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Recent anti-Semitic incidents in Türkiye have outraged the public. The first incident occurred during a high school football game between Ulus Jewish High School and Üsküdar American High School. Ulus Jewish High School is the oldest and only school of the Turkish Jewish Community. The Turkish Jewish Community and Üsküdar American High School both confirmed
With 18.2 million students and 1.1 million teachers, the Turkish education system is a massive one. Including the tertiary education, more than 25 million students have been affected by the school closures in Turkey due to the devastating earthquake on February, 6. In the following week, The Council of Higher Education (CoHE) announced that the
Recently, a team of international journalists uncovered an Israeli-based group called “Team Jorge” that allegedly influenced elections in various countries through disinformation campaigns, blackmail, sabotage and hacking. This group, said to manipulate public opinion through disinformation and propaganda campaigns using social media, brought to mind the 2017 Cambridge Analytica scandal that revealed Facebook users’ social
Following the two major earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes that caused severe destruction in Türkiye and Syria, the death toll continues to rise. According to Türkiye’s disaster management authority, AFAD’s latest statement 18,342 people died, 74,242 people injured as of February 10 at 8:30 (GMT+3). 75,780 people were transfered from the earthquake-stricken provinces to other
In the current global context, preserving and promoting the democratic system is of utmost importance to improve the quality of life. Building trust is the key to reinforcing democracy, as trust is the foundation of sustainable development. Trust for democracy could only be built by adopting good governance with a (i) whole of society, (ii)
An earthquake in Türkiye hit the western city of Düzce (170 km northwest of Ankara) at 04.08 (01.08 GMT) on November 23. 50 people injured, no loss of life was reported. Kandilli Observatory in İstanbul reported that the magnitude of the earthquake was measured as 6 on the Richter scale with a depth of 2
Gender refers to the social, behavioral and cultural characteristics, expectations and norms associated with being a woman or a man. Gender equality also expresses how these elements determine the relationship between men and women, and as a result, the power differences between these two genders. Although it is not possible to see the word “Gender”
On October 28, we patiently listened to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s two-hour speech at the “Beginning of the Century of Türkiye” programme. During one and a half hours of his speech, Erdoğan listed the services and activities of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) in the past tense. The programme was held a day
Diplomatic representatives showed a great interest in the reception given by Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş on the evening of October 12. The Ambassadors of 51 countries and many Undersecretaries of Embassies attended Yavaş’s reception, which marked the 99th anniversary of Ankara’s proclamation as the Capital City on October 13, 1923 by the Grand National
Good governance is a culture and a climate in which such a culture flourishes. Governance is derived from the word ‘kybernao’ that dates back to the times of Plato and incorporates the concepts of providing guidance and oversight. Humans form institutions for two basic reasons: (i) to better utilize the resources and (ii) to manage