know should be balanced against an individual's right to privacy; and how the media should be regulated have constantly been the subjects of public debate (Kieran 2002: I and Christians : 15). The main issues that the media come across such as diverse points of views, propaganda, infotainment,...