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The Turkish handmade carpet industry: an analysis in comparison with select Asian countries
(Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011)
The main purpose of this paper is to analyze the Turkish handmade carpet industry and to compare it with select Far East countries. In particular the Turkish handmade carpet industry is compared with the handmade carpet ...
Turkey's Energy Strategy and the Middle East: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011)
This article examines Turkey's energy relations with the Middle East from a perspective of opportunities and limitations brought about by the structure of Turkey's general energy relations. As Turkish foreign policy and ...
Perception or Discourse? Security Threats in Copenhagen School and Neoclassical Realism
(2011)
This article compares the perceptive approach of neoclassical realist security understanding with the discursive constructivist methodology of the Copenhagen School in analyzing the emergence of security threats. It departs ...
The AKP story: Turkey's bumpy reform path towards the European Union
(2011)
The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government between 2002 and 2007 managed to accomplish unprecedented economic reforms maintaining 8% growth and passed legislation to change Turkey into a more democratic country in ...
Turkey's dilemmas
(2011)
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), which prides itself on serving as a regional model of democratic governance, often pays lip service to human rights and democratic principles in its foreign policy. Yet ...
A new energy paradigm for Turkey: A political risk-inclusive cost analysis for sustainable energy
(Elsevier Science, 2011)
Implementing sustainable development policies in order to achieve economic and social development while maintaining adequate environmental protection to minimize the damage inflicted by the constantly increasing world ...
The Personality and Leadership Style of Recep Tayyip Erdogan: Implications for Turkish Foreign Policy
(Routledge Journals Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2011)
Recep Tayyip Erdog. an is clearly the most controversial figure in recent Turkish political history. His preponderance in political life is remarkable even by Turkish standards. Because Erdog. an is so powerful and has ...