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The EU energy security considerations and Turkey's possible membership
(Bilkent University, 2009)
This thesis aims to understand changing energy security considerations of
the European Union and in this context Turkey’s increasing chance to be a
European member. In order to do that, the study targets the question : ...
The Cyprus question in the making and the attitude of the Soviet Union towards the Cyprus question (1960-1974)
(Bilkent University, 2008)
In this study, the Soviet attitude towards the Cyprus Question between the
years 1960-1974 will be analyzed within the framework of Cold War. In this context,
the reasons of the emergence and development of the Cyprus ...
The EU's enlargement to Turkey and the role of transnational capital
(Bilkent University, 2012)
This thesis analyzes the question of how European transnational capital affects the
EU’s enlargement to Turkey. It adopts Neo-Gramscianist critical theory, and it looks
at the links between the applicant states’ compliance ...
The sinews of war : Turkey, chromite, and the Second World War
(Bilkent University, 2008)
This thesis is an historical narrative examining the role of Turkish trade in
chromite ore during the Second World War. It primarily seeks to understand how this
trade impacted Turkey’s status as a neutral power while ...
Deterrence and transnational attacks by domestic terrorist organizations: The case of the PKK attacks in Germany
(Bilkent University, 2015-07)
Building on the “strategy of terrorism” theory (Neumann and Smith, 2008),
and the “opportunity and willingness” pre-theoretical framework (Most and Starr,
1989), this thesis analyzes the relationship between offensive ...
Energy policies of Turkey in triangle of the USA, the EU, and Russia
(Bilkent University, 2010)
This thesis aims to understand what motivates energy policies of Turkey with
respect to three main actors in the world system, the USA, the EU and Russia in the
light of two international relations theories; neorealism ...
Construction of civil-military relations in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2011)
Maintaining civilian control over military constitutes the classical
problematique of the civil-military relations (CMR) scholarship. Besides, the
relationship between military and civilians are taken as conflictual. ...
Enlargement - led transformation of Turkish SME policies
(Bilkent University, 2011)
This thesis aims to analyze the effects of Turkey’s membership candidacy to European
Union on Turkish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with respect to the
European Union’s (EU) pre- accession strategy and agenda ...
The motivations of Turkey and South Korea for sending troops to peace operations : UNOSOM II, UNIFIL II, and ISAF
(Bilkent University, 2010)
Since the end of the Cold War, Turkey and South Korea have been actively
participating in peace operations. Both states have many commonalities, such as
substantial economic and military capabilities, considerable regional ...
The role of the European Union accession process for the right to health in Turkey in the post-reform period
(Bilkent University, 2011)
Since the initiation of the Health Transformation Programme in 2003 a series of
reforms in health and social security systems have been realized in Turkey. An
examination of the official documents related to these reforms ...