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The Carter administration’s Pakistan policy before and after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(Bilkent University, 2020-10)The United States and Pakistan’s bilateral relationship has seen complex periods of converging and diverging interests that have been shaped by security concerns. The first two years of the Carter administration’s relations ... -
The Fez in the Northeast Africa: an analysis of the Ottoman administration on the Island of Massawa in 1849-1865 period
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)This thesis is about the policies pursued by the Ottoman administration in Massawa, a city in Ottoman Abyssinia during the 1849-1865 period. After the end of Massawa’s decentralized administrative structure with the efforts ... -
“The free speech league: a study on the ideas about the freedom of speech during the progressive era”
(Bilkent University, 2018-11)The period of Progressive Era that predates the World War I was vivid with government involvement in freedom of speech in different forms. The censorship laws as well as the prevention and criminalization of public speeches ... -
From anti-war to pro-war: Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie during World War II
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, two legendary figures of American folk music, lived through some of the most tumultuous periods of the history of the United States. The circumstances they grew up in and the people they ... -
A new ball game: history of labor relations in the National Basketball Association (1964-1976)
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)Professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) founded the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) in 1954. The first collective act of professional basketball players under the NBPA ... -
Propaganda and democracy: a study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chats
(Bilkent University, 2020-06)Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the 32nd President of the United States of America during one of the most tumultuous periods of the country’s history between March 4, 1933 and April 12, 1945. Throughout this time ... -
Sword vs. mountain: folk songs’ depiction of Ottoman settlement policies towards nomadic tribes in Çukurova
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The historiography of Ottoman state actions towards migrant tribes depends more on the official documents of the government. The case of Fırka-i Islâhiye (Reform Division) in 1865 was no exception. It has been researched ... -
Unraveling diplomacy: Turkish and American diplomats on the Cyprus crises of 1954-1967
(Bilkent University, 2020-11)Cyprus has been a problem for Turkey since 1954 and the entangled conflict attracted the attention of the United States as well. While the situation of the island required mediation and diplomacy, it not only concerned ...
