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The Iraqi Turkmen (1921-2005)
(Bilkent University, 2005)
This thesis evaluates the situation of the Iraqi Turkmen between 1921-2005 in
terms of the important developments in Iraq. The Iraqi Turkmen could not organize
politically due to the oppressive Iraqi regimes in the period ...
Islam as a part of the Kazak identity and Chokan Valikhanov
(Bilkent University, 2004)
This thesis will deal with the first Kazak intellectual, i.e. Chokan Valikhanov. He was among the Kazak intellectual elite which emerged due to interconnections with Russian education and culture. This elite holds an ...
A new role for businesses? Analyzing corporate social responsibility
(Bilkent University, 2002)
This study analyzes the concept of corporate social responsibility related to
Transnational Corporations (TNCs); why businesses are undertaking new
responsibilities related to the social realm. As the power and visibility ...
How can a gender-aware analysis contribute to our understanding of security?
(Bilkent University, 2006)
This thesis discusses the possible contribution of a gender-aware analysis to
our understanding of security. Within the discipline of International Relations, there
is a great diversity in the range of perspectives on ...
Stability in the South Caucasus : the role of Russia and Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2002)
Numerous ethnic and territorial conflicts that re-emerged after the demise of the Soviet
Union are the primary factors that beset the long-term stability in the post-Soviet space and
particularly in the South Caucasus. ...
The Russian economic transformation in the early 1990s and some assessment in the West
(Bilkent University, 2000)
The Russian economic transformation is a fascinating story on many grounds. When the
Soviet Union disintegrated at the end 1991, the new question pervaded the West was how to
integrate the post-communist Russia into the ...
Turkey's political objectives in the Caucasus
(Bilkent University, 2002)
At the beginning of the 1990s, Turkey was under the impression that the
collapse of the USSR and the independence of its 15 successor states have provided
Turkey opportunities: Having historical and cultural ties with ...
Asymmetrical deterrence for NBC terrorism
(Bilkent University, 2004)
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the framework of deterrence
theory whether it may be suited to the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC)
terrorism as an asymmetrical threat. As a methodology, mainly qualitative
means ...
Thrace on the East : Georgia?
(Bilkent University, 2004)
Since Turkey has turned its face towards Europe, it can be concluded that one of
its ‘backs’ is the Caucasian region. However, Caucasia may not constitute Turkey’s first
security priority under present conditions, but ...
The Russian administration of the occupied Ottoman territories during the First World War : 1915-1917
(Bilkent University, 2002)
This study examines the process of the establishment of the Russian Administration
in the occupied territories of the Ottoman Empire, in the course of the First World
War. This thesis is divided into 5 chapters. Following ...