Birds of Turkey

Istanbul is the fifth largest city in the world and is one of the largest agglomerations within the European country. Its size, public demographic, and its development as a city has in result made Istanbul the heart of Turkey. In this paper, discussed will be the actual and relative location of the city. The demographic and economic structure, the economic base, the major industries and their classifications (i.e. primary, secondary, and tertiary sectors), and the major site and situational…

29th, Turkey had celebrated the Turkish Republic day’s 93 anniversary. Every single government representative talked about the independence “War” and the great victory of the proclamation of The Turkish Republic by Mustafa Kamal Ataturk (Hardy). None of the officials; however, referenced how did this republic build. Nobody mentioned the lands that were emptied after the genocide. Nor the systematic ethnic cleansing brought up. Hence, the question is what happened to the minorities in turkey…

Mountain Turks? The conflict between the Kurds and the Government of Turkey is lasted for almost three decades. This war has claimed the lives of more than 40,000 people, and most of them are Kurds. After Ottoman Turkish Empire collapsed by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, he gave his word to the Kurds that he will granting them self-rule in their region, if they supports him in establishment of what we know today as the Republic of Turkey. The new Turkish government did not keep its promises to Kurdish…

With the death the Dictator General Franco of Spain in 1975; Spain began taking the first step towards democracy. In 1993, Spain became a member of the EU, benefitting greatly from the freedom movement of services, people, money, and goods inside of the European Union. Spain also benefited from allowment of movement between countries, allowing the service economy in Southern Spain to flourish. Unfortunately, recent events threaten the short lived prosperity of all members of the union. With…

The only way to defeat ISIS is a two-part solution: one being a short-term militaristic approach, and the other a long-term bottom-up approach; “two fundamental problems must be addressed concurrently; first, the effective control of violence […] and, second, the rebuilding of cooperative relationships […] to promote peace building” (Hansen, Ramsbotham and Woodhouse 2004, 10). A full scale attack on ISIS areas, both on the ground and in the air, will not only show ISIS that their behavior will…

The general argument made by author Liza Sly in her work, “8 reasons Europe’s refugee crisis is happening now”, is that Syrian refugees are fleeing the violence primarily due to 8 factors currently in play . More specifically, Sly argues that a massive war in Syria, as well as other factors in play are causing the greatest exodus since the last world war. She writes, “An upsurge in conflicts worldwide has fueled record levels of displacement worldwide in recent years.”(Sly 1) In this passage,…

Syria used to be a peaceful country. Now it’s a warzone with blood on the streets and people losing their homes and families. Therefore, Syrian refugees should be accepted in European countries for the sake of humanity, save them from the nomadic life, and promise them a bright future for their children. “Humanity” is a big word it has a big meaning which has the power to change the world. Which is lost now when I heard about Syria. Former home residents express in their interview that, “People…

is based on the Kurdish people and their long history fighting for a national identity which can be seen in their history. The Kurdish people are Sunni Muslim people, who have their own language and traditions, living on the mountainous borders of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran, and Armenia. They are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East but they are still considered “nationless”. The traditional Kurdish life was nomadic until World War 1 and the breakup of the Ottoman Empire. The 1920…

The Byzantine Empire was a powerful entity, and Constantinople, the city from which the emperor ruled, was known as the "largest, finest, and wealthiest metropolis of the known world" (p.9). The empire lasted for more than 1000 years and was governed by many dynasties throughout its existence. Herrin's work focuses on three empresses who influenced the Byzantine Empire during their reigns: Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora. These women contributed to different areas of Byzantine society, but their…

while using all these complicated materials, he generally doesn't let the reader to miss the general picture. Conceptualization of the Ottoman Empire is another thing I like about Deringil’s article. He always argues Ottoman Empire was not an exotic bird of the nineteenth century. Instead, it should be a part of that world. I think his article is an attempt to put Ottoman Empire in its proper place with the other European dynasties. He thinks Ottomans could be as oppressive as Western powers…