Prof. Dr. Kudret Bülbül's work brings a breath of fresh air to the political science literature in terms of its scope, method, language and sources. In his work, the author offers the reader the opportunity to be nourished by a wider universe than merely looking for the origins of Western political science. The method that the author follows, prioritizing the concrete and the practical, leaving the abstract and the theoretical to latter makes the subject matters more comprehensible.Bülbül has also taken up

This book presents an academic perspective on Turkey's reaction to the postwar Soviet demands on the Straits and Eastern Anatolia by studying hitherto untapped Turkish archive materials and press articles of the time. It argues that the Turkish elite perceived Soviet demands as an existential threat to Turkey, the first step in the establishment of a pro-Soviet government in Ankara. The postwar Soviet demands completed a paradigmatic shift in Turkish foreign policy, leading to the disintegration of twenty y

Hungarian journalist-author Attila Orbók is an important figure on foreign publications about World War I and Ottoman Armenians. The Armenian Revolutionary Movement that was published in 1916 in Hungarian language is well-researched and short but to the point. The arguments are supported with strong evidences. This research is a unique contribution to the discussions on Ottoman-Armenian relations during World War I. Macar gazeteci-yazar Attila Orbók Birinci Dünya Savaşı ve Osmanlı Ermenileri hakkında yurtd

Immanuel Wallerstein is one of the most important and yet controversial thinkers and activists of our time, writing on a wide range of topics from global economics and international politics to the decline of the United States, antisystemic movements, multiculturalism and the role of religions in modern world since the 1950s. Currently, he is a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University. To Wallerstein, capitalist world-system, which was created over the last ve hundred years, and whose main ideology was l

An increased interest towards Islam is present in the world public opinion. Efforts have been paid off to understand Islam; inter-national and national meetings are organized, printed publications and television programs have been carried out in all areas. Despite these positive information and cultural work, I regret to inform you that in the "Western World" and in some other countries the Islamic opposition - Islamophobia is still continuing. This antagonistic behaviour and initiatives, originated from th

This is not a biographical work or memoir. It is a expansive news file created after a meticulous study, that reveals the true nature of a mysterious individual who left his imprint on Turkish public and political life. This is the story of a "preacher" that emerged in very tough times when religion and religiosity were tried to be destroyed, thinking, believing and speaking about religion were banned, and believers were obliged to look for their religion in illegal and abusive structures. This work includ